Nominations Now Being Accepted for Pro Bono and Children’s Law Awards The Louisiana State Bar Association nominations for its 2017 Friend of Pro Bono Award, Pro Bono Publico Award, Career Public Interest Award, the David A. Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award, the Law Student Award and the Children's Law Award will open December 5, 2016. Awards will be presented at a pro bono reception in May, 2016. Nominations close on February 17, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. Click here to submit a nomination online.