Seeking Nominations: 2017 Jonathan Lippman Pro Bono Award
Deadline: October 17, 2016
You are invited to submit a nomination for the inaugural Jonathan Lippman Pro Bono Award sponsored by the New York State Bar Association Senior Lawyers Section. This award has been created to recognize dedicated senior members of our profession who have generously provided pro bono service in New York and to inspire other senior attorneys to use their legal knowledge and experience to provide assistance to underserved members of the community. By naming this award in honor of former Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, the Senior Lawyers Section also seeks to honor an inspiring judicial leader who has zealously championed the cause of access to justice and has encouraged and supported the unique contributions of senior attorneys to the pro bono mission.
The Senior Lawyers Section award recognizes a NYSBA member age 55 or older who has provided outstanding pro bono legal service to a low-income New Yorker in need or to a New York organization serving the legal needs of low-income New Yorkers. Generally, nominees will be evaluated based on pro bono service provided in 2016, including number of hours of service provided and the impact of such service on individuals or groups serviced. However, nominators may wish to provide information on service that the nominee rendered over a period of more than one year, for example in a lawsuit. Candidates may be retired or actively engaged in the practice of law. To be eligible for consideration, the nominee need not have been a NYSBA member at the time that service was rendered, but he or she must be a member at the time of the nomination.
Download brochure and nomination form (PDF)
Questions may be directed to SeniorLawyers@nysba.org or Stephanie Bugos at (518) 487-5524.