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ABA Presents YLD Awards of Achievement
Article Date: Saturday, August 01, 2009
The Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar Association
has received two first-place recognitions from the ABA YLD through
its annual Award of Achievement Program.
The first-place honors were extended in the Comprehensive and
Newsletter categories.
NCBA YLD also received two second-place awards in the Single
Project category. The USERRA Mediation Project was recognized in
the Service to the Public category while How to Open Your Own Law
Firm was recognized for Service to the Bar.
The awards culminate an exceptional year for the NCBA's Young
Lawyers Division, during which its members and their volunteer
leaders achieved enormous success in service to the public and the
profession.
"I am thrilled that the YLD has once again won numerous national
awards for its bar and public service projects," said Craig Cannon,
newly installed chair of the NCBA Young Lawyers Division.
"The results of the 2009 ABA Award of Achievement competition
are a reflection of the tremendous amount of work that was done
during the 2008-09 bar year by the 4,500 members of the YLD and the
incredible leadership that was provided by Patti Ramseur and the
YLD Executive Council."
The ABA YLD's Awards of Achievement Program is an opportunity
for state and local young lawyer organizations affiliated with the
ABA YLD to submit their best projects for evaluation and
recognition by a jury of their peers.
It is designed to encourage project development by recognizing
the time, effort, and skills expended by young lawyer organizations
in implementing public service and bar service projects in their
communities.
"This is great," added Roberta King, chair-elect of the NCBA
YLD. "These awards are a reflection of Patti Ramseur's exceptional
leadership, Kirk Bradley's hard work in putting together the
applications, Jacquelyn Terrell's continued hard work and guidance
as our staff liaison, the leadership of our executive committee,
the leadership of our committee chairs and the hard work of our
committee members.
"I am proud to have been part of this."