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Attorney Dan Choi Featured in Asian Fortune News
Asian Fortune News ran an excellent profile on Dan Choi, attorney in the Immigrant Advocacy Program.
Fellow advocate Ted Wong, said "A trained lawyer and keen civil rights advocate, with wide connections and fluency in Korean, Spanish and English, Dan is an ideal coalition builder for Northern Virginia, where the population is increasingly diverse culturally and socially."
Read more.
Litigation Director Abigail Turner Wins Two Prestigious Legal Aid Awards
The National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) in Washington, D.C., has announced that Abigail Turner, Litigation Director at the Legal Aid Justice Center in Charlottesville, has been selected as recipient of the 2012 Kutak-Dodds Prize for civil legal services. The award acknowledges Turner for her efforts to ensure equal justice for all people, regardless of their financial means.
The NLADA announcement comes two weeks after the Virginia State Bar’s Access to Legal Services Committee announced that Abigail Turner has been selected as recipient of the 2012 Virginia Legal Aid Award. The award will be presented at a luncheon on Friday, June 15, as part of the Virginia State Bar’s annual meeting in Virginia Beach.
Read the full press release.
Read the NLADA press release.
Read the Virginia State Bar press release.
Changes To Solitary Confinement of Prisoners with Mental Illness Announced
Persistent advocacy by Litigation Director Abigail Turner, along with a coalition of elected representatives and human rights organizations, has resulted in significant changes to the use of solitary confinement for prisoners with mental illness in Virginia's Red Onion supermax prison. We will continue to monitor the situation to insure that real and meaningful improvements occur as a result of the changes announced by Virginia officials.
Read the March 31, 2012 article in the Washington Post, here.
For previous coverage of this issue:
Washington Post article, January 7, 2012
Washington Post editorial, January 15, 2012
Washington Post follow-up, March 30, 2012
Employment Opportunities: Managing Attorney (Falls Church) and Community Attorney (Petersburg)
The Legal Aid Justice Center seeks a Managing Attorney for our Falls Church office, and a Community Attorney to work in Petersburg, Virginia.
Visit our Job Openings page to find out more.
JustChildren's Angela Ciolfi Featured in Charlottesville Woman's 4 Under 40
Congratulations to Angela Ciolfi and the other deserving women who have been recognized as this year's 4 Under 40.