2011 Public Interest Awards Night
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Congratulations to our 2011 Award Recipients!
The 2011 Public Interest Awards were presented on Thursday, April 21, 2011 at IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law. See photos at www.alumni.kentlaw.edu/pia11.
Learn more about our awardees below.
The Honorable Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public Interest Law Awards
Public Interest Partner Award
Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award
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Pictured (L-R): Thomas Prindable ’73, Thomas Wendt ’02, Dean Harold J. Krent, Lisa Colpoys for Illinois Legal Aid Online, and Christopher Williams ’04.
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The Marovitz Public
Interest Law Award
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Hon. Abraham Lincoln Marovitz '25
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Chicago-Kent
College of Law enjoys a rich tradition of legal activism and public
interest work. In honor of one of our most renowned alumni in
this field, each year the Hon. Abraham Lincoln Marovitz Public
Interest Law Award is given to Chicago-Kent
alumni and who have graduated in the last 15 years who have demonstrated
outstanding public interest leadership, and who most reflect “the
character, life and work of the Honorable
Abraham Lincoln Marovitz '25.”
With the salary discrepancy between public interest attorneys
and corporate lawyers, few graduates can afford to pursue a career
in public interest law given that the average Chicago-Kent student
graduates with almost $90,000 in student loans. These endowed
awards in memory of Judge Marovitz include monetary stipends to
assist the recipients with their educational debt as they work
to benefit the public good.
The Marovitz Award draws attention to the importance
of public interest work, and thereby encourages students to take
positions in this area. |