Equal Justice Works Honors UPS's Teri Plummer McClure & Dean Blake Morant of Wake Forest Law School

Equal Justice Works Honors UPS's Teri Plummer McClure & Dean Blake Morant of Wake Forest Law School


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Washington, D.C. - Equal Justice Works will recognize the contributions of leaders in public interest law at its Annual Awards Dinner, to be held on Thursday, October 21. Award recipients at this year’s event are Teri Plummer McClure, Senior Vice President for United Parcel Service (UPS); Blake D. Morant, Dean and Professor of Law at Wake Forest University Law School; and Jessica Stein, a student at the University of Connecticut Law School. David Gregory, host of NBC’s Meet the Press, will serve as emcee for the evening.

The Equal Justice Works Annual Awards Dinner is one of the largest gatherings of public interest law supporters in the country and recognizes individuals who have made extraordinary contributions to achieving equal justice on behalf of underserved communities and causes.

Teri Plummer McClure will receive the organization’s Scales of Justice Award for her record of promoting equality, justice and diversity as well as public service and pro bono service. A 15-year employee of UPS, Ms. Plummer McClure oversees the company’s legal, compliance and public affairs activities worldwide. She is also known for her service on various bar associations and boards including the UPS Foundation, the Atlanta Legal Aid Society and the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights.

The John R. Kramer Outstanding Law School Dean Award will be given to Wake Forest Law School’s Blake Morant. This honor recognizes Morant’s efforts to instill public service values and create opportunities for future public interest lawyers on Wake Forest’s campus. Since Dean Morant began his tenure in 2007, the school’s public interest law clinics have tripled from two to six; public interest internships for students have expanded; and the school’s Public Interest Retreat, designed to connect students with alumni involved in public interest and public service, was launched.

University of Connecticut Law School student Jessica Stein is the recipient of the Exemplary Public Service Award. A third year law student, Ms. Stein is receiving the award in recognition of her efforts to launch the Hartford, CT chapter of the Homeless Experience Legal Protection (H.E.L.P.) Project.

The Equal Justice Works Award Dinner will be held on Thursday, October 21 at the Ronald Reagan Building, beginning with a reception at 6 p.m., followed by dinner and awards presentation at 7 p.m. For tickets and additional information, please visit www.equaljusticeworks.org.

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Equal Justice Works, a nonprofit, nonpartisan 501(c)(3) organization, was founded in 1986 by law students dedicated to working for equal justice on behalf of underserved communities and causes. Today, Equal Justice Works is the national leader in creating summer and postgraduate public interest opportunities for law students and lawyers as well as in urging more public interest programming at law schools. For more information, visit www.equaljusticeworks.org.