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Earl B. Gilliam Bar Foundation Annual Gala Awards Nominations Now Open!

 

 

Thank you for your interest in the Earl B. Gilliam Bar Foundation! Each year at the Annual Scholarship and Awards Gala, the Foundation presents awards to local attorneys, judges, and/or organizations that have been dedicated to advancing the mission and legacy of the Honorable Earl B. Gilliam.

Applications are now OPEN!  Please click here to make a nomination – a G-Mail account is required.  

EBGBF Gala Awards Nomination
Black Gold Glitter Award Nominations 2023

We are accepting nominations in the following five categories:

  1. Thurgood Marshall Legal Professional of the Year Award:  An exemplary attorney or jurist who, over the course of a career, has demonstrated significant legal expertise, professionalism, and outstanding commitment to the legal profession or bench.
  2. Frederick Douglass Community Service Award:  A legal professional who has made an outstanding contribution to the needs of the community (e.g. charitable, cultural, humanitarian, or educational)
  3. Commitment to Diversity Award (Corporation, firm, agency, or organization):  Outstanding service over a substantial period of time in promoting and encouraging diversity within the legal profession or the legal community.
  4. Legal Trailblazer Award:  Outstanding service by an established attorney who has demonstrated a significant commitment to serving the legal profession via excellence in practice, legal education, mentoring or community service. Awarded to a legal professional who has been practicing law for 10 or more years.
  5. Rising Star Award:  Outstanding service by a new attorney who has demonstrated a significant commitment to serving the legal profession via excellence in practice, legal education, mentoring or community service. Awarded to a legal professional who has been practicing law for less than nine years.

For questions, please contact the EBGBF Awards Committee at info@ebgbf.org.

 

 

 

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Earl B. Gilliam Bar Foundation
PO Box 124923
San Diego, CA
92112-4923

Phone: (619) 693-6050
E-Mail: info@ebgbf.org

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