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The majority
of the low income people seeking legal assistance in the Sacramento
region would be hard-pressed to find representation if not for the
willingness of lawyers and other legal professionals who volunteer
their time and expertise to the cause of pro bono legal services.
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June Black Pro Bono Award
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Black received an award from Victor Geminiani,
former Executive Director of VLSP, at VLSP's 10
year anniversary celebration in 1991. |
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To highlight outstanding pro bono contributions
made by a local attorney to our community, each year VLSP
presents a Pro Bono Service Award to an outstanding volunteer.
In 1996, VLSP renamed that award the “June Black Pro
Bono Award” in memory of June Black, VLSP’s founding
Pro Bono Program Coordinator, who spent 17 years developing
the provision of free legal services to indigent clients.
From 1977 to 1994, Ms. Black enlisted local attorneys to do
pro bono work, interviewed thousands of low income clients
regarding their civil legal problems, and matched them with
volunteers for advice and representation. During her years
of service, many members of the Sacramento legal community
came to know and admire June for her commitment to seeking
justice for indigent clients.
The following are the most recent recipients of the June Black
Pro Bono Award:
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2011 Sacramento Office of DLA Piper, LLP and Hewlett-Packard Company
2010 Karla Yvette Broussard-Boyd
2009 Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP & Intel Corporation Legal Department-Folsom Campus
2008 Jay Dyer
2005 Danny Moore
2004 James Ward
2003 Ophelia H. Zeff
2002 Virginia Mueller
2001 Helen Paras and Genevieve Paras
Repp
2000 Kelly Smith
1999 Borden Webb
1998 Gus Skarakis
1997 Frederic Snowden
1996 Jean Carper and J. Kevin Mendricks
1995 Michael Braun and Gail Gronert
1994 Ted Cobb, Richard Ruderman and
Victor Geminiani |
State Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award
Each year, the President of the State Bar of California honors California
attorneys who have provided or enabled the direct provision of legal
services to indigent Californians. We are pleased that a number
of our volunteers have received this prestigious award for services
they have provided to VLSP clients. VLSP volunteers who have been
recipients of this award include:
| Jean Carper, Peter Brixie, J. Kevin
Mendricks, Frederic Snowden, Victoria Jacobs, Mari Goldman,
Jerry Johnson, M. Jane Pearce, Judge James Mize, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, LLP and the Legal Department of Intel Corporation-Folsom Campus |
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