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Subcommittee on Lawyers with Disabilities
Annual Meeting Award Ceremony and Reception
Each year, the Commission’s Subcommittee on Lawyers with Disabilities coordinates an award ceremony and networking reception during the ABA Annual Meeting. The reception is attended by ABA leaders, lawyers with disabilities, and other disability rights lawyers and advocates. Traditionally, the ABA President-Elect presents the Paul G. Hearne Award for Disability Rights at the ceremony. The award is presented to an individual who or an organization that has performed exemplary service in the area of disability rights. For 2008 the award will go to Lester T. Pritchard, a disability rights advocate from the state of Illinois. ABA entities who earned Goal IX Report honors are also recognized at this event.
The reception will be held at the 2008 ABA Annual Meeting in New York City, NY on Monday, August 11, 2008 from 6:00p.m. - 8:00p.m. in the Mercury Rotunda, 3rd Floor of the Hilton New York. The reception is open to the public.
For more information or to RSVP, contact Michael J. Stratton at 202-662-1571 or strattonm@staff.abanet.org.
