The Bar Foundation

Philadelphia Bar Foundation Award

The Philadelphia Bar Foundation Award was created to honor the memory of Louis D. Apothaker, a prominent Philadelphia attorney and past President of the Bar Foundation.

This award is given to an outstanding attorney who is dedicating his or her life to promoting the ideal of equal access to justice for all by working in the non-profit legal services community. A $2,500 award is presented in recognition of excellence in providing direct legal services to the poor and the underprivileged in Philadelphia.

The Bar Foundation is pleased to announce that Catherine C. Carr, Executive Director of Community Legal Services, is the 2009 Philadelphia Bar Foundation Award recipient.

Long an advocate for the rights of the poor, Catherine C. Carr is a fitting recipient of the Philadelphia Bar Foundation Award. Before taking over the leadership of Community Legal Services – an organization that helps low-income Philadelphia residents obtain equal access to justice by providing them with legal services – Cathy brought numerous precedent-setting class action lawsuits which were used as models for change by legal services programs around the country. Since being named executive director of CLS in 1995, Cathy has provided leadership and vision for her organization and the Philadelphia legal services community at large. With activities and accomplishments too numerous to list, Cathy Carr is a role model for every attorney in the public interest and legal services community.


For more information contact Lynne Brown or call (215) 238-6347.