InnovAction Awards 2009 Winners

I just noticed we never mentioned the latest InnovAction Awards winner announced in September! This year’s winner is New Family Organization created by Irit Rosenblum in Israel.

From InnovAction:

Irit Rosenblum broke fresh ground defending a universal right to family as intrinsic to the practice of law. Rosenblum pioneered a new sphere of legal rights surrounding the family based on the conviction that the rights to marry, divorce, have children, bequeath and inherit assets, and conduct family life are human rights and must be attainable to all regardless of faith, nationality, sexual orientation or status. She founded New Family to fill a critical gap in the practice of law in Israel: to attain the right of every individual to establish a family and to exercise equal rights within it. For the 2 million people in Israel who are subject to discrimination due to family status, New Family’s achievements have been invaluable.

Also, for the first time, InnovAction have included an honorable mention which has been awarded to Practical Law Company Inc. in the UK.

The 2009 InnovAction Awards were presented on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at a special session during the 2009 Futures Conference held in conjunction with the Annual Meeting of the College of Law Practice Management in Denver, CO. For more information see the 2009 InnovAction Awards press release.

Applications for the 2010 Awards will be available starting January 1, 2010.

Note: Slaw.ca is a Friend of InnovAction and our columnist Jordan Furlong is currently InnovAction Chair.