2012 PBA Pro Bono Awards
The PBA Legal Services to the Public Committee is seeking nominees for the 25th Annual Pro Bono Awards, including the Judges Award, Civil Legal Aid Attorney of the Year Award and Pro Bono Partner Award. Read PBA President Matt Creme's announcement. Go to the nomination form. The nomination deadline is April 13. Questions should be directed to David Trevaskis, PBA pro bono coordinator, at 800-932-0311, Ext. 2236, and david.trevaskis@pabar.org.
Stanzione Receives Legal Services to the Public Committee Award, 2012
The PBA Legal Services to the Public Committee has presented awards to lawyers deserving special recognition for voluntary efforts to provide free and reduced-fee legal representation to low-income Pennsylvanians for the past quarter century. Receiving the award recently for Chester County was John Stanzione, a valuable advocate for the clients of Legal Aid of Southeast Pennsylvania (LSAP) for more than 10 years. While President of the Chester County Bar Association, Stanzione, shown here with David K. Trevaskis, PBA pro bono coordinator, promoted and supported the access to justice of the needy while directly assisting LASP clients with unemployment cases.
Presentation of 2011 PBA Pro Bono Award Dennis J. Gounley of Greensburg, January 2012
Dennis J. Gounley, of Greensburg, received his 2011 PBA Pro Bono Award at a Westmoreland Bar Association program. Shown below, longtime WBA and PBA leader Dick Galloway, left, presents the award for Gounley's assistance to pro bono clients with debt collection and bankruptcy issues.
North Penn Legal Services Volunteer Michelle DeWald Honored with 2011 PBA Pro Bono Award, Dec. 21, 2011
Vedder Receives 2011 PBA Pro Bono Award
From left, Emma Vedder, daughter of winner; Clyde W. Vedder, 2011 PBA Pro Bono Award recipient; his wife, Beth; and David Keller Trevaskis, PBA pro bono coordinator
From left, Ben Hooper, MidPenn York; Angela Eveler, Pennsylvania Immigration Resource Center; Vedder; David Trevaskis; and Rhodia Thomas, MidPenn Legal Services and Co-Chair, PBA Access to Justice Committee
From left, Hon. Richard K. Renn; Vedder; and Hon Clarence N. Patterson Jr.
Presentation of the 2011 Pro Bono Award, Cumberland County Bar Association; from left, Hubert Gilroy, George B. Faller Jr., Katie Maxwell, state Supreme Court Justice J. Michael Eakin, Jennifer Spears, PBA Vice President Forest N. Myers, Thomas J. Williams, David Fitzsimons, Chris VanLandingham and PBA Pro Bono Coordinator David K. Trevaskis
2011 Pro Bono Awards for Lancaster
Eric Rothermel: Rothermel was admitted to the practice of law in Pennsylvania in October 2009. He has made pro bono service part of his practice from the very beginning. He took his first pro bono case through the Volunteer Attorney Program in September 2009 and has handled 11 pro bono matters since then, including one custody case which required over 100 hours of work. He also serves as a co-coordinator of Lancaster County's Wills for Heroes program, which, through a team of volunteer attorneys and paralegals, provides free estate planning services to our county's primary responders (fire, police, EMT) and their spouses. In addition, Rothermel has assisted low-income taxpayers with tax return preparation through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program
Angela Flouras Rieck: Rieck began her career as a judicial clerk, then entered private practice in October 2008. She immediately became active in the Volunteer Attorney Program and has handled 11 pro bono custody and Protection From Abuse cases since then. In addition, she has served since 2009 on Lancaster County's Youth Aid Panel, a panel of community members which works with first-time juvenile offenders and their parents to foster satisfactory alternative resolutions. She has also volunteered her time with the Wills for Heroes program, which provides free estate planning assistance to primary responders (police, fire, EMT).
 Park Honored with ABA Pro Bono Award
Elena Park, a past PBA Pro Bono Award winner and a 2011 Goffman Award winner, was among those honored with a 2011 ABA Pro Bono Publico Award. The award was presented at the Pro Bono Publico Awards Assembly Luncheon during the ABA Annual Meeting, in Toronto, Canada, on Aug. 8, 2011. Click here for more on Park and the other recipients of the ABA awards. Pictured below at the awards event are, from left, PBA President Matthew J. Creme Jr.; PBA Immediate Past President Gretchen A. Mundorff; Ms. Park; and PBA President-elect Thomas G. Wilkinson Jr.
2011 PBA Pro Bono Awards
January 2011 Announcement by PBA President Gretchen A. Mundorff Opening of the Awards Nomination Period
2011 Pro Bono Awards, Judges Award, Civil Legal Aid Award and Pro Bono Partner Award Winners
2011 Awards Press Release, Awardees Listed by County
Bordonaro Receives Pro Bono Award During PBA's 2011 Minority Attorney Conference
Pennsylvania is dealing with a civil legal aid crisis that sees half the people who make it to a legal aid office and qualify for legal aid being turned away from help because of a lack of resources. Despite special fees and a new loan forgiveness program for civil legal aid attorneys, our system of justice does not have the professional resources to meet the growing need for such services. So you might wonder why a PBA Pro Bono Award went to Nicole Bordonaro for creating the Civics Education Alliance housed in the Office of General Council where she works. This is education about the law, not direct service. But when that educational outreach brings more than 120 lawyers and judges into eighth grade classes in the Harrisburg public schools, the value to the community is tremendous and contributes mightily to the public good, the real test of pro bono service. Shown here, PBA President Gretchen Mundorff (right) presents Bordonaro with the award during the 2011 PBA Minority Attorney Conference, held in Philadelphia March 17-18. Mundorff lauded Bordonaro for her vision and commitment and encouraged all lawyers to visit a school where there are children in need.
Park Receives Pro Bono Award at 2011 Annual Conference
The 2011 PBA Pro Bono Conference kicked off March 7 with the presentation of a PBA Pro Bono Award to Elena Park, a Cozen O'Connor associate. Shown here at the award presentation with Park, who received the award for her work in representing the indigent on immigration issues, are PBA Pro Bono Coordinator David K. Trevaskis, right, and Cozen O'Connor member Doug Fox. Click here for more on the conference.
Presentation of 2010 PBA Pro Bono Award to Judge Lovecchio, Feb. 16, 2011
Lycoming County Judge Marc Lovecchio is shown here receiving his 2010 PBA Pro Bono Award on Feb. 16, 2011. The award recognized Lovecchio's pro bono efforts in providing free legal service to clients of North Penn Legal Services prior to his joining the bench in 2010. The award was presented by John Person and Victoria Coyle of North Penn Legal Services.
PBA Pro Bono Award Presented to Philadelphia Bar Association Committee, December 2010
2010 PBA Pro Bono Awards
2010 PBA Pro Bono Award Nomination Summaries
2010 Pro Bono Awards, Judges Awards and Civil Legal Aid Award Winners
Lebanon County Bar Association Recognizes Pro Bono Work, Whitmoyer Receives Award
Read the Dec. 1, 2010, news release about the LCBA celebration of 2010 National Pro Bono Week. In the photo below, John H. Whitmoyer, left, receives the Lebanon County Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award from PBA Pro Bono Coordinator David Trevaskis.
Bucks County's Shick Receives Award
PBA Pro Bono Coordinator David Trevaskis presents Bucks County Pro Bono Award winner Linda Shick with her award, Oct. 27, 2010.
Mundorff Presents Award to Mott of Dauphin County
Dauphin County attorney Dorothy Mott (second from left) receives her 2010 Pro Bono Award at Committee/Section Day in Harrisburg on Nov. 18, 2010, from PBA President Gretchen Mundorff (third from left) as Legal Services to the Public Co-Chairs Vicki Coyle (far left) and Sandy Ballard (far right) look on. Mott's award nomination captures her special service: "Not only has Dorie Mott and her firm donated countless hours, they are also willing to take emergency pro bono bankruptcy cases. MidPenn Legal Services has other pro bono attorneys that are willing to take regular pro bono bankruptcy cases. However, Dorie's efforts are unique and especially worthy of recognition due to Dorie's repeated willingness to take these frequent emergency cases."
Allegheny County Bar Association Pro Bono Achievement Award Winners Honored at Fellows Grand Reception, Sept. 27, 2010
Rick Filippi Honored by Erie County Bar Association, Northwestern Legal Services as 2010 Pro Bono Attorney of the Year, June 22, 2010
2010 Pro Bono Celebration of Volunteers Program; PBA News Release; Awards Photos from the Event, May 19, 2010
County Bar Programs Honored with Awards
The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) presented County Bar Recognition Awards during the 44th Annual Seminar of the Conference of County Bar Leaders, Feb. 25 - 27, 2010, in Lancaster. Many of the awards went to counties for their pro bono programs. Click here for the awards news release.
Louis J. Goffman Award Information and Past Winners
Past PBA Pro Bono Award Winners
Ernico Award Information and Past Winners
Youth Court Cahn Award
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