Dorsey Award for Outstanding Public Defender or Legal Aid Lawyer
About the Award
 Charles H. Dorsey, Jr. 1930-1995 |
The Dorsey Award recognizes exceptional work by a public defender
or legal aid lawyer. The Award was established as a tribute to the
late Charles H. Dorsey, Jr., long-time Executive Director of Maryland's
Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., a champion of the poor and underprivileged
and, at the time of his death, the Chair-Elect of the Government
and Public Sector Lawyers Division. Eligible recipients are lawyers
who serve indigent persons, in the employ of legal aid bureaus,
indigent defense, or Legal Services Corporation funded legal organizations
providing legal service to the disadvantaged. To be eligible, nominees
must be employed by an entity that receives government funding.
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Submitting a Nomination
All nomination materials must be received by April 6, 2009. Please send 14 copies of your nomination package to:
Steven P. Lynch
Chair, Awards Committee
Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division, ABA
740 15th Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20005-1022
Other Awards for Public Lawyers
Hodson Award for extraordinary service by a public law office
Nelson Award for outstanding contribution to the ABA by a government or public sector lawyer
Nominee Information Required*
* The Awards Committee is unable to review supplemental materials in addition to what is required below (e.g., videos, CDs, DVDs, audio cassettes, newspaper clippings).
- Full name, title, address, telephone number, and e-mail address of nominee.
- Summary of nominee's outstanding service and/or achievements (25- 100 words).
- Detailed narrative explanation of the nominee's service including the following information: how the nominee's service is outstanding, significant and "above the call of duty”; the time frame of the service; and assessment of the impact of the extraordinary service. (600 to 800 words).
- Names, titles and phone numbers of three other persons who are familiar with nominee's achievements.
- Specifically for the nominator: provide contact information and a brief statement about yourself including any information that would assist the Awards Committee in evaluating the nomination.
Past Dorsey Award Recipients
- 1996- Katharine Krause, Los Angeles, CA (presented
posthumously)
- 1997- Daniel T. Goyette, Louisville, KY and Archibald R. Murray,
New York, NY
- 1998- Judy Clarke, Spokane, WA
- 1999- Robert Bensing, Atlanta, GA (presented posthumously)
- 2000- Robert A. Bertisch, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
- 2001- Jonathan D. Asher, Denver, CO and Joseph W. DuRocher,
Orlando, FL
- 2002- James A. Wayne, Sr., Baton Rouge, LA
- 2003- Robert C. Oberbillig, Des Moines, IA
- 2004- Martha B. Dicus, Charleston, SC
- 2005- Bryan D. Shaha, Greeley, CO
- 2006- Jeff Adachi, San Francisco, CA and Lawrence M. Sullivan, Wilmington, DE
- 2007- Lucien B. Campbell, San Antonio, TX
- 2008- Jeremy Lane, Minneapolis, MN and Julie Levin, Kansas City, MO
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2009- Nicholas Chiarkas, Madison, WI
