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Law Student Awards
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Louisiana State University Recognizes 2008 Graduates for Pro Bono Work 
Pictured above is the first group of law students honored at graduation by the LSU Law Center for their completion of at least 50 hours of pro bono service during law school. Recognition includes a listing in the commencement program, a special notation on each student's official transcript and honored students wear a white graduation cord during the commencement ceremony. Class of 2008 honorees are pictured from left to right: William Sentell, Rose Hurder, Jasmine Owens, Earlnisha Williams, Stephanie Little, Caroline Johnson, Jim Flammang, Lauren Byrd, Jay Reynolds, Marissa Dodson.
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2006-2007 Louisiana State Bar Association's Pro Bono Law Student Award Recipient
Elwood F. Cahill, Jr., Rose Hurder, and Marta Schnabel
Rose Hurder was selected by Paul M. Hebert Law Center's Pro Bono Committee to receive the 2006-2007 Louisiana State Bar Association's Pro Bono Law Student Award. Ms. Hurder was the Pro Bono Committee Chair for the Public Interest Law Society's Executive Board at LSU's Law Center during the 2006 - 2007 school year. During her year of service, Ms. Hurder developed several projects that coordinated law students with pro bono opportunities in the Baton Rouge area. One project, which will continue into next year, is the Social Security Appeals Project with Eric Miller from Gordon, Arata, McCollam, Duplantis & Eagan, L.L.P. Other projects included coordinating a trip to Biloxi, Mississippi, to assist the Hurricane Katrina Legal Aid Clinic, staffing the Baton Rouge Bar Association's Thirst for Justice Free Legal Advice Clinic with Judge Melvin Shortess, and organizing law students to train and participate in events for The Battered Women's Program Capital Area Family Violence Intervention Center, Inc. The Paul M. Hebert Law Center's Pro Bono Committee Board is comprised of faculty and staff who work closely with the Public Interest Law Society and the Louisiana Bar Foundation's Pro Bono Legal Corps Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Attorneys. |
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2007 - 2008 Louisiana State Bar Association's Pro Bono Law Student Award Recipients
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Caroline F. Johnson, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Chief Justice Pascale Calogaro, Caroline F. Johnson, Elwood Cahill, and Guy deLaup
Ms. Johnson is currently the Pro Bono Committee Chair for the Public Interest Law Society at LSU's Paul M. Hebert Law Center. She has initiated, developed, and participated with several pro bono projects this year. Ms. Johnson was also selected by Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Attorneys as the 2006 - 2007 Outstanding Law Student Pro Bono Volunteer for the Louisiana Bar Foundation's Pro Bono Legal Corps. She received a scholarship donated from BarBri for their summer course and her name was placed on a plaque in the Pro Bono Legal Corps Office. With over 100 hours of service, Ms. Johnson was an outstanding addition to several of our projects, more specifically, working with Road Home applicants succession files.
Flora Powell, Southern University Law Center:
Chief Justice Pascale Calogaro, Flora Powell, Elwood Cahill, and Guy deLaup
Ms. Powell has been a wonderful volunteer for several of our projects as well as a great leader for the Student Hurricane Network division at Southern University Law Center. Over the course of this year, Ms. Powell has recruited, developed, and participated in several projects that include both legal and non-legal volunteer opportunities. During her fall semester, she organized a day of volunteering with Habitat for Humanity. Over the course of her winter break, she volunteered over 70 hours for our project with New Orleans Legal Assistance Corporation's Family Law Databank Notes. For the Spring semester, Ms. Powell is working on organizing a clothing drive and is also working as an intern at Capital Area Legal Services Corporation. It has been a pleasure working with Flora and it is with great pride that we nominate her for this award. |
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2006 - 2007 Outstanding Law Student Pro Bono Volunteer
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Professor John Devlin, Kathleen McNelis, Caroline F. Johnson, Tim Riveria
Caroline F. Johnson was selected by Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Attorneys as the 2006 - 2007 Outstanding Law Student Pro Bono Volunteer for the Louisiana Bar Foundation's Pro Bono Legal Corps. With over 100 hours of service, Ms. Johnson was an outstanding addition to several of our projects. From working with individuals at FEMA's Renaissance Village to coordinating a meeting with the Executive Director of the Louisiana Delta Service Corps, Ms. Johnson was not only a volunteer, but a great supporter of our program. It was with The Pro Bono Project's Succession work that Ms. Johnson contributed a majority of her hours. Presently, Ms. Johnson is continuing her work with The Pro Bono Project as a Succession Intern and working with the Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Attorneys with next year's new pro bono projects as the Pro Bono Committee Chair for the Public Interest Law Society's 2007 - 2008 school year. |
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2007 - 2008 Outstanding Law Student Pro Bono Volunteer
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Professor Devlin, Kathleen McNelis, Earlnisha Williams, and Rebekah Caruthers.
Earlnisha D. Williams, Paul M. Hebert Law Center:
One of our first volunteer law students, Earlnisha D. Williams has served over 350 hours of pro bono service over the course of her law school career at LSU Law's Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Initially, Ms. Williams volunteered over 100 hours of service with the Louisiana Child Advocacy Center with our program. It was during this service and her second year at the law center that Ms. Williams requested our assistance with a position in the Shreveport area. Executive Director of Northwest Louisiana's Pro Bono Project, Ruth Moore, agreed to place Ms. Williams at their location. At the completion of her service there, Ms. Moore gave her a glowing recommendation. Ms. Williams is officially moving to Shreveport after graduating from the law center and will be working with Judge Garrett. Congratulations to Ms. Williams for her outstanding service to our program.
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