Nominations being accepted for Bartylak and McAndrews Awards

The Illinois State Bar Association Standing Committee on Delivery of Legal Services is seeking nominations for the ISBA Joseph R. Bartylak Memorial Legal Services Award which honors the extraordinary commitment and dedication of a civil legal services attorney who has provided the highest caliber of compassionate legal representation and outstanding service to Illinois’ vulnerable and low-income population.

Nominations must be received by Friday, March 6, 2015. For more information on this award and how to nominate an individual, please visit the Joseph R. Bartylak homepage.

The Illinois State Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Delivery of Legal Services is also seeking nominations for the ISBA John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Service Award.

The ISBA has established the John C. McAndrews Award to honor the extraordinary commitment of individuals, bar associations, or law firm/corporate legal departments to providing free legal services to the income eligible in Illinois or expanding the availability of legal services to the income eligible in Illinois.

Nominations must be received by Friday, March 6, 2015. For more information, please visit the John C. McAndrews homepage.

The ISBA Committee on Delivery of Legal Services is also excited to announce that the Illinois Bar Foundation will award a $1,000 grant in honor of each John C. McAndrews Award recipient to the Illinois not-for-profit legal aid organization through which the awardee provides pro bono legal services.

The Illinois Bar Foundation will also award a $1,000 grant in honor of the Joseph Bartylak Award recipient to the Illinois not-for-profit legal aid organization through which the awardee is employed.