One of the initiatives created by former MSBA president Jim Baillie was to establish permanent pro bono committees in each Minnesota judicial district. This year several of the committees, led by district court judges, named pro bono award recipients. The awards are administered by the MSBA's Legal Assistance to the Disadvantaged (LAD) Committee. The MSBA and LAD congratulate the recipients and thank each for committing time, energy and resources to providing access to justice in our state.

To learn more about how to volunteer visit the MSBA Pro Bono Opportunities Directory at www.projusticemn.org for a complete list of legal services programs statewide.

2006 JUDICIAL DISTRICT PRO BONO AWARD WINNERS

First:
(Chair: The Honorable Richard G. Spicer)
Llewellyn Linde

Second:
(Chairs: The Honorable Dale Lindman and The Honorable Teresa Warner)
Thomas Sheran (Moss & Barnett)
Esther Lerman

Fourth:
(Chairs: The Honorable Allen Oleisky, The Honorable Marilyn B. Rosenbaum and the Honorable Mel I. Dickstein)
Ian Ball

Fifth:
(Chair: The Honorable Allison Krehbiel)
Kelly Gage (Blethen, Gage & Krause)

Sixth:
(Chair: The Honorable Dale A. Wolf)
Bill Thompson (Falsani, Balmer, Peterson, Quinn & Beyer)
Patrick Roche (Trenti Law Firm)

Seventh:
(Chair: The Honorable Michael L. Kirk)
William P. Kain (Lind Kain & Scott)

Eighth:
(Chair: The Honorable Jon Stafsholt)
Harry Hohman (Hohman Law Firm)

Ninth:
(Chair: The Honorable John Smith)
Charles Reynolds (Odland, Fitzgerald, Reynolds, Remick & Widseth)

Tenth:
(Chairs: The Honorable Robert Varco, The Honorable Robert G. Rancourt and the Honorable Krista Martin)
Rhonda J. Magnussen (Black, Moore, Bumgardner & Magnussen)

Congratulations to all of the award recipients and THANK YOU for your dedication to pro bono work in Minnesota.