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Louis Stokes Paragon Award

The Louis Stokes Paragon Award

In August 2015, Legal Aid lost former board member, supporter, and friend Congressman Louis Stokes. Congressman Stokes dedicated his life to serving the people of Cleveland. His was a sharp vision of justice: all people deserve our respect and any barriers that prevent each individual from fully engaging in our society must be removed. In his honor, Legal Aid inaugurated in 2015 the Louis Stokes Paragon Award.

Recipients

Ruby Bridges

2024

Vanetta Jamison

2023

Campaign Cabinet

Arthur Hall III, Daniel Abrams, David Goodman, David Kutik, Douglas Wang, Edward Moore, Frank DeSantis, Gina Beredo, Hugh McKay, Ilah Adkins, James Graham, Jan Roller, Jonathan Leiken, Karen Giffen, Kevin Margolis, Matthew Dooley, Matthew Nakon, Michael Ungar, Michele Connell, Nicholas DiCello, Paul Harris, Quo Vadis Cobb, R. Eric Kennedy, Raymond Malone, Richard Panza, Richard Pogue, Rita Maimbourg, Shawn Riley, Stephen Fazio, Stephen O’Bryan, Vanetta Jamison

2022

Administration of Frank Jackson

Frank Jackson, City of Cleveland, Cleveland City Council

2019

The MetroHealth System

2018

James Sandman


Legal Services Corporation

John Levi

2017

Steven Dettelbach

2016

Richard Pogue

2015

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