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To Recognize and Celebrate Amrita Anna Sanyal as the 2024 Recipient of Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio’s Outstanding Service by an Individual Award.
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WHEREAS, Amrita Anna Sanyal is the 2024 recipient of Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio’s Outstanding Service by an Individual Award; and
WHEREAS, Anna earned her bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University and her law degree from Capital University Law School; and
WHEREAS, Anna is an associate at Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP and a member of its finance, energy and real estate group; and
WHEREAS, Since she began volunteering in 2013 as a new attorney, Anna has demonstrated unwavering dedication to serving her community through LASCO’s legal advice clinics, especially at the YWCA Family Center; and
WHEREAS, Even before the pandemic, Anna played a vital role in transitioning the YWCA clinic to virtual services, checking in regularly with LASCO to ensure she was updated as soon as it was resumed; and
WHEREAS, Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio, in conjunction with the Ohio Poverty Law Center, is committed to searching out the patterns, causes of, and solutions to the repetitive and fundamental legal problems facing low-income Ohioans and pursuing the legal recourse needed to address those problems; and
WHEREAS, Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio is comprised of advocates who are passionate about providing legal services to low-income individuals, and it is an honor and a privilege to work with an organization that is committed to making the daily lives of Columbus residents better - a fact exemplified by the service of people such as Amrita Anna Sanyal; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council recognizes and celebrates Amrita Anna Sanyal as the 2024 Recipient of Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio’s Outstanding Service by an Individual Award.