Tom Boyd was recently profiled for Minnesota Lawyer‘s “Breaking the Ice” series. The Q&A format of the article talks about how a recent award for providing pro bono service is all the more meaningful because it came from the Hennepin County Bar Association (HCBA). The recognition Boyd received was a 2024 HCBA Excellence Award for Improving Access to Justice/Pro Bono Service. The organization is significant to him in part, Boyd said, because HCBA is the county bar his father joined in 1952.

It is a wonderful award because it recognizes that access to justice and pro bono service are essential obligations that members of our profession have as licensed attorneys,” Boyd said. “And I am humbled because there are so many lawyers and judges in this state who do so much to promote access to justice, and so many attorneys who provide outstanding pro bono work for clients who could not otherwise have representation.

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October 17, 2024