The National LGBT Bar Association Seeks Nominees for the 2009 Dan Bradley and Allies for Justice Awards
Each year, the National LGBT Bar Association recognizes individuals for their extraordinary contributions to the struggle for LGBT equality both within and through the legal profession. This year, the LGBT Bar wants your help in identifying the legal professionals most deserving of our highest honors. Please take a moment to review the descriptions below and nominate an individual (or individuals, if for a group effort) who has demonstrated an exceptional dedication to our cause.
The Dan Bradley Award
The Dan Bradley Award recognizes the efforts of a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) legal community whose work, like Attorney Dan Bradley’s, has led the way in our struggle for equality under the law. Dan Bradley was the first chair of the American Bar Association Section of Individual Rights and Responsibility's Committee on the Rights of Gay People (now the Committee for Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity). Bradley saw the law as a powerful instrument of social justice, and he believed that lawyers had an obligation to place their skills as advocates at the service of the least powerful among us. List of previous awardees
Nominate Individual(s) for the Dan Bradley Award
Nominations must be submitted by April 24, 2009
The Allies for Justice Award
The Allies for Justice Award recognizes a straight ally in the legal profession who, in their position of leadership, has allied with the LGBT community to make a noteworthy contribution to the struggle for civil rights and equality in the field of law. List of previous awardees
Nominate Individual(s) for the Allies for Justice Award
Nominations must be submitted by April 24, 2009