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International Law Recognizes Harazin
Article Date: Saturday, April 11, 2009
Written By: Russell Rawlings
Bill Harazin, right, accepts award from Scott Hile. |
The International Law & Practice Section of the North
Carolina Bar Association has recognized William D. "Bill" Harazin
of Raleigh as the 2009 recipient of the John J. Dortch
International Service Award.
The award was presented in Charlotte on Thursday, April 9, in
conjunction with the section's annual meeting and CLE. Scott Hile
who chairs the ILPS Section presented the award.
The Dortch Award was established to recognize lawyers who
(1) have served as a role model for international law attorneys,
(2) have demonstrated the highest level of ethical standards, and
(3) have shown professional competence.
Harazin has been a member of the section since its inception in
1992 and served as chair in 1998-99. Most recently, he has been
instrumental in the creation of the NCBA Lawyer Exchange and served
as the delegation leader of the inaugural exchange to Taiwan in
2006. He also was a delegation member for the 2008 exchange with
Argentina.
In addition to his extensive record of service within the NCBA,
Harazin has served as chairman of the board for the World Trade
Center North Carolina and president of the N.C. World Trade
Association. He is a member of the Advisory Board for the Center
for International Understanding and a past vice chair and board
member of the International Visitors Council/World Affairs
Council.
He has served on the International Committee of the Business Law
Section of the American Bar Association, the International
Committee of the N.C. Board of Science & Technology and North
Carolina District Export Council. He is a former member of the 2006
Foreign Service Selection Board for the U.S. Dept. of Commerce and
a charter member of the board of directors of the N.C. Center for
World Languages and Culture.
Within the NCBA, Harazin has served on the CLE Committee since
2005 and currently chairs the Distance Learning Subcommittee. He
was a member of the CLE Business Law Curriculum Committee from
1992-2006 and served as its chair from 2005-06.
Originally from Chicago, Harazin is a graduate of the Southern
Illinois University School of Law. He received his bachelor's
degree from Illinois State University.
Harazin is a principal in the law firm of William D.
Harazin, PLLC, and an adjunct associate professor in the School of
Textiles at North Carolina State University.