Bryan Adamson Receives 2016 William Pincus Award

Congratulation to our very own Professor Bryan Adamson of Seattle University School of Law who will receive the 2016 William Pincus Award from the AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education!

From the announcement by Jayesh Rathod:

The Executive Committee of the AALS Section on Clinical Legal Education is pleased to announce that Professor Bryan Adamson of Seattle University School of Law has been selected as the 2016 recipient of the William Pincus Award.  We will recognize all of Bryan’s achievements and present the award at the Clinical Section’s luncheon on Friday, January 8, at the AALS Annual Meeting in New York City.

The William Pincus Award is one of the highest honors bestowed upon a clinical educator.  The Award recognizes individuals or institutions of clinical legal education for his/her/their/its (1) service, (2) scholarship, (3) program design and implementation, or (4) other activity beneficial to clinical education or to the advancement of justice.  Over the course of a career in law teaching that spans more than 20 years, Bryan has achieved excellence in all of these areas.

Bryan has taken on major leadership roles within the clinical community, including Chair of the Clinical Section, Standing Committee on Clinical Legal Education, Clinicians of Color Committee, and Co-Chair of the Task Force on Clinical Legal Education.  He is also a prolific scholar, having published over 15 law review articles or book chapters across a range of subject matter areas.  At Seattle University School of Law, Bryan has pioneered numerous cutting-edge programs, and spearheaded the creation of a Community Development and Entrepreneurship Clinic and also a Predatory Lending Clinic.  Bryan has led our clinical community in responding to complex challenges, including the mortgage foreclosure crisis and the racial justice concerns that underlie that Black Lives Matter movement.  Indeed, Bryan was the primary organizer for the Black Lives Matter event at the Clinical Conference earlier this year.

In addition to these impressive contributions, Bryan’s nominators also emphasized his personal qualities, including his selfless, giving, and amiable nature.  A colleague from Seattle University shared the following: “Bryan is among the most kind, generous, funny, creative and humble people on the planet.  He is beloved by his students, the staff, and faculty that have the honor of working with him every day.” 

Please join us in congratulating Bryan on this important recognition!