Recognition

Call for Nominations: 2013 Maryland Pro Bono Service Awards

For over 20 years, the Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland (PBRC) has recognized outstanding attorneys, members of the judiciary, pro bono programs, and other entities for their dedication to the delivery of pro bono civil legal services to Maryland’s poor. If someone you know has made an impact by donating their professional time and expertise, please consider nominating them for a 2013 Maryland Pro Bono Service Award.

Nominations will be accepted for the following categories:

Individuals
Members of the judiciary
Pro bono agencies or programs
Law firms (Small, Medium, Large)
Government or corporate legal departments
Special projects
Non-legal or organizational involvement

These statewide awards will be presented at the Maryland State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in Ocean City on June 15, 2013.

Awards Application

Nomination deadline: Monday, March 25, 2013

Please send the nomination form, a narrative description, and any supporting documentation (news clippings, testimonials, etc.) by mail, fax, hand-delivery, or e-mail to:

Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland

Attn: Awards Committee

520 W. Fayette Street

Baltimore, MD 21201

Fax- (410) 385 - 2616 * email- This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

For questions, contact: Carey Moore

Phone: (443) 703-3053 or (800) 396-1274 ext. 3053

Nominations are retained for two years. Therefore, if you submitted a nomination in 2012, there is no need to nominate that same person or entity again for 2013. Each retained nomination will be automatically considered the subsequent year. Supplemental materials are welcome but not required.

Awards Application

Congratulations and many thanks to the 2012 Maryland Pro Bono Service Awards winners.

Pictured (from left to right): Sharon E. Goldsmith, Esq., Executive Director, Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland; Joan M. Bellistri and Christine Poulsen representing Anne Arundel County Homeless Resource Day, Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award; Elva Tillman, Esq., Government or Corporate Legal Department; Lisa Hall Johnson, Esq., Young Lawyers Section Alex Fee Memorial Individual Award; J. Harrison Phillips III, Esq., Individual; Melissa L. Mackiewicz, Esq., Individual; Ward B. Coe III, Esq., Lifetime Pro Bono Achievement Award.

Not Pictured: Peter Holland, Esq., Individual; Anthony Hayes Davis II, Esq., Lee A. Caplan Individual Award