Baker & Daniels Sponsors Pro Bono, Public Interest Award to Honor Albrights
In honor of Terry Albright, JD'65, and his wife, Judy, who passed away Jan. 15, Baker & Daniels LLP has sponsored the Terry and Judy Albright Pro Bono and Public Interest Award. The recipient in chosen for their substantial time commitment to public interest and pro bono service, and gives special consideration to the quality of service, including the ability to organize and lead others, to marshal and leverage resources, to identify new unmet needs, and to materially improve existing projects or initiatives.
The award's inaugural recipient, 2008 Indiana Law graduate Alex Kornya, has made significant contributions to providing access to justice through pro bono and public interest service. A student advisor and former co-director of the Protective Order Project, Kornya worked with law enforcement and other anti-domestic violence organizations, such as the Monroe County Domestic Violence Task Force. He also worked as a student intern for the District 10 Pro Bono Project and for Indiana Legal Services in Bloomington. Kornya will be working for Iowa Legal Aid next year.
"This award is a singularly appropriate tribute to Terry and Judy Albright," said Dean Lauren Robel. "Both have given so much of their time, energy, and vision to service to the Law School and the Indiana community at large. Their example inspires our students to greater public service and leadership."
The Albrights have exemplified the leadership and partnership necessary in successful public interest and public service initiatives. Throughout her life, Judy Albright pursued areas of service and leadership, including as the youngest president of Indianapolis YMCA, at the Volunteer Action Center, as president of three Parent Teacher Associations, and through her extended service on school foundations.
A senior trial lawyer in the Indianapolis office of Baker & Daniels for the past four decades, Terry Albright is currently involved in the state's alternative dispute resolution movement, providing mediation and arbitration services in connection with complex commercial and construction disputes. He has helped lead the growth in commitment to access to justice and public service through pro bono and public interest work in the bar and in the School of Law. In fact, the primary focus during his year as Indiana State Bar Association president was on the civil rights and unmet legal needs of children. In the past year, Albright's efforts have culminated in a growing partnership between the Law School and Baker & Daniels, including the funding of two Baker & Daniels Pro Bono Fellows, Judy Reckelhoff, 2L, and Rachael Yates, 3L, to coordinate student pro bono and public interest service.
A recipient of the Indiana University Academy of Law Alumni Fellows, Albright has received a number of awards and recognition, including being named an Indiana Super Lawyer, a Distinguished Barrister as awarded by the Indiana Lawyer, one of the Best Lawyers in America, and a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. He has served as a leader and a lead volunteer in dozens of community groups and initiatives.