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The Road Ahead: Pro Bono Attorneys Recognized
at 2007 VLP Luncheon
By Stacy Rupprecht
Butler
The Volunteer
Lawyers
Program held its
Annual Awards
Luncheon at the
University
Marriott on
November 28.
The luncheon is an
annual event
celebrating the
attorneys,
legal staff, law
students and
others who
volunteer with and support the Volunteer Lawyers Program.
Now in its 26th
year, the Volunteer Lawyers Program’s mission is to foster hope,
self-sufficiency
and equal access to the justice system by matching volunteer
lawyers with
low-income Arizonans who have nowhere else to turn. Currently,
over 1,100
attorneys and law students volunteer with the VLP. In appreciation
of
their efforts, VLP
incorporates many special and traditional elements to its
annual lunch:
a mariachi band fills the banquet hall with lively music, unique
party favors and
raffle tickets await the guests at their seats, and a special power
point presentation
reminds the volunteers of just how much their efforts have
accomplished.
Local attorney and stand-up comedian Elliot Glicksman (pictured
above right with
Anthony Young, SALA’s Executive Director, Dee-Dee Samet,
PCBA President,
and Justice Andrew Hurwitz) MC’s the event, keeping the
guests entertained
during their meal and the awards presentation.
This year's awards
were presented by Arizona Supreme Court Justice Andrew
Hurwitz. Those
attorneys who received the Attorney of the Month award in 2007
were recognized:
Dennis Clancy (January); Elliot Glicksman (February); Heather
Gaines (March);
Jim Sakrison (April); Patrick Farrell (May); Skip Skinner (June);
Jennifer Rebholz
(July); Kate McMillan (August); Merle Turchik (September); Jim
Marvel (October);
Jim Jutry (November) and Jon Iurino (December).
In addition,
the VLP extended special
awards
individuals, law firms and
organizations who
made
extraordinary
contributions to
the VLP in 2007: Collin
Wedel
(Undergraduate Student); Jean
West (Law
Student); Susie Rogers
(Translation
Services); Tina Streight
(Millie Crawford
Legal Assistant); Linda
Huffman (Award of
Appreciation); Susie Salmon (New Attorney of the Year);
Scott McDonald
(Public Attorney of the Year); Alan Solot (Consumer/Bankruptcy
Attorney); Lisa
Schriner Lewis (Family Law Attorney); Cheryl Copperstone
(Lifesaver);
Joubert Davenport (Lifesaver); Luis Ochoa (Distinguished Service
Award); Dean
Christoffel (Attorney of the Year, pictured above left with Justice
Hurwitz) and
DeConcini McDonald Yetwin & Lacy, PC (Firm of the Year).
The annual
luncheon has become a beloved tradition to the Tucson legal
community – a
chance to share a few laughs with friends in the profession,
admire the efforts
of some truly remarkable volunteers and celebrate the
commitment of this
legal community to the VLP’s important work.
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The Road Ahead >
2007 PowerPoint Presentation
Make sure to turn up your speakers, as the presentation has music!
To watch the Power Points in your web viewer, such as
Internet
Explorer, simply click on the title of the Power Point above.
Windows will ask if you want to Open or Save the Power Point.
Click
Open.
The Power Point will start automatically, although there might be a
slight delay as your computer downloads the file.
If you have any problems viewing the PowerPoint, please contact Amy
Glicken at
aglicken@email.arizona.edu.
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