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Celebrate Defenders of Liberty at the 15th Annual Law Luncheon
Friday, June 19, 2009 11:30 am — 1:30 pm
Please join the ACLU Foundation of Southern California for the 15th Annual Law Luncheon, honoring some of the region's most passionate and dedicated defenders of the Bill of Rights.
What: 15th Annual Law Luncheon
Where: Millennium Biltmore Hotel, 506 S. Grand Ave., downtown Los Angeles
When: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Friday, June 19, 2009
Tickets: Individual tickets start at $150. Contact us for more information.
Sponsorship Opportunities: For sponsorship information, send us an e-mail.
2009 Honorees
Education Advocacy Award
Jack W. Londen, Matthew I. Kreeger, Terri Garland
Morrison & Foerster, LLP
Equal Justice Advocacy Award
Stacy Tolchin
Van Der Hout, Brigagliano & Nightingale, LLP
LGBT Award
Greg D. Phillips, Jay M. Fujitani, David C. Dinielli, Michelle T. Friedland, Lika C. Miyake, Mark R. Conrad
Munger Tolles & Olson, LLP
Lifetime Achievement Award
Leo Branton, Jr.
Pro Bono Advocacy Award
Becki F. Kieffer, Jennifer Mathis
Troutman Sanders, LLP
Religious Liberty Award
Keli N. Osaki, Yi-Chin Ho, Cristin Zeisler, Benjamin Benumof, Roger A. Grable, Susan K. Hori, Lauren Tang
Manatt Phelps & Phillips, LLP
K. Luan Tran
Lee Tran & Liang)
Social Justice Award
Thomas Sanez
City of Los Angeles
Keynote Speaker
Jim Newton
Editor, Los Angeles Times and author of Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made.
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