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Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland Honors Attorneys with Maryland Pro Bono Service Awards

Baltimore, Maryland – June 29, 2010 – The Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland proudly announces the 2010 winners of The Maryland Pro Bono Service Awards. These statewide awards honor outstanding attorneys, law firms, and others who have made a significant contribution to the delivery of pro bono or free civil legal services to Maryland’s low-income population. The following individuals received the 2010 Awards:

Individuals

  • Alexandra Drobnick, Esq. of Law Offices of Alexandra Drobnick (Easton, Talbot County)
  • John David Gabel, Esq. of Gabel Legal Services, LLC (Bowie, Prince George’s County)
  • Thomas X. Glancy, Esq. of Gordon, Feinblatt, Rothman, Hoffberger & Hollander, LLC (Baltimore City)
  • Christopher Vaughn, Esq. of DLA Piper LLP (US) (Baltimore City)

Distinguished Service Award

  • Constance Putzel, Esq., (Baltimore County)

Alex Fee Memorial Award

  • Melody Tagliaferri Cronin, Esq. of Rosenberg, Martin, Greenberg, LLP (Baltimore City)

Lee A. Caplan Memorial Award

  • Sayra Wells Meyerhoff, Esq. (Baltimore City)

Herbert S. Garten Special Project

  • Joan Bellistri, Librarian for the Law Library at the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County (Annapolis, Anne Arundel County)
  • O’Melveny & Myers, LLP (Washington, DC)

Law Firm

  • Kirkland & Ellis, LLP (Washington, DC)

Innovative Service Award

  • DLA Piper, LLP (US) (Baltimore City)

Government/Corporate Law Department

  • Robert C. Cain, II, Esq. of the Office of the Attorney General
    (Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County

Non-legal

  • Carla Reeves, volunteer homeless advocate for the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland (Elkton, Cecil County)

The service may have been made through litigation, legal/legislative advocacy, or any other means that extend needed legal services to the disadvantaged. The Awards were presented by the Chief Judge of the Maryland Court of Appeals, Judge Robert M. Bell, in conjunction with the Pro Bono Resource Center at the Maryland State Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in Ocean City on June 12, 2010.

The Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, Inc. (PBRC) is the statewide clearinghouse and coordinator of pro bono legal services. The Center's mission is to promote equal access to justice by coordinating and supporting volunteer civil legal services, providing resources and support for legal advocates for the poor, and promoting cooperation within the legal community. For more information on the specific contributions made by each recipient, contact: Sharon E. Goldsmith, Esq., Executive Director, Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland, 520 W. Fayette Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, 410-837-9379; sgoldsmith@probonomd.org.

2010 Award Winners List

2010 Award Winners List