Boston--Supreme Judicial Court Justice John M. Greaney today presented the Clients’ Security Board’s William J. LeDoux Award to Newton Attorney Jerry Cohen during a ceremony in the Courtroom of the Supreme Judicial Court. The LeDoux Award is given annually by the Clients’ Security Board in recognition of an attorney’s extraordinary effort in helping a client recover significant financial losses resulting from the misuse of funds by an attorney. Mr. Cohen, a partner of the Boston Law firm of Perkins, Smith and Cohen, LLP, served as a pro bono custodian to help the family of a child manage a fund of $200,000 awarded to the child by the Clients’ Security Board. Mr. Cohen is the sixth attorney to win the LeDoux Award, named in honor of the late William J. LeDoux, who served on the Clients’ Security Board from 1987 to 1997, including seven years as Chairman.

            The Clients’ Security Board, established by the Supreme Judicial Court in 1974, uses a portion of the annual registration fees paid by attorneys to the Board of Bar Overseers to reimburse clients who have been victimized by instances of attorney misappropriations.

            In the photo, from left, are Justice Greaney, Mr. Cohen, and Clients’ Security Board Vice-Chairman Edward W. McIntyre.