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2005 PLS Excellence Award Winners

Pennsylvania Legal Services Honors 2005 Excellence Award Winners

Pennsylvania Legal Services presented its 2005 PLS Excellence Awards on March 8, 2005. The recipients were recognized at the annual awards dinner which was held at the Harrisburg Hilton and Towers.

The keynote speaker for the event was Leslie Anne Miller, the former General Counsel to the Governor of Pennsylvania and long time friend of the legal services community. The event also featured a Memorial Tribute to Louise Brookins, long-time client advocate and PLS Board member who died on February 5, 2005.

The 2005 PLS Excellence Award winners are:

Senators Jay Costa, James Ferlo and Mary Jo White
Pennsylvania Senate
Thorp, Reed & Armstrong and Dickie, McCamie & Chilcote
Lawyers on Loan Program– Pittsburgh
Eve Biskind Klothen, Esq.
Assistant Dean for Pro Bono and Public Interest Programs, Rutgers School of Law - Camden
Marjorie Jackson Crowder
Client Advocate and Board Member, Pennsylvania Legal Services - Philadelphia
Marjorie Janoski, Esq.
Legal Services Attorney, Community Legal Services – Philadelphia
Laurence E. Norton, II, Esq.
Legal Services Attorney, Community Justice Project - Harrisburg
Carolyn Sexton
Legal Services Staff, MidPenn Legal Services - York
Ann S. Torregrossa, Esq.
Senior Policy Manager, Pennsylvania Governor's Office of Health Care Reform
and Former Legal Services Attorney

A video tribute highlighting the accomplishments of each of the award winners was shown as part of the presentation of the awards.

Pennsylvania Legal Services offers congratulations to these recipients and is pleased to have the opportunity to honor them for their outstanding contributions to the legal services community.

Related Links:

About the 2005 PLS Excellence Award Winners
Awards Dinner Booklet [PDF]
Remarks of Featured Speaker Leslie Anne Miller
Pictures from the Awards Dinner

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