Mary Ellen Hamilton Award

10/02/20

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• Faculty
• Staff
• Bar & Bench

Closed

National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA)

Eligible nominees have either (1) provided extraordinary service to or support for the goal of achieving equal justice for low-income people; (2) demonstrated leadership in a local, state, or national role to enhance the involvement of clients as decision makers in their individual cases and in the legal aid programs that advocate on their behalf; or (3) promoted or exemplified the effective engagement of clients and other representatives of low-income communities in the delivery of legal assistance in those communities.

Honors a legal services client, client board member, or community leader who, on a compensated or volunteer basis, works with low-income individuals to increase their involvement in the fight for equal justice, collaboration in their cases, as well as aids in the delivery in legal services to these individuals.