Presented at the 2008 Poverty Law Section Annual Meeting
April 23, 2008, 5:20 pm, at the Hilton Austin Airport Hotel
We proudly announce the first winners of the Poverty Law Section Awards:
NOBLE AWARD:
David G. Hall, Texas RioGrande 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:
Salvador Gonzales &
Martha Orozco, Lone Star Legal Aid
Jerome W. Wesevich, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid
The Annual Poverty Law Impact Awards honors a Texas attorney or poverty law professional 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 2008 receipients! 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.
