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Southeast Louisiana Legal Services 2017 Annual Report

SLLS 2017 Honors

Hannah Adams Receives Excellency in Advocacy Award
Hannah Adams, a 2017-18 Borchard Fellow working with Southeast
Louisiana Legal Services in New Orleans, received the 2017 Louisiana
State Bar Association Excellence in Advocacy Award. She was chosen
because of her inspiring passion, dedication, and professionalism in
representing vulnerable clients through her work in housing,
homelessness, and healthcare rights.

Doug Carey Honored by the New Orleans Bar Association

On May 20, 2017, SLLS Family Law/Domestic Violence Unit
Managing Attorney Doug Carey received the Mark Moreau
Award from the New Orleans Bar Association (NOBA) at the
annual NOBA Bar & Grille fundraiser benefitting SLLS. The
Mark Moreau Award honors SLLS’ longtime well-respected
former Co-Executive Director. Doug was honored for his
dedication to public interest work throughout his career, his
legacy of training young lawyers, and his record of leadership in
increasing access to justice for vulnerable people.

Louisiana State Bar Association (LSBA) Pro Bono Awards
SLLS was honored when six of its nominees received awards at the Louisiana State Bar Association
(LSBA) Pro Bono Awards at the Supreme Court in New Orleans, La. on May 23, 2017: Now retired SLLS
Directing Attorney Sarah "Jamie" Campbell was honored with an 2017 LSBA President's Access to Justice
Award, SLLS’ Distinguished Access to Justice Fellow Judy Perry Martinez was bestowed with the 2017
David A. Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, SLLS volunteer attorney Taylor Eley received a 2017 Pro
Bono Publico Award, our North Shore Pro Bono Project volunteer Nisha Sandhu received a 2017 Century
Club Award, Kyle Anderson a 2017 Law Student Pro Bono Award, and the St. Charles Parish Bar
Association received the 2017 Friend of Pro Bono Award.

2017 Annual Report