NELSON AWARD for Outstanding Service to the ABA
The Nelson Award was established as a tribute to the late L. Clair Nelson, a long-time, active ABA and GPSLD council member. This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the ABA by a government or public sector lawyer, and all government and public sector lawyers are eligible. Specific extraordinary accomplishments and sustained contributions to the ABA will be considered.
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HODSON AWARD for Public Service
The Hodson Award, named for the late Major General Kenneth J. Hodson, a former Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army and a founding member of the Division, recognizes sustained, outstanding performance or specific and extraordinary service by a government or public sector law office. Units within an office are eligible for this award, but individuals are not. Nominees must receive government funding.
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DORSEY AWARD for an Outstanding Public Defender or Legal Aid Lawyer
Named for Charles H. Dorsey, Jr., longtime Executive Director of Maryland's Legal Aid Bureau, Inc., a champion of the poor and underprivileged, and Chair-Elect of the Division at the time of his death, this award recognizes exceptional work by a public defender or legal aid lawyer. To be eligible, nominees must be employed by an entity that receives government funding.
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