September 1999
WSBA Honored with Harrison Tweed Award
A delegation of nearly 20 Washingtonians attended the August 6th luncheon at the American Bar Association Annual Meeting in Atlanta, where the WSBA received the prestigious Harrison Tweed Award.
This annual award is given jointly by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants (SCLAID) and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association (NLADA).
The plaque reads:
In recognition of the outstanding leadership and commitment demonstrated through its contributions to planning and implementing a comprehensive, integrated statewide system for providing civil legal services for the poor, rendering for its community a vital public service to the credit of the legal profession. And helping to make real the American ideal of Equal Justice for All.
WSBA President M. Wayne Blair and Executive Director M. Janice Michels accepted the award. President Blair, Chief Justice Richard Guy and Access to Justice Board Chair-elect Michele Jones made a presentation about WSBA’s contributions at a separate meeting of the SCLAID Committee. The WSBA was nominated for the Harrison Tweed Award by the Washington State Access to Justice Board.
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