Citizen Lawyer Kim Stogner
Article Date: Friday, June 26, 2009
Written By: by Jason Walters
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| Kim Stogner accepts award from President Charles Becton. |
The North Carolina Bar Association recently presented Winston-Salem attorney
Kimberly H. Stogner with its Citizen Lawyer Award. The award recognizes
attorneys who have provided exemplary service to their communities through
volunteering and civic involvement beyond their law practice.
Stogner
credits her involvement in the community to her mentor, Bob Vaughan. Early in
her career, Vaughan encouraged her to become active in the community and told
her that “you are not a good lawyer if you don’t give back to the local
community.”
If involvement in the community makes a good lawyer, Stogner
ranks as one of the best. She has served the local community on a number of
boards including Crisis Control Ministry, United Way of Forsyth County and
Crosby Scholars.
Her involvement with the Crisis Control Ministry goes back to the mid 1990s
when she joined the board of directors. Ever since joining the board, she has
been impressed with the great leadership and mission of the organization –
helping people in a short term crisis. Crisis Control Ministry helps individuals
get through a rough time, whether from a sickness, losing a job or needing
assistance in obtaining prescription medications.
Margaret Elliott, executive director of Crisis Control Ministry, says that
Stogner “recognized the value of the staff, volunteers and mission of the
ministry.” Stogner, no longer a member of the board, still assists with leading
the new board member orientation. “She led the board with grace and dignity,”
added Elliott.
Recently Stogner served as the chair of the United Way of Forsyth County’s
Community Investment Cabinet. The cabinet is a group of community volunteers who
determine the amount of funds allocated to each United Way agency in Forsyth
County. Serving as the chair allowed Stogner to get to know and understand many
of the human services providers throughout the county.
In addition to her local community involvement, Stogner has served on a
number of North Carolina Bar Association projects including serving as a trustee
for the Health Benefit Trust and a member of the Development Committee.
“Dealing with other lawyers in the bar association on these projects reminds
me of why I became a lawyer,” stated Stogner, referring to the professionalism
and service that they provide.
Stogner received her award at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Bar
Association in Asheville on Friday, June 26. Stogner is a partner in the
Winston-Salem offices of Womble Carlyle and focuses on assisting clients with
estate planning, trusts and probate law issues.
Provided by the Young Lawyers Division of the North Carolina Bar
Association in conjunction with the Citizen Lawyer Task Force in recognition of
recipients of the 2009 Citizen Lawyer Awards. The awards were presented on
Friday, June 26, at the NCBA Annual Meeting in Asheville.