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Friends of Farmworkers General Counsel Arthur Read
Receives 2007 Morris Dees Justice Award
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Arthur
Read, General Counsel of
Friends of Farmworkers,
was
presented with the 2007 Morris Dees
Justice Award in New York on November 15, 2007.
The Morris Dees Justice Award was created in 2006 by the law firm of
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and The University of Alabama
School of Law to honor Dees, an Alabama graduate, for his life-long
devotion to public service. Dees is the co-founder and chief trial counsel
for the Southern Poverty Law Center in Montgomery, Ala.
The award is given annually to a lawyer who has devoted his or her career
to serving the public interest and pursuing justice, and whose work has
brought about positive change in the community, state or nation. Last
year's winner was U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice, of the
Eastern District of Texas.
The selection committee recognized Art Read for nearly 30 years of
tireless, courageous, and effective representation of farmworkers and
immigrants.
Read was nominated by more than 20 organizations and individuals. As
Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Pedro A. Cortés noted in his
supporting letter, “It is fitting that he be considered in the company of
Morris Dees . . . . In a like manner, Mr. Read has dedicated his career
and life to providing a voice for the disadvantaged and advocating on
behalf of the underprivileged.”
Morris Dees presented the award during a reception at Skadden’s offices
in New York on November 15, 2007 in honor of the winner. Alabama blues
legend, Willie King, provided entertainment.
Morris Dees Justice Award Website
Profile of 2007 Morris Dees Award Winner Arthur N. Read
University of Alabama School of Law Press Release
Southern Poverty Law Center Press Release
Curriculum Vita for Arthur N. Read
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Morris Dees and University of Alabama School of Law Dean Kenneth Randall Presenting the 2007 Morris Dees Award to Art Read See Photo Gallery from November 15, 2007 Award Presentation and Reception See additional photographs from the November 15, 2007 Award Presentation and Reception |
Last Updated 01/03/2008