The Access to Justice Committee has conferred its annual Bernard P. Becker honors for outstanding legal work for low-income clients. The awards were presented at the MSBA Assembly to five honorees; the committee recommended two recipients for the Legacy of Excellence because the strength of the nominations in this category made it impossible to select just one winner.
- Advocate: Georgia Sherman, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
- Emerging Leader: Jocylyn Poehler, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
- Legacy of Excellence: Steve Wolfe, Southern Minnesota Regional Legal Services
- Legacy of Excellence: Michele Garnett McKenzie, Advocates for Human Rights
- Law Student: Kim Boche, University of St. Thomas