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.

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: Women in the Profession Trailblazer Award

Additional Awards

• CLE Volunteer of the Year
• Centennial Awards