The Bar Foundation

Samuel T. Gomez Award

In memory of Samuel T. Gomez, Esq., a Philadelphia attorney whose life was dedicated to serving the underprivileged, disenfranchised and abused, an annual award has been established for law students who demonstrate a commitment and compassion for the underserved through community service.

This award is designed to encourage and recognize outstanding and exemplary community service among law students, regardless of ethnicity, as evidenced by:

• active participation in a legal services program,
• advocacy on an individual and/or class action basis seeking equal access to medical care, housing, employment, and public assistance; consumer issues, utility issues and INS issues,
• advocacy on behalf of battered spouses and other victims of violence, and advocacy on behalf of the disabled and patients’ rights.

Because Mr. Gomez taught at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and graduated from the Temple University School of Law, the award alternates between these two schools.

The award is presented at the annual dinner of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Pennsylvania, in which Mr. Gomez was an active member and through which he was an advocate for community service.

Donations to the Samuel T. Gomez Memorial Fund may be sent to:

Philadelphia Bar Foundation
Samuel T. Gomez Memorial Fund
1101 Market Street, 11th Floor
Philadelphia, PA 19107

All donations are deductible as allowed by law.

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