[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 194 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2296]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF MR. DAVID DAWSON

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Mr. David 
Dawson as he retires after 40 years of service at the Legal Aid Society 
of Cleveland.
  Legal Aid Society of Cleveland is a law firm for low-income 
individuals and provides services in the areas of consumer rights, 
domestic violence, education, employment, family law, health, housing, 
foreclosure, immigration, public benefits, utilities and tax. It was 
founded as a nonprofit in 1905 and until 1966 operated primarily with 
volunteers. In 1966, staff attorneys were hired and today there are 53 
attorneys, 40 staff members and more than 1800 volunteers that serve 
Cleveland's low-income individuals. Legal Aid's mission is to secure 
justice and resolve fundamental problems for those who are low income 
and otherwise vulnerable by providing high quality legal services and 
working for systemic solutions.
  Mr. Dawson attended Kenyon College where he received a degree in 
English in 1964. He earned his Juris Doctor in 1971 from Vanderbilt 
University. He bravely served with the United States Navy between 1964 
and 1967. He began working at the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland in 
1971 as a staff attorney in the Hough Neighborhood Office. Throughout 
the past 40 years Mr. Dawson has also served as an Attorney in Charge, 
the Civil Director, and today serves as the Deputy Director for the 
Main Office and Interim Managing Attorney for the Lorain County Office.
  Because of his dedication to serving the people of Cleveland and vast 
expertise in poverty law, Mr. Dawson was honored by the Ohio Legal 
Assistance Foundation in 2010.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in congratulating Mr. 
David Dawson as he retires after 40 years of dedicated service to the 
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.

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