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February 19, 2002

Jonathan Hutson, TLPJ, 202-797-8600 x 246

Nominations Sought for Nationally Prestigious 2002 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award

As TLPJ celebrates its 20th anniversary, please help us honor the best of the trial bar, and all trial lawyers, by submitting nominations for the 2002 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award. This nationally prestigious award will be bestowed upon the attorney or attorneys who have made the greatest contributions to the public interest by trying or settling a precedent-setting case between April 1, 2001, and April 1, 2002.

Nominated attorneys prove that, in the hands of dedicated trial lawyers, the law can be an enormously powerful force for the public good. To make a nomination, send a letter or fax that includes the nominee’s name and firm, the name of the case that won or settled, the outcome of the case, and why you think this attorney or litigation team is deserving of the award. Nominations should be sent to Communications Director Jonathan Hutson at The TLPJ Foundation headquarters, 1717 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20036-2001, fax 202-232-7203. The deadline for nominations is Monday, April 1, 2002.

The finalists will be selected in June, for a broad range of committed work, including but not limited to civil rights, consumer rights, workers’ rights, human rights, environmental protection and corporate accountability. The winner will be announced at TLPJ’s 20^th Annual Foundation Party and Awards Dinner, on Tuesday, July 23, in the Westin Peachtree Center Plaza in Atlanta. Thank you for your help in praising those attorneys who exemplify the ideals for which TLPJ stands.

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Trial Lawyers for Public Justice is the only public interest law firm dedicated to using trial lawyers’ skills and resources to advance the public good. Founded in 1982, TLPJ utilizes a network of more than 2,500 of the nation’s outstanding trial lawyers to pursue precedent-setting and socially significant litigation. TLPJ has a wide-ranging litigation docket in the areas of consumer rights, worker safety, civil rights and liberties, toxic torts, environmental protection, and access to the courts. TLPJ is the principal project of The TLPJ Foundation, a not-for-profit membership organization headquartered in Washington, DC, with a West Coast office in Oakland, California. The TLPJ web site address is www.publicjustice.net.