Presented at the 2011 Poverty Law Section Annual Meeting
April 6, 2011, at the Sheraton Austin Hotel
We proudly announce the winners of the Poverty Law Section Awards:
NOBLE AWARD:
Brenda Willett, Lone Star Legal Aid
The Noble Award for Lifetime Achievements in Poverty Law honors a Texas attorney for a lifetime of public service in promoting poverty law as a noble profession and significant lifetime professional accomplishments in expanding the provision of high quality legal services to poor people and protecting the legal rights of poor people.
IMPACT AWARDS:
Madison Sloan, Texas Appleseed
John Henneberger, Texas Low Income Housing Information Service
Karen Paup, Texas Low Income Housing Information Service
John P. Salmon, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Robert Doggett, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
The Annual Poverty Law Impact Awards honors Texas attorneys or poverty law professionals for a very significant poverty law case, in recent years, either an appellate decision, court order, agency decision or policy change, or other legal relief, which had a broad impact on poor people in Texas or a very significant impact on the lives of poor individuals in Texas, by protecting, promoting, expanding, or vindicating their legal rights.
Congratulations to our 2010 recipients! The Poverty Law Awards are a tribute to the expertise and accomplishments of all dedicated to equal justice and to the public service and nobility of those who choose a career in poverty law.
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Past Award Recipients:
2010:
NOBLE AWARD:
James Harrington, Texas Civil Rights Project
IMPACT AWARDS:
Pamela M. Brown, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Martha M. Beard-Duncan, Texas Advocacy Project
Annette M. Lamoreaux, Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse
Angela L. Lee, Texas Advocacy Project
2009:
NOBLE AWARD:
Randall D. Chapman, Texas Legal Services Center
IMPACT AWARDS:
Kevin Paul Dietz, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Susanne C. Seré, Lone Star Legal Aid
Hon. Elliott Naishtat, Texas House of Representatives
John W. Kennedy, Legal Aid of Northwest Texas
2008:
NOBLE AWARD:
David Hall, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
IMPACT AWARDS:
Jerry Wesevich, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
Salvador Gonzales, Lone Star Legal Aid
Martha Orozco, Lone Star Legal Aid
