[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 45 (Thursday, March 31, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E583]
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HONORING ASSISTANT DEAN FOR PRO BONO AND PUBLIC INTEREST PROGRAMS, EVE 
                            BISKIND KLOTHEN

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                         HON. ROBERT E. ANDREWS

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 31, 2011

  Mr. ANDREWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Eve Biskind Klothen 
for her outstanding accomplishments as Assistant Dean for Pro Bono and 
Public Interest Programs at Rutgers School of Law--Camden.
  Dean Klothen was honored by Philadelphia VIP for her contributions to 
the non-profit legal community on March 9, 2011. Philadelphia VIP is a 
regional legal organization that provides free legal services to low 
income clients by recruiting and training volunteer lawyers to handle 
pro bono cases.
  Dean Klothen earned her undergraduate degree from the University of 
Michigan and her J.D. from the Vanderbilt University School of Law. 
Prior to joining the staff of Rutgers, she worked in legal services in 
Georgia and as a federal agency fraud litigator in Washington, D.C. 
Dean Klothen also served as the founding director of Philadelphia 
Volunteers for the Indigent and as director of the Philadelphia Bar 
Foundation.
  Since 2002, Dean Klothen has advanced and expanded the portfolio of 
pro bono and public interest programs at the Rutgers School of Law--
Camden. Under her tenure, Rutgers--Camden law students and recent 
graduates have earned national accolades for their work in public 
interest law, including fellowships from Equal Justice Works, the 
Independence Foundation, and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus 
Institute.
  Her other professional activities include appointments to the Federal 
Judicial Nominating Commission for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 
and the Civil Justice Advisory Committee for the Eastern District of 
Pennsylvania United States District Court. Dean Klothen is also a 
member, and served a year as chair of the University of Pennsylvania 
Law School Public Service Advisory Committee. She also serves on the 
boards of City Year Greater Philadelphia and MAZON: a Jewish Response 
to Hunger.
  Dean Klothen's tireless efforts on behalf of the greater Philadelphia 
community have not gone unrecognized. Among the variety of awards she 
has been presented with are the Father Robert Drinan Award for 
Outstanding Public Service by the AALS; the Pro Bono Coordinator of the 
Year Award by the National Association of Pro Bono Coordinators, the 
Equal Justice Award by Community Legal Services in Philadelphia, the 
Outstanding Service Award by the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and the 
Excellence Award by Pennsylvania Legal Services.
  Mr. Speaker, I am proud to honor Eve Biskind Klothen and thank her 
for her pro bono and public service accomplishments on behalf of the 
greater Philadelphia community.

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