Legal Services Alabama (LSA) has announced the recipients of its annual Justice, Fairness & Hope Awards.
"We are thrilled to honor these exceptional advocates who have demonstrated an unwavering commitment to justice and equality," Guy Lescault, LSA Executive Director. “As we reflect on 20 years of service, these awards exemplify the power of legal advocacy in creating a more just and equitable society."
Former United States Representative, Spencer Bachus, receives the LSA Tommy Wells Access to Justice Award. He was noted for reducing jail time for nonviolent offenders in an effort to promote rehabilitation.
Bradley Arant Boult Cummings from Birmingham was recognized with the LSA Taze Shepard Pro Bono Fairness Award. Cummings has partnered with LSA to foster entrepreneurship among black business owners.
Alabama Forward's Executive Director Evan Milligan, is the recipient of the LSA John Lewis Hope Award. The organization is described as “a statewide civic engagement network committed to bringing together nonpartisan organizations to work together in building power around progressive civic issues and movement towards greater freedom.”
The Fourth Annual Justice, Fairness & Hope Awards luncheon is slated to take place at 12 p.m. on May 2 at the RSA Activity Center on 201 Dexter Ave Montgomery.
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