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Annual Public Service Lawyers Reception and Frank Woodside III Speaker Series

September 30, 2003

Contact: Moritz Communications, (614) 292-0283

Attorneys who either work in the area of public service or who have shown a dedication to pro bono work were honored at a reception on Tuesday, September 30 at the Moritz College, as part of the Pro Bono Research Group’s Woodside Speaker Series.

Kimberly Skaggs '93 was recognized with the Alumni Public Service Award for her career commitment to public service. Skaggs' most recent work is with the Equal Justice Foundation.

Public interest attorneys Ed Marks and Frank Krajenke spoke on the role of technology as a networking tool for lawyers working for the public interest and defending indigent foreign nationals in Ohio.

The reception was co-sponsored by the Pro Bono Research Group and Office of Professional Development.

	Frank Krajenki, legal advisor to the Mexican Consulate in Detroit, looks at the power of technology in making resources available for public interest law advocates.
	Kim Skaggs, the recipient of the 2003 Public Service Award presented by the Moritz Law Alumni Society, discusses whether the working poor have access to the legal system. She is the executive director for the Equal Justice Foundation in Columbus.
	Dean Nancy H. Rogers presents Kim Skaggs '93 with 2003 Public Service Award. The Public Service Award is presented annually to a law graduate whose career in public interest demonstrates an exemplary commitment to promoting and providing access to the legal system.
	The Honorable John D. Holschuh congratulates Kim Skaggs '93 upon receiving the Public Service Award. Ms. Skaggs served as a clerk for Judge Holschuh from 1993 to 1995.
	Ms. Skaggs family was on hand to congratulate her on receiving the Public Service Award. Pictured left to right are Robert C. Skaggs (her husband), Moritz Law Dean Nancy H. Rogers, Ms. Skaggs, and Stefanie Skaggs (her daughter).
	Former professors of Ms. Skaggs greet her following the awards presentation. From left is Mary Beth Beazley, professor and director of the legal writing program, and Allan Samansky, interim associate dean for academic and student affairs and the Robert J. Watkins/Procter & Gamble Designated Professor of Law.

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