The American Bar Association-Commission on Disability Rights Annual Meeting Reception for Lawyers with Disabilities is sponsored by Lexis Nexis and Wal-Mart. At the reception, American Bar Association’s Commission on Disability Rights will honor the 2012 Paul G. Hearne Award Recipient.

The Paul G. Hearne Award is presented annually and honors an individual who or an organization that has performed exemplary service in furthering the rights, dignity, and access to justice for Americans with disabilities. The recipient is chosen based on nominations by peers in the disability community. The award is being co-sponsored by the Starbucks Coffee Company.

The Commission will also honor those ABA Entities chosen to be on the ABA’s Goal III Honor Roll for their dedication to increasing opportunities for lawyers with disabilities within the entity.

This reception, which is free and open to the public, provides lawyers with disabilities a great opportunity to network. The reception is also open to law students with disabilities.

The Reception will be held on Monday, August 06, 2012 at the Hyatt Regency Chicago in Chicago, IL.

For any questions about the Reception, please contact:
Michael J. Stratton
202-662-1571 (phone)
michael.stratton@americanbar.org

Previous Reception Photos

2011: from left to right: Kenneth (Ken) R. Thompson, II, Senior Vice President & Global Chief Legal Officer, Lexis Nexis Legal & Professional; Mary Kendall, Assistant General Counsel, Real Estate Division, Walmart; Award-winner Dr. Marc Maurer, President, National Federation of the Blind; Award-winner Daniel F. Goldstein, Partner, Brown, Goldstein & Levy; ABA President Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson; Paula E. Boggs, Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary, Starbucks Corporation; and Katherine H. O'Neil, Chair, ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law.

Pearlman, Robinson and Boggs photo

2010: Paula D. Pearlman (left), Executive Director of the Disability Rights Legal Center (DRLC), receives the Paul G. Hearne Award on behalf of the organization. ABA President-Elect Wm. T. (Bill) Robinson, III and Starbucks Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary Paula E. Boggs were also at the event and presented the award to Pearlman.

Pritchard at 2008 reception with ABA President Tommy Wells

2008: the late Lester T. Pritchard (left), then-Chairperson Illinois Council on Developmental Disabilities accepts the 2008 Paul G. Hearne Award from then-ABA President H. Thomas (Tommy) Wells (right).

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