David Ackerly, Director of Private Attorney Involvement at the Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles, has received the National Association of Pro Bono Professionals Tanya Neiman Award. The award is named after the long-time Executive Director of the Volunteer Legal Services Program of the San Francisco Bar, who died of ovarian cancer in 2006. The award is given to a pro bono professional who has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to pro bono, given exceptional service and achieved outstanding results.

"Tanya was a very dear friend, and I am tremendously honored to receive this award which bears her name," said Ackerly. "She inspires me daily; her spirit and optimism live on through me, as they do through the countless lives she touched."

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Original Report from LSC