The State Bar of California



THE STATE BAR OF CALIFORNIA

2011 President’s Pro Bono Service Awards

NOMINATION FORM

DEADLINE: MARCH 15, 2011

INSTRUCTIONS

• Please refer to the Award Guidelines before completing the nomination form.

• Answer all questions thoroughly. To enter text, click the cursor on each shaded expandable box.

• To move to the next question or text box, press “Tab.”

• To check boxes, click on the box or tab to it and press “Enter.” To uncheck the box, click on the “X”.

• Nominee’s current resume or biography with work history is required and supporting materials such as letters of recommendation or other relevant materials are strongly encouraged. The page limit for supporting materials (not including resume) is 15 pages.

• See Instructions for Electronic Submission below and in the Award Guidelines.

• If information is missing from the nomination form, the nomination may be disqualified. If information needs to be clarified, the nominator may be contacted.

NOMINEE INFORMATION

Name of Nominee:       State Bar Member Number:      

Has the nominee been nominated previously? Yes If yes, indicate year(s) nominated if known:      

No Unknown (Note: Repeat nominations are accepted with updated information for calendar year 2010)

Please note: If the nominee is a law firm, corporate or government legal department, team of lawyers, association of lawyers or law school, please provide the name, phone number and email address for the representative who will be the point person for communications between State Bar staff and the nominee:

Name of Representative:       Phone Number:       E-mail Address:      

Nominee’s Employer:      

Address:      

City:       State:       Zip Code:      

Phone:       Fax:       E-mail:      

Please check appropriate award category (refer to description of award categories in the Award Guidelines):

Individual

Solo practitioner Recently admitted Limited active practice Government Corporate Law firm

Law school faculty member Law student Other:      

Law Firm

Firm as a whole Single branch office Team of lawyers+

Law School ( ABA Accredited CA Accredited)

Law school as a whole Project or program Partnerships of law students and other segments of the legal community

Team of law students+

Corporate or Government

Legal department as a whole Team of lawyers+

Distinguished Pro Bono Service

+For Team Nominations: please provide name of each team member and State Bar member number:      

INFORMATION ABOUT NOMINEE’S PRO BONO WORK

A. Please answer each of the questions below in the expandable space provided regarding the nominee’s pro bono work

during 2010. If nominee is a law firm as a whole, describe the pro bono contributions by each California branch office.

1. The nature and description of the pro bono legal services provided between January 1, 2010 and December 31, 2010 with dates of service and breakdown by hours (for law firm or team of lawyers, provide hours for associates and partners; for law schools or law students, provide hours for academic year 2009-2010):

     

2. The number and description of individuals served and/or matters handled:

     

3. Name and brief description of the organization and/or programs through which the nominee volunteered, including contact name and information for each organization or program:

     

4. If attorney’s fees were awarded to the nominee, attach or describe the arrangement between the nominee, the organization and the client at the outset of the litigation regarding attorney’s fees, state the amount and describe how the fees were distributed:

     

5. Nominee’s principal practice areas, number of California attorneys in the nominee’s office, and number of California attorneys for the entity as a whole (for team of lawyers, provide practice area for each team member; for law schools, give total enrollment in 2010; for bar associations, give number of attorney members in 2010:

     

6. Description of the employer’s pro bono culture or policy, and how the culture or policy affects the nominee’s provision of pro bono services:

     

7. The impact of the nominee’s pro bono work:

     

8. Hardships or obstacles nominee faced while doing pro bono work:

     

B. Provide additional information about the nominee including, but not limited to:

1. Nominee’s history of pro bono contributions including dates/length of time:

     

2. Special qualities of the nominee:

     

3. Previous recognition for pro bono efforts including dates if known:

     

4. Other current and previous volunteer or public service work:

     

5. Additional information:

     

All information requested in parts A and B above must be provided. If information is missing from the nomination form, the nomination may be disqualified. If information needs to be clarified, the nominator may be contacted.

NOMINATOR INFORMATION

Note: if nominator or joint nominator is a law firm or agency, a representative’s name and contact information must be provided.

Name of Nominator or Representative:       Check if self-nominating

Relationship to Nominee:      

Nominator’s Affiliation or Employer:      

Address:      

City:       State:       Zip Code:      

Phone:       Fax:       E-mail:      

Name of additional reference familiar with nominee’s pro bono contributions OR name of joint nominator*:      

Relationship to Nominee:      

Organization or Employer:      

Address:      

City:       State:       Zip Code:      

Phone:       Fax:       E-mail:      

* If more than one entity is nominating the same candidate, please submit one joint nomination. Each entity must answer all questions

in Sections A and B above.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION, SELECTION PROCESS AND

AWARDS PRESENTATION

• Save the completed nomination form on your desktop and include the nominee’s name in the file name.

• The nomination form, current resume or biography with work history and dates are required and must be submitted electronically via e-mail as Word documents (version 97-2003).

• Additional supporting material and letters of support may be attached as PDF files (articles can be submitted via live URL links).

• All attachments must be itemized in the body of the e-mail message and size cannot exceed 10 MB. The page limit on supporting materials (not including resume) and letters of support is 15 pages.

• All nomination materials should be e-mailed to Kimberly Warmsley at programdevelopment@calbar. by 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time on Tuesday, March 15, 2011. Please include in the subject line “2011 Pro Bono Awards” and the nominee’s name.

• Do not include more than one nomination per e-mail.

• If it is a hardship to submit a nomination electronically, contact Ms. Warmsley at the e-mail address above, or at 415-538-2176 about an alternative method for submission.

• Nominators will receive e-mail notification acknowledging receipt of each nomination. If you do not receive an e-mail acknowledgment within 5 business days, please contact Ms. Warmsley to confirm receipt of submission.

Each nominee will receive an e-mail notification that she or he has been nominated for an award with copy to the nominator. The State Bar Standing Committee on the Delivery of Legal Services (SCDLS) will review the nominations and submit its recommendations to the State Bar Board of Governors in July for final approval. Decisions regarding award recipients will be based on the criteria and factors listed in the Awards Guidelines. The awards will be presented on September 16, 2011 during the State Bar Annual Meeting in Long Beach.

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