The Judge John R. Brown Scholarship Foundation is accepting papers for the 24th annual Brown Award. Any law student at an ABA-accredited law school may submit two copies of a current legal writing (generally, a writing similar to a law-review article) to:
Foundation c/o Kenneth G. Engerrand
Brown Sims, P.C.
Tenth Floor
1177 West Loop South
Houston, TX 77027-9007
Students must submit a letter of recommendation from a faculty member or other legal professional in addition to the paper. The submission must be postmarked no later than August 18, 2017. There is no page limitation or restriction, except the writing must be on a legal subject. The awards are as follow: first place, $10,000; second place, $5,000; third place, $3,000, and two finalists will receive a $1,000 award each. The winning student wins an additional $5,000 to the scholarship fund at the student’s law school. For more information or for questions, please visit www.brownsims.com/about-brownsims/affiliations/judge-john-r-brown-award.