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 Nomination Requirements
For information on nominating a public lawyer or law office, follow the links below:

Dorsey Award
Hodson Award
Nelson Award
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Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division

 

GPSLD's National Awards: Honoring the Public Sector's Best
The Government and Public Sector Lawyers Division's annual awards program is designed to recognize the extraordinary achievements of public lawyers and to inform the general public about the outstanding work performed and the positive impact made by our nation's public lawyers. The deadline for the Division's 2010 awards is April 12, 2010.


 About the Awards

Dorsey Award
The Dorsey Award honors an outstanding public defender or legal aid lawyer. The Award was named for the late Charles H. Dorsey, Jr., long-time Executive Director of Maryland's Legal Aid Bureau, Inc. and a champion of the poor and underprivileged.

Hodson Award
The Hodson Award recognizes sustained outstanding service or a specific extraordinary accomplishment by a government or public sector law office. (This is not an award for an individual). The award is named in honor of the distinguished public service career of the late Major General Kenneth J. Hodson, a former Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army.

Nelson Award
The Nelson Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the ABA by an individual government or public sector lawyer. The Award was established as a tribute to the late L. Clair Nelson, who contributed his loyalty, time and extraordinary talent to the ABA.

Learn about recent award winners and their outstanding work:

 2008 Award Winners
 2007 Award Winners
 2006 Award Winners

Congratulations to the Division's 2009 Award Winners!
2009 Award winners
Pictured left to right: Allen Giles, Nicholas Chiarkas, and Leslie Heimlov, Executive Director of the Children's Law Center of Los Angeles.

Dorsey Award
Nicholas Chiarkas, Wisconsin State Public Defender

Hodson Award
Children's Law Center of Los Angeles

Nelson Award
Allen Giles, VP and General Counsel, Twin Cities Public Television
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 Read more about the 2009 winners and their achievements
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