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Students Honored
for Pro Bono and
Clinic Work
ON APRIL 16, THE LAW SCHOOL HOSTED ITS
ANNUAL PrO BONO AND CLINICAL PROGRAM
RECEPTION IN THE CONOUR ATRIUM. The
keynote speaker was Hon. Melissa May, ‘84, Indiana Court
of Appeals. Judge May is also Chair of the Indiana Pro Bono
Commission. In total, the class of 2010 contributed 15,138
pro bono hours while in law school.
Seventy-two J.D. students were recognized for their pro
bono work. The John Paul Berlon Award for outstanding
pro bono contributions was presented to Andrea Ciobanu,
‘10, who completed more than 200 hours of pro bono work
while in law school, for which she also received Gold Level
recognition. The Gold Level (200+ Hours) was named for
former Dean and Professor of Law, Norman Lefstein. This
year the Silver Level (100-199 Hours) was named for the
late Professor Mary Harter Mitchell who passed away in
November of 2009.
The law school’s Clinical Program also honored students
at the reception. The recipient of the Outstanding Clinic
Student Award for 2009-10 was Matthew B. Keyes, ‘10.
This award honors a clinic student who has demonstrated
dedication to public interest work through representation
and advocacy on behalf of clients in the clinic. While in
school, Matt participated in two clinics and an externship
with the Marion County Public Defender Agency. “Matt
distinguished himself as a dedicated extern,” said Professor
Novella Nedeff, who supervised the externship.
Professor Joanne Orr first came to know Matt when
he participated as an intern in the Disability Clinic in spring
2009. “While a student in the Disability Clinic, Matt provided
effective and professional representation to a young woman
in an extremely complex case,” she said. Additionally,
he completed the Advocacy Skills Concentration, taking
courses in both the Civil and Criminal Tracks. Currently, he
is working at the Marion County Public Defender Agency,
assisting attorneys in Marion Superior Court 19.
I U S C H O O L O F L AW S U M M E R A L U M N I M A G A Z I N E
Top: Andrea Ciobanu won the John Paul Berlon Award for Outstanding
Pro Bono Service. She is shown here with the Director of the Pro Bono
Program, LaWanda Ward, ‘03.
Middle: The Honorable Melissa May, ‘84, Indiana Court of Appeals and
chair of the Indiana Pro Bono Commission, gave the keynote address.
Bottom: Matthew Keyes, ‘10, was the Outstanding Clinic Student Award
winner. He is pictured with Professor Carrie Hagan, Professor Joanne Orr
and Professor Mary Wolf, director of clinical programs.