2013 Pro Bono Awards
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| These attorneys will be honored at the Midyear Meeting honors and awards luncheon on March 8. |
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L. Jonathan Ross Award for Outstanding Commitment to Legal Services for the Poor |
This award was named for Jon Ross in 1988 to recognize his work on the state and national level to mobilize bar leaders to support civil legal services for the poor along with his unsurpassed leadership and dedication to pro bono legal services.
 David L. Nixon |
The Pro Bono Referral Program has announced that David L. Nixon is the 2013 recipient Ross Award. Nixon has been both a mentor and an active Pro Bono volunteer, particularly with the DOVE Project in recent years.
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Distinguished Pro Bono Service Awards |
Since its inception, the Bar’s Pro Bono Program has been blessed with dedicated volunteers helping the state’s low-income families and individuals with a myriad of legal issues. Each year the Pro Bono staff reviews the volunteer efforts of our panel, and each year we are humbled by the kindness and dedication of the many generous lawyers of the NH Bar who truly make a difference.
 Margaret Cunnane Hall |
Margaret Cunnane Hall
 Daniel J. Harkinson |
Daniel J. Harkinson
 Brian C. Shaughnessy |
Brian C. Shaughnessy
 Kenneth D. Murphy |
Kenneth D. Murphy
 Judith K. Jones |
Judith K. Jones
 Ronald R. Bessette |
Ronald R. Bessette
 Catholic Lawyers Guild |
The Catholic Lawyers Guild
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Pro Bono Rising Star Award Recipient |
The future of private attorney involvement in serving the legal needs of low-income people rests in the hands of newer members of the Bar. The following attorneys have inspired us by their commitment to pro bono service in the truest sense through their efforts to give the disadvantaged a chance for justice.
 Brenda M. Golden Hallisey |
Brenda M. Golden Hallisey
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