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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 20, 2005
Contact:
Katherine L. Garrett 202.467.3750 ext. 56
garrett@dcbarfoundation.org
ED ALLEN NAMED WINNER OF SCOUTT AWARD
The District of Columbia Bar Foundation has selected Prof. Edward Allen to receive the 2006 Jerrold Scoutt Prize. The prize is awarded annually to an attorney who has worked for a significant portion of his or her career at a non-profit organization providing direct hands-on legal services to the need in the District of Columbia; has demonstrated compassionate concern for his or her clients; and has exhibited a high degree of skill on their behalf.
Professor Allen has spent over 30 providing legal services to some of the District's most needy residents. Following two years with the Legal Aid Society in the District, he joined the faculty of Antioch School of Law (now the UDC David A. Clarke School of Law), serving as the Director of the Housing and Consumer Law Clinic. Throughout his career, Prof. Allen has advocated for thousands of low-income clients, and has done so with a strong sense of justice and compassion. Equally important, he has served as an inspiration and mentor to hundreds of law students. Eric Rome, a former student of Prof. Allen's who practices housing law in the District noted: "Ed's students disproportionately become public interest lawyers. They can be found in legal services programs throughout the United States, and many right here in D.C." Prof. Allen holds a B.A. from Amherst College, and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.
The Scoutt Prize is named in honor of Jerrold Scoutt, Jr., a founding partner of Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger LLP, for his longtime support of legal services. The prize carries a stipend of $2,500 and is endowed by the firm.
The Bar Foundation will present the 2006 Scoutt Prize at the judicial reception at the joint D.C. Judicial and Bar Conference on March 31, 2006. Requests for further information should be addressed to Katherine L. Garrett by email at garrett@dcbarfoundation.org or by phone at 202-467-3750 ext. 56.
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The District of Columbia Bar Foundation was established in 1977 to provide lawyers and law firms with an effective vehicle for fulfilling their ethical obligation to ensure that all residents of our community have access to competent legal representation by funding legal services for the underprivileged. Each year, the Foundation accepts applications from legal services providers, performs on-site reviews of all applicants, studies the financial needs of the projects, and analyzes the relative legal needs of the community to allocate its resources