MLRI Awards
Over the years, MLRI and its staff members have received numerous awards from other organizations for our legal work on behalf of clients. Here is a list of the recognitions which the program and current staff have been given during the past thirty years.
| Award | Recipient | Presented By |
| 2009 | ||
| Inspiring Leadership Award | Ruth Bourquin | Homes For Families |
| Women of Justice Award | Ruth Bourquin Iris Gomez |
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly with the Women's Bar Association and Massachusetts Association of Women Lawyers |
| Kit Clark Award | Pat Baker | Massachusetts Meals on Wheels Association |
| 2008 | ||
| David B. Bryson Award | Judith Liben | National Housing Law Project and Housing Justice Network |
| The Boston Foundation Award | MLRI | The Boston Foundation |
| Union of Minority Neighborhoods Award | Fran Fajana | Union of Minority Neighborhoods |
| Governor's Citation
In recognition of outstanding advocacy work |
Fran Fajana | Commonwealth of Massachusetts |
| Commonwealth Workforce Coalition
Awards for CORI Focus on Getting Jobs |
MLRI, Fran Fajana, and Ernest Winsor | Commonwealth Workforce Coalition |
| First Supporters Award | MLRI | Boston Workers Alliance |
| 2007 | ||
| Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants | Annette Duke | Massachusetts Union of Public Housing Tenants |
| Deignan Intergenerational Service Award | Pat Baker | Intergenerational Urban Institute at Worcester State College |
| Daniel Levy Award | Iris Gomez | National Immigration Project of the National Lawyers Guild |
| 35th Anniversary Award | Ernest Winsor | Mass. Correctional Legal Services |
| Give Liberty A Hand Award | Iris Gomez | MIRA Coalition |
| 2005 | ||
| 1st Annual Spirit of Stonewall Award | Neil Cronin | AIDS Action Committee |
| Boston City Council Resolution for CORI Work | MLRI and Ernest Winsor | Boston City Council Resolution for CORI Work |
| Annual Dinner Award | Ernest Winsor | Union of Minority Neighborhoods |
| Dr. Joseph A. Brenner Award | Allan Rodgers | Community Legal Services and Counseling Center |
| American Immigration Lawyers’ Association Jack Wasserman Award
For Excellence in Immigration Law Litigation |
Iris Gomez | American Immigration Lawyers’ Association Jack Wasserman Award |
| Annual Dinner Award | Judith Liben | National Lawyers’ Guild, Mass. Chapter |