Eve Hill and Jacqui Cadman attended 2024 Annual Awards Reception for The Bazelon Middle, championing the rights of people with psychological disabilities. Eve, Bazelon Board Chair, introduced the Visionary Award. – Cyber Tech

Brown Goldstein & Levy associate Eve Hill, joined by associate Jacqui Cadman, attended the 2024 Annual Awards Reception for The Bazelon Middle for Psychological Well being Regulation. The signature occasion was hosted on Tuesday, September 17 on the Nationwide Press Membership in Washington, D.C. BGL was proud to as soon as once more sponsor the annual ceremony.

Eve, who serves as Chair of the Bazelon Board, introduced the Visionary Award to her fellow board member and award recipient, Joyce Bender. This award is reserved for people who not solely encourage us however problem us to reimagine what is feasible. It celebrates these whose forward-thinking management and unwavering dedication have made an indelible influence on their discipline, group, and the lives of numerous others. 

For greater than three many years, Joyce has been a pioneer in advocating for the rights of individuals with disabilities. As founder and CEO of Bender Consulting Companies and Bender Management Academy, she has made it her life’s mission to create significant employment alternatives for people with disabilities, serving to us break down obstacles within the workforce. As Eve stated in her speech, “Joyce has not solely modified lives – she has modified techniques.”

Jacqui  joined Eve in honoring Joyce for her work championing efforts that make sure the dignity, equality, and empowerment for all individuals with disabilities, in addition to the leaders throughout the nation who work to guard and advance the rights of individuals with psychological disabilities. The reception featured Amna Nawaz, co-anchor of the PBS Information Hour as emcee. All through the night, the BGL staff related with fellow changemakers in incapacity rights, social justice, psychological well being, and extra. 

Since 1972, the Bazelon Middle has advocated for the civil rights, full inclusion, and equality of adults and youngsters with psychological disabilities. The Middle makes use of cutting-edge litigation to impact progressive systemic change and influence public coverage, together with securing early authorized precedents creating primary civil rights for individuals with psychological disabilities—together with the rights to a public training, to obtain companies in community-based settings as an alternative of establishments, and to make choices about one’s personal care.

Eve, one of many nation’s main civil rights attorneys, serves as Chair of the Board of Trustees of the Bazelon Middle. Every year, Eve takes a number one position in facilitating this and different Bazelon Middle occasions and programming that champion incapacity rights and group advocacy. BGL is proud to repeatedly sponsor and associate with the Bazelon Middle in our shared advocacy for people with disabilities throughout the nation, making certain that their rights are achieved, and their tales are shared.

Be taught extra about our incapacity rights observe right here.

MORE ABOUT EVE HILL 

Eve Hill is among the nation’s main civil rights legal professionals, identified particularly for her work with purchasers with disabilities and LGBTQ+ purchasers. She has been acknowledged by Law360 as one among simply 12 “Titans of the Plaintiffs’ Bar” for 2023, in addition to by Lawdragon as one of many 500 Main Legal professionals in America (2022, 2023, and 2024). Her wide-ranging expertise enhances Brown, Goldstein & Levy’s many years of dedication to high-impact incapacity rights instances and its advocacy on behalf of people with disabilities and their households. Eve additionally leads Inclusivity, BGL’s Strategic Consulting Group, which works with organizations to advertise the training, engagement, and employment of individuals with disabilities.

MORE ABOUT JACQUI CADMAN

Jacqui Cadman joined BGL at first of the 12 months, bringing over 19 years of expertise as a seasoned trial legal professional to the agency. All through her profession, she has tried a whole lot of instances, starting from visitors and misdemeanor offenses to essentially the most critical prices, together with murder and sexual assault. She has mastered complicated problems with forensics, psychology, and performed intricate constitutional litigation. She has intensive expertise litigating complicated pre-trial points reminiscent of privilege, Brady sanctions, and double jeopardy, in addition to figuring out, consulting with, and getting ready specialists to testify. She is broadly identified for her experience in conducting deep investigations and for attempting and profitable essentially the most time-intensive and tough instances. She is a daily coach nationwide on numerous matters involving felony legislation and trial advocacy. Be taught extra about Jacqui right here.

ABOUT BROWN GOLDSTEIN & LEVY

Based in 1982, Brown Goldstein & Levy is a legislation agency based mostly in Baltimore, Maryland, with an workplace in Washington, DC. The agency is nationally acknowledged in all kinds of observe areas, together with complicated civil and business litigation, civil rights, well being care, household legislation, and felony protection. Above all else, Brown Goldstein & Levy is a client-centered legislation agency that brings many years of expertise and passionate, efficient advocacy to your struggle for justice.