What: Supreme Judicial Court Justice Francis X. Spina
will present the tenth annual John Adams Pro Bono Publico Awards to three
recipients in recognition of distinguished service and outstanding commitment in
providing legal services for the poor and disadvantaged. The prestigious awards
are named in honor of Attorneys John Adams and John Quincy Adams. This year the
Supreme Judicial Court's Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services has
selected the following recipients to receive the awards:
Kerry Elizabeth Doyle, Boston, whose pro bono advocacy on
behalf of immigrant detainees challenging a federal immigration detention policy
resulted in a favorable ruling;
Donal Eoin Reilly, East Boston, for his dedication over the
past 15 years to serving the needs of hundreds of poor and disadvantaged
immigrants by collaborating with the Irish Immigration Center to establish and
staff a monthly legal services clinic;
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., Boston,
for its work on behalf of low-income residents of Mississippi after Hurricane
Katrina, most notably obtaining a $132 million financial settlement for victims
whose homes had been destroyed by the storm.
Certificates will also be presented to the 18 lawyers and law firms that
participated in the Court's newly established Pro Bono Recognition Program.
The Supreme Judicial Court's Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal
Services works to promote volunteer legal work in Massachusetts to help people
of limited means in need of legal representation, in accordance with SJC Rule
6.1.
When: Wednesday, October 26, 2011, 4:00
p.m.
Where: John Adams Courthouse, Courtroom
1, One Pemberton Square, Boston