NOMINATION CRITERIA & APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Award Overview

Volunteer attorneys, law firms and corporate law departments have enhanced the lives of individuals and families by developing, supporting and participating in medical-legal partnerships (MLP), an innovative legal services delivery model that improves the lives of patients and builds healthier communities.

To recognize the critical role pro bono partners play in expanding the value of MLPs across the country, the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service established the Outstanding Medical-Legal Partnership Pro Bono Advocacy Award. The award will be presented at the 2013 Annual Medical-Legal Partnership Summit in Bethesda, MD April 11-12, 2013. (See 2013 Medical-Legal Partnership Summit )

Award Eligibility& Criteria

Qualified recipients include individual volunteer lawyers, law firms and corporate law departments working with an existing MLP site or a MLP site that is in development. Bar associations, legal aid pro bono projects, law schools, and other institutions in the legal profession whose members have collectively made an outstanding contribution toward one or more of the criteria are also eligible.

Qualified recipients must meet one or more of the following criteria:

  • Demonstrated dedication to the development and delivery of free legal services to persons of limited means or low income communities in partnership with a hospital/health center MLP site.
  • Contributed substantial work toward developing innovative approaches to improve the health and well-being of low-income individual and/or communities working in collaboration with a MLP site.
  • Participated or coordinated MLP activities that resulted in satisfying previously unmet needs or in extending services to patients of hospitals and health centers.
  • Successfully litigated MLP pro bono cases that favorably affected the provision of other services to improve the health and well-being of persons of limited means or low income communities.
  • Developed local, statewide, regional or national technical assistance projects to aid in the development and expansion of MLP sites and the national MLP community.
  • Provided coordination or support for a successful MLP systemic advocacy project.
  • Contributed substantial work towards a MLP pro bono project that resulted in legal or health institution practice transformation.
  • Advanced the mission of the national medical-legal partnership community.

Nomination Application Requirements

Please submit the application materials and supporting documentation listed below.

  1. Nomination Form
  1. Nominee Resume (for individuals) or Organization Description
  1. One page description of the medical-legal partnership pro bono project nominated.
  1. Award Criteria Narrative
  • Provide a brief narrative providing specific examples of the nominee’s performance of as many of the above criteria as possible.
  • Please limit the narrative to 3 pages.
  1. Articles/Letters

You may submit up to 2 letters of support and no more than 3 news articles about the nominee.

Deadlines

The nomination form and supporting materials must be submitted by March 21, 2013 at 5:00 p.m. CST to Kelly Scott at . Please include MLP Pro Bono Award in the subject line.

Questions

If you have questions, please contact Kelly Scott via email .

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