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2006-10-27 LEGAL AID AND DEFENDER TO HONOR PRO
BONO ATTORNEYS AT AWARDS CEREMONY OCT. 30
DETROIT – Legal Aid and Defender Association, Inc. will hold
its Pro Bono Recognition Awards Ceremony from 5 to 7 p.m. on Monday,
Oct. 30 at the Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen Road,
Southfield.
The annual affair honors private attorneys, law firms and corporation
legal departments that provide outstanding pro bono service to clients
of Legal Aid and Defender during the past year through its Private
Attorney Involvement program.
The event will begin with a reception at 5 p.m., followed by the
awards ceremony at 6. Master of ceremonies will be Alan Lee, a morning
news anchor for WJBK-TV FOX 2. Legal Aid and Defender is a FOX 2
community service partner.
For further information, contact Lynda S. Krupp, managing attorney
of Legal Aid and Defender’s Private Attorney Involvement unit,
at (313) 964-4111 ext. 6241 or LKrupp@ladadetroit.org.
Legal Aid and Defender is Michigan’s largest provider of free
civil legal services to low-income residents. It serves metropolitan
Detroit through its offices in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne counties.
It also represents criminal defendants in Wayne County and the U.S.
District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan. Including brief
consultations and comprehensive legal services, the public law firm
handles some 15,000 legal matters yearly.
“We work with clients in a comprehensive manner, so that as
we solve their legal problems, we help solve other problems as well,”
said Executive Director Deierdre L. Weir. “We help people rebuild
their lives and help families stay together.”
Anyone seeking legal services can call (877) 964-4700 or visit www.ladadetroit.org.
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