The Katharine & George Alexander Law Prize Committee is seeking nominations for the 2014 recipient of the annual Katharine & George Alexander Law Prize. The Committee also encourages the sharing of this message with friends and other contacts for additional Prize nominations.
As you may be aware, Katharine and George Alexander created the Prize in 2008 to bring recognition to lawyers who have used their legal careers to help alleviate injustice and inequity. Along with the recognition associated with the award, each recipient also receives a generous cash prize.
Nominees for the Prize must be lawyers who have used their abilities in the field of law and shown bravery and commitment to alleviating injustice and inequity. The past recipients of the Prize are Chen Guangcheng, a Chinese civil-rights attorney (2013); Almudena Bernabeu, attorney with The Center for Justice & Accountability (2012); Paul Van Zyl, former executive secretary of South Africa's Truth and Reconciliation Commission (2011); Shadi Sadr, an Iranian human-rights attorney (2010); Mario Joseph, managing attorney of Haiti’s Bureau des Avocats Internationaux (2009); and Bryan Stevenson, the founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative (2008).
Nominations should be prepared on the form found at
http://law.scu.edu/
As you may be aware, Katharine and George Alexander created the Prize in 2008 to bring recognition to lawyers who have used their legal careers to help alleviate injustice and inequity. Along with the recognition associated with the award, each recipient also receives a generous cash prize.
Nominations should be prepared on the form found at
The deadline for submission of nominations is June 30, 2013. If you have any questions regarding the nomination process, please contact Noelia McKeever at
nmckeever@scu.edu.
Katherine and George Alexander Law Prize Committee
(Kyle Graham, Cynthia Mertens, Don Polden, Margaret Russell, Alan Scheflin, Beth Van Schaack, Tseming Yang)
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