Nominations
are
now
open
for
the
Alli
Gerkman
Legal
Visionary
Award,
which
recognizes
an
innovator
who
has
made
significant
impacts
early
in
their
career
toward
making
the
American
legal
system
work
better
for
everyone.
That
describes
the
person
for
whom
the
award
is
named,
Alli
Gerkman,
who
died
of
breast
cancer
in
2019
at
the
way-too-young
age
of
41.
Alli
had
been
a
lawyer
and
senior
director
of
the Institute
for
the
Advancement
of
the
American
Legal
System at
the
University
of
Denver,
and
it
is
that
institute
that
created
this
award
in
her
honor.
The
award
is
designed
to
encourage
and
showcase
innovators,
risk
takers,
visionaries,
and
emerging
leaders
who
bring
a
different
perspective
and
a
reform-minded
approach
to
the
improvement
of
our
legal
system,
IAALS
says.
Candidates
should
be
early
in
their
legal
careers
to
be
eligible,
roughly
the
first
15
years.
Nominations
are
now
open
through
Nov.
1.
Nominations
may
be
made
by
others,
but
self-nominations
are
also
accepted.
Full
guidelines
and
the
nomination
form
can
be
found
at
the
award’s
website.