The National Legal Aid & Defender Association (NLADA) presented its 2007 Beacon of Justice Award to Kramer Levin along with more than fifty other law firms from across the nation that have provided pro bono legal assistance to detainees at Guantánamo Bay. In honoring these firms, NLADA noted that “[t]he uncompromising stance taken by these law firms to provide representation to individuals, despite public criticism, demonstrates an unwavering belief and commitment to fairness and equality under the law for all persons accused of a crime.”
Michael Sternhell, a member of the Kramer Levin team representing seven current and former Guantánamo detainees, accepted the award on behalf of the firm at NLADA’s Exemplar Awards Dinner in Washington, DC. The dinner is an annual event held by NLADA to honor those lawyers who work to improve the quality of representation for people unable to pay for legal assistance and to salute outstanding individuals who set an example in that regard by their extraordinary dedication, achievement, leadership, and vision.