Mark S. Redden
This past Valentine's Day, a tornado struck Camilla, Ga., laying ruin to the small rural
 community. Mark
Redden, managing attorney of the Georgia Legal Services Program's Albany office, immediately volunteered to work long hours to assist victims of the disaster. Redden (left) worked 70-hour weeks in the month following the twister, staffing a legal help desk at the disaster recovery center each day. In recognition of his dedication to preserving residents' quality of life in southwest Georgia,
the State Bar of Georgia honored Redden with the Dan J. Bradley Legal Services Award, named after the Georgia native who served as LSC President from 1979 to 1982.
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Lois Wood
Throughout her 29-year legal career in East St. Louis, Ill., Lois Wood has helped save hundreds of
 small family farms from foreclosure, battled to prevent the closure of a local hospital serving low-income residents, and helped bring a lawsuit that led to a $100
million federal takeover of East St. Louis' troubled public housing authority. As managing attorney of Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation, Wood has helped thousands of clients on issues ranging from health care to housing. This June, the National Legal Aid & Defender Association honored Wood with the 2003 Kutak-Dodds Award.
Jose M. De Lasa
As General Counsel of Abbott Laboratories, Jose De Lasa |
sets an example for his
company's entire legal department. Under his leadership Abbot Labs has launched a model pro bono program.
This past winter, the Chicago company, along with Baker &
Mc Kenzie and the Midwest Immigrant & Human Rights Center, received the Pro Bono Partner Award for assisting area immigrants seeking to become naturalized U.S. citizens.
This summer, De Lasa was presented with the NLADA Exemplar Award for "upholding the promise of justice." De Lasa's commitment to equal justice stretches back to his early days practicing law, when he worked as a volunteer attorney for New York Legal Services.
He currently volunteers with Prairie State Legal Services, providing |
legal advice to
Spanish- speaking clients.
Roger L. Gette
Roger L. Gette never thought twice about his career path after  graduating from the University of North Dakota School of Law. The Texas advocate has spent 31 years fighting for equal justice in three states-the last 24 with Legal Aid of North West Texas, where he specializes in helping seniors access vital social security benefits and fighting predatory lenders and unscrupulous merchants. In recognition of his life's work, the State Bar of Texas presented Gette with the J. Chrys Dougherty Legal Services Award, which recognizes an outstanding legal aid attorney in the state. |