IAALS Awards Oregon Task Force on Alternatives to the Bar

Professor of Practice and Director of the Advocacy Center, Jo Perini-Abbott, accepted the Rebuilding Justice Award on behalf of Oregon’s Task Force on Alternatives to the Bar, presented by the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System (IAALS). The award recognizes individuals or organizations that exemplify the spirit of innovation and leadership necessary for building a legal system that is accessible, fair, reliable, and efficient. Perini-Abbott chaired the task force and continues to serve on the committee that succeeded it, the Licensing Pathways Development Committee; she is widely recognized in Oregon and beyond as a driving force for licensure reform. IAALS highlighted the task force’s leadership, innovation, and role as an agent for system reform, and “its role in catalyzing the national conversation around licensure reform.”