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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
October 20, 2005
Contact:
Katherine L. Garrett 202.467.3750 ext. 56
D.C. Bar Foundation Seeks SCOUTT Nominations
The District of Columbia Bar Foundation seeks nominations for the 14th annual Jerrold Scoutt Prize. A nominee must be an attorney who currently works full-time, or who has been employed full-time for a significant portion of his or her legal career, by a nonprofit organization that provides direct, hands-on legal services to poor or otherwise disadvantaged persons in the District of Columbia. The nominee must have demonstrated a compassionate concern for his or her clients while exhibiting a high degree of skill representing them. Nominations must be in writing, limited to three pages, and must include curriculum vitae. Articles of interest and letters of support are encouraged. Submit nominations and supporting material by 5:00 p.m. Monday, November 21, 2005 either electronically to: garrett@dcbarfoundation.org or in hard copy (6 copies required) to the District of Columbia Bar Foundation, 1615 L Street, NW, Suite 850, Washington, DC 20036-5622, by 5:00 p.m., Monday, November 21, 2005.
The firm of Zuckert, Scoutt & Rasenberger LLP created the prize in honor of founding partner Jerrold Scoutt Jr., and sponsors it with a stipend of $2,500. The prize will be presented during 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.# # #
The District of Columbia Bar Foundation was founded 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.