Leon and Morrison
Leon and Wong
Wong and Zeller
Phiilips & Wong
Morrison and Wong
Morrison & Foerster
Name two attorneys who praised Zelon?
The Laurie D. Zelon Pro Bono Award
Legal Aid Service Award
Los Angeles' Morrison & Foerster Award
Gold Distinction of Law Award
National Legal Aid & Defender Association Award
Which award did Zelon receive in the great Hall of The Supreme Court?
Her public interest work has influenced several other organizations to become more involved in Pro Bono work
She's extremely well-versed in the law,
Is immeasurable
She received the Laurie D. Zelon Pro Bono Award
She's very thorough in her research,
We don't learn anything about Patricia Philip's work in this passage
How did Patricia Philips' work and interest make an impact on the provision of legal services in the state of California?
Some preferred a more conservative voice in the courts
Some city attorneys disagree with her interpretation of evidentiary statutes when Zelon puts limits on their use of hearsay testimony
They felt she only did well with civil litigation
They believe that she didn't interpret criminal law well
The rules are different
Why were the city attorneys not supportive of Zelon's testimony?
Being forced to switch from civil litigation to Criminal Law, learning a whole different process of rules
Providing limits for hearsay testimony
When city attorneys disagree with her interpretation of evidentiary statutes
Her interpretation of evidentiary statutes
Civil litigation cases
What were Zelon's greatest challenges in her legal career?
3 people
300
300 people
Everyone that worked in the building
Over 300 people
Several organizations
How many people surrounded Zelon when presented with the award?
Leon
Her co-workers
Courts
Patricia Philips
Wong
Attorneys
Who raised Zelon for her thorough understanding of the law?
1982
More than two years ago
2 years ago
Two years ago
After help found the Law Firm Pro Bono Project
Before helping found the Law Firm Pro Bono Projec
She just received it
How long ago did Zelon win the award?
The Laurie D. Zelon Pro Bono Award
The Law Firm Pro Bono Project award
The Morrison & Foerster award
The academy award
Public service
National Legal Aid & Defender Association and the State Bar of California have honored Zelon. She also received the Laurie D. Zelon Pro Bono Award, which had been named for her one year earlier by the Law Firm Pro Bono Project, which she'd helped found
What kind of awards and honors has Zelon received?
"The impact of her interest and work on the provision of legal services in the state of California is immeasurable," said Patricia Philips, senior of-counsel for Los Angeles' Morrison & Foerster. "Its value is felt every day by someone who would otherwise be floundering around in the legal system yet dealing with very serious problems." Zelon's public-interest work has not gone unnoticed. Several organizations that share her commitment to public service - including the National Legal Aid & Defender Association and the State Bar of California - have honored her. Two years ago, Zelon received the Laurie D. Zelon Pro Bono Award, which had been named for her one year earlier by the Law Firm Pro Bono Project, which she'd helped found. "I didn't find out until I was standing in the great hall of the Supreme Court, surrounded by 300 people who were there, that the award had been named for me and was thereafter going to be given in my name. It's very hard to believe, for anyone who knows me well, but I was actually speechless for a period," Zelon said. Zelon faced one of the greatest challenges of her legal career, she said, when her appointment to the bench forced her to switch gears from civil litigation to criminal law. "It was a steep learning curve for me," she said. "It's a whole different set of processes. The rules are different. The case law is a whole body unto itself." Attorneys praise Zelon for her thorough understanding of the law. "She's extremely well-versed in the law," Leon said. "She's very thorough in her research," Wong said. Of course, not all attorneys concur with every decision Zelon makes in court. Some city attorneys disagree with her interpretation of evidentiary statutes when Zelon puts limits on their use of hearsay testimony. But lawyers who have appeared before her say that they appreciate her intelligent interpretation of the law. 