Awards + Recognition

The North Carolina Bar Association and North Carolina Bar Foundation present numerous awards at the NCBA Annual Meeting in June and at other times throughout the year.

Recognition

• 100% Club | The 100% Club is a special recognition program open to law firms, legal departments and legal organizations with two or more attorneys when all of their attorneys as members of the NCBA.

Annual Meeting Awards

• H. Brent McKnight Renaissance Lawyer Award
• Citizen Lawyer Award
• NCBA Pro Bono Awards
• Legal Legends of Color Award

Section and Division Awards

• Administrative Law Section Award for Excellence
• Antitrust & Complex Business Disputes Law: Distinguished Service Award
• Bankruptcy Law: Lifetime Achievement Award
• Bankruptcy Law: Pro Bono Award
• Business Law Section: Alfred L. Purrington III Memorial Public Service Award
• Business Law Section: Distinguished Service Award
• Constitutional Rights & Responsibilities Law: John McNeill Smith, Jr. Award
• Construction Law: Evelyn M. Coman Award
• Corporate Counsel: The Corporate Counselor’s Award
• Criminal Justice Section: Wade M. Smith (defense attorney) and Peter S. Gilchrist III (prosecutor) Awards
• Dispute Resolution: Peace Award
• Education Law: Ann L. Majestic Distinguished Service Award
• Estate Planning Section Distinguished Service Award
• Family Law: Distinguished Service Award
• Government & Public Sector: Grainger Barrett Award for Excellence
• Health Law: Distinguished Service Award
• Intellectual Property Law: Outstanding Achievement Pro Bono Award
• International Law & Practice: John Dortch Service Award
• Juvenile Justice & Children’s Rights: The Children’s Champion Award
• Labor & Employment Law: The Distinguished Practitioner and Service Award
• Litigation: The Advocate’s Award
• Real Property: For Exemplary Service
• Senior Lawyers Division: Legal Practice Hall of Fame (formerly the General Practice Hall of Fame)
• Sports & Entertainment Law: The Racing Attorneys Conference TRAC Star Award
• Tax: Lifetime Achievement and Service Award
• Paralegal Division: Distinguished Paralegal Award
• Young Lawyers Division: Liberty Bell Award
• Young Lawyers Division: Charles F. Blanchard Young Lawyer of the Year
• Young Lawyers Division: Robinson O. Everett Professionalism Award
• Zoning, Planning & Land Use Section Award of Excellence
• Women in the Profession Committee: Woman Attorney of the Year Award

Additional Awards

• CLE Volunteer of the Year
• Centennial Awards