[blindlaw] FW: Nominate a Talented Lawyer with a Disability at Your Firm for ABA Lawyer Spotlight

[Nightingale, Noel]

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From: ABA Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law [mailto:cmpdl at abanet.org]
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2009 3:55 AM
To: Nightingale, Noel
Subject: Nominate a Talented Lawyer with a Disability at Your Firm for ABA Lawyer Spotlight

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Nominate a talented lawyer with a disability for the
ABA LAWYER SPOTLIGHT<http://maestro.abanet.org/trk/click?ref=zpqri74vj_3-bee6x3e8aax13397&>
Chosen candidates, along with their affiliated employers, will appear on our website<http://maestro.abanet.org/trk/click?ref=zpqri74vj_3-bee6x3e517x13397&>!

[http://www.abanet.org/disability/images/logo.gif]      Each month, the American Bar Association Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law highlights an attorney with a mental, physical, or sensory disability who has demonstrated great legal skill and talent. These individuals are role models and leaders within the legal community.

If you know someone who should be given the Spotlight, please fill out this nomination form<http://maestro.abanet.org/trk/click?ref=zpqri74vj_3-bee6x3e8aax13397&>. Self-nominations are allowed.

Past recipients include:

Claudia L. Gordon<http://maestro.abanet.org/trk/click?ref=zpqri74vj_3-bee6x3e9a8x13397&> (January 2009): As a senior policy advisor for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, Ms. Gordon provides advice and technical assistance to the leadership and components of DHS that are geared towards implementation and enforcement of disability civil rights laws.

Doug Heir<http://maestro.abanet.org/trk/click?ref=zpqri74vj_3-bee6x3e8acx13397&> (November 2008): A world-class athlete and gold-medal paralympian, Mr. Heir draws on his knowledge and experience from dealing with his disability, as well as his legal training, as he travels the world to deliver motivational speeches.

Isaac J. Lidsky<http://maestro.abanet.org/trk/click?ref=zpqri74vj_3-bee6x3e8adx13397&> (September 2008): In addition to clerking for the U.S. Supreme Court, Mr. Lidsky is founder, chairman, and president of Hope for Vision, a nonprofit that helps raise awareness and funding for treatments and cures for blinding diseases.

Andrew J. Imparato<http://maestro.abanet.org/trk/click?ref=zpqri74vj_3-bee6x3e8aex13397&> (April 2008): As president and CEO of the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD), Mr. Imparato advances a cause he cares passionately about while also mitigating the effects of his disability.

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The Commission is promoting "Disability Diversity in the Legal Profession: A Pledge for Change," a one-page pledge for legal employers to sign.

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