DOYLESTOWN, PA, March 21, 2010
/24-7PressRelease/ -- Philadelphia VIP, the hub of pro bono legal services in Philadelphia, hosted its annual awards ceremony to honor outstanding volunteers in 2009 at the Ceremonial Courtroom in City Hall on March 10, 2010. Members of the judiciary, attorneys, law students and legal administrators came to pay tribute to the great pro bono work VIP's volunteers accomplished in 2009.
Firms of all sizes, corporations, business, legal services organizations, and individual attorneys received awards as a result of their extraordinary commitment to VIP, its clients, and our community. Last year, VIP received almost 2,500 requests for legal assistance from low-income Philadelphians that are among the poorest in the region who could not afford an attorney. Over 1,000 volunteers responded to these requests to handle issues in a wide range of practice areas from adoption to zoning to assist individuals, nonprofits and small businesses maintain income during the economic downturn, support the stability of families, prevent homeless amidst the housing crisis, and promote community economic development by investing in local communities.
The 2010 award recipients worked tirelessly to support VIP's clients towards ensuring access to justice for all citizens of Philadelphia. The award recipients are:
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award- Firms and individuals who have provided the highest levels of service to VIP and have given extraordinary time and effort to VIP over several years:
Fox Rothschild LLP
The Beasley Firm
Willig, Williams & Davidson
Cheryl P. Jacobs
Chancellor's Award- Firms with at least 10% of the attorneys in their Philadelphia office that participate with VIP and solo practitioners and small firms who have taken 4 or more cases:
Firms
Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP
Berger & Montague, P.C.
Berner Klaw & Watson LLP
Blank Rome LLP
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Caroselli Beachler McTiernan & Conboy LLC
Dechert LLP
Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig
Gay Chacker & Mittin, P.C.
Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin
Kovler & Rush
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Reilly, Janiczek & McDevitt, P.C.
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.
Shrager, Spivey & Sachs
Smith Horwitz
Spector Roseman Kodroff & Willis, P.C.
White and Williams LLP
Individuals
Andrew Albergo
Stanley R. Askin
Dean W. Babler
Robert P. Cocco
Colleen F. Coonelly
Samantha E. Dalton
Susan M. Gibson
Marjorie E. Greenfield
Deeya Haldar
Miriam N. Jacobson
Shanese I. Johnson
Ilya A. Lipin
Alfonso Madrid
Terri Malenfant
Tejal Mehta
Donald F. Parman
Clark Pease
Barry F. Penn
Gregory L. Schell
Michael E. Stosic
Mark Allen Taylor
Susan Wallack
Herbert R. Weiman
Dean E. Weisgold
Tonya N. Williams
George L. Xanthoudakis
Corporate Pro Bono Award- Corporation whose in-house counsel and other staff members have partnered with VIP:
Sunoco
Business Recognition Award- Businesses who have provided outstanding support and services to the staff of VIP:
Aracor
First American Title Company
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Legal Intelligencer
Legal Services Recognition Award- Legal Services staff who provided outstanding support and services to the staff of VIP:
Robert Lukens (Philadelphia Legal Assistance)
VIPeoples Choice Award- Individuals who have provided outstanding support and services to the staff of VIP:
Kevin P. Gilboy
Edward J. Hayes
Gilbert J. Marquez
Craig Sopin
Judy Stouffer
Philadelphia VIP, the hub of pro bono in Philadelphia, was founded in 1981 by the Philadelphia Bar Association and Community Legal Services to meet the legal needs of low-income Philadelphians by recruiting and training attorneys to provide pro bono legal services. VIP promotes equal justice for the poor by providing civil legal services not otherwise available, collaborating with other legal services organizations and promoting a culture of volunteerism by educating and exposing attorneys and law students to issues of poverty. Today, VIP's diverse volunteers serve more than 1,500 clients annually with legal issues that affect basic human needs.
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