Civil Law

The National Association of Pro Bono Professionals (NAPBPro) awarded Michael L. Monahan, Pro Bono Director at the State Bar of Georgia Pro Bono Project/Georgia Legal Services Program, the 2010 Tanya Neiman Pro Bono Professional of the Year Award.

Mr. Monahan has served as the Pro Bono Director of the Georgia project since 1997. He also a moving force behind GeorgiaAdvocates.org, Georgia's online poverty law resource for anyone advising low-income or disadvantaged clients. He previously has been a managing attorny, supervising attorney and staff attorney at the Georgia Legal Services Program.

This award is presented to pro bono professionals who demonstrate a steadfast commitment to pro bono and have achieved outstanding results. It was presneted during the NAPBPro Awards ceremony which was held at the Equal Justice Conference in Phoenix on Friday, May 14, 2010.

The award is named after Tanya Neiman, the former Director of the Volunteer Legal Services Program at the Bar Association of San Francisco where she served in that capacity for nearly twenty-five years. She is credited with pioneering the development of unique models of delivering services, including holistic advocacy, which forges a multidisciplinary approach to helping clients change their lives.