Prof. Leo P. Martinez ’78 Selected to Receive Public Advocates’ Highest Honor
Professor Leo P. Martinez '78 will be honored with the 2011 Voices of Conscience Award on April 27 by Public Advocates at their 40th Anniversary Dinner and Gala.
"Leo P. Martinez, a legal education, public interest & public broadcasting leader and Public Advocates Board Chair, will receive our Voices of Conscience Award," according to a Public Advocates' announcement. "This award is our highest honor and a signal of our gratitude for his exceptional leadership in the legal and public interest sector and as successful defendant in Christian Law Students v. Martinez (2010)."
Public Advocates Inc. is a nonprofit law firm and advocacy organization that challenges the systemic causes of poverty and racial discrimination by strengthening community voices in public policy and achieving tangible legal victories advancing education, housing and transit equity.
Read Public Advocates' announcement here.