The 2008 Kutak-Dodds Prizes will honor two legal advocates for equal justice, one from the civil legal aid community and another from the public defense community. Each Prize carries a cash award of $10,000.

NLADA is seeking nominations for the 2008 Kutak-Dodds Prizes. This prestigious award annually honors the accomplishments of civil legal aid attorneys, public defenders, assigned counsel or public interest lawyers who, through the practice of law, are contributing in a significant way to the enhancement of human dignity and quality of life of those persons unable to afford legal representation.

The Kutak-Dodds Prizes, established in 1989, are jointly sponsored by the Robert J. Kutak Foundation and NLADA. They are given in memory of Robert J. Kutak and Kenneth R. Dodds, former partners in the Omaha, Nebraska office of Kutak Rock, who were practitioners and advocates of public service, legal education and high ethical standards throughout their lives. In addition to legal services for the poor, the Kutak Foundation supports education in professional ethics, minority scholarships and a variety of other public interest projects. The Foundation is maintained entirely by Mr. Kutak's friends and associates.

For more information and awards criteria, please visit:
www.nlada.org/About/About_Awards_Kutak

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DEADLINE: Friday, April 11, 2008
TIME: 5:00 p.m. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time)

ATTENTION:

Kutak-Dodds Prize Selection Committee
NLADA
1140 Connecticut Ave., NW, Ste. 900
Washington, DC 20036