The State Bar Access to Justice Committee is seeking nominations for the annual Neil Haight Pro Bono Award. The Deadline for Nominations is July 1, 2010.
An award recipient may be a lawyer who provides outstanding legal services to the indigent, or another individual such as a court reporter, paralegal, psychologist, or social worker who has provided pro bono services in aid of pro bono legal representation in Montana.
Nominations also are accepted for law firms, teams of lawyers, and associations of Montana lawyers and pro bono programs, who did not receive any form of compensation or academic credit for doing pro bono work, an the work was a non?legal public services.
Attorney nominees must be admitted to practice in Montana. Nominees cannot be employees of organizations that provide free or low?cost services to the poor.
Nominations should include a description of pro bono services the nominee has provided, the number of hours he or she has donated and the approximate number of cases involved. Also include a brief description of the nominee’s professional career.
 

Click here for a PDF fillable nomination form.

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