Only one Annual Convention event is brimming with the awards – the Volunteer Recognition and Member Networking Celebration. Chief Justice Shirley S. Abrahamson will present awards to attorneys and law firms for providing outstanding volunteer services in 2009. The celebration, free to all convention attendees, will be held from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m., on Thursday, May 6.
April 7, 2010 – The Member Recognition and Networking Celebration is the 2010 State Bar Annual Convention member event that is brimming with awards and free to all convention attendees. The celebration will be held from 6:15 to 7:45 p.m., on Thursday, May 6. The State Bar will honor attorneys and law firms for providing outstanding volunteer services in 2009. This event is free to all convention attendees.
Inaugural Health Law Attorney of the Year Award
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Martha E. Gaines, U.W., Madison is the recipient of the inaugural Health Law Attorney of the Year Award. Gaines is recognized for her contributions to the preservation and enhancement of the health and life of the people of Wisconsin.
This award is presented by the Health Law Section. |
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Lawyer Hotline Firm of the Year
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Godfrey & Kahn, S.C., is the recipient of the Hotline Firm of the Year Award. The Lawyer Hotline Program is a public service component of the Lawyer Referral and Information Service. Hotline attorney volunteers answer simple legal questions over the phone, allowing callers to better assess whether they wish to hire a lawyer or use the resource information provided to them.
This award is presented by the Lawyer Referral and Information Service. |
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Back row from right to left: James Peterson, Mike Rausch, Paul Karch, Adam Briggs, Duncan Moss. Front row from right to left: Bob Dreps, Heather Clefisch, Rochelle Klaskin, Claire Finando |
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Pro Bono Awards
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Mark F. Borns, Borns Law Office LLC, Madison, will receive the Pro Bono Award for an Individual Attorney. |
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Domestic abuse injunction advocacy teams from Quarles & Brady LLP, Reinhart, Boerner Van Deuren, S.C., and Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, S.C. will receive the Pro Bono Organization Award.
These awards are presented by the Legal Assistance Committee. |
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From left to right: Colleen Fielkow of Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren S.C., Rhonda Matthews Ware of Whyte Hirschboeck Dudek, S.C., and Natalie Remington of Quarles and Brady, LLP |
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Nonresident Lawyers Division Founders’ Award
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Mary C. Misurek, Dakota County Attorneys Office, Hastings, Minn., is the recipient of the Nonresident Lawyers Division Founder’s Award, formerly the Dick O’Melia Award. Misurek is recognized for the many positive changes she has helped bring to the division and for her active participation in State Bar activities for many years.
This award is presented by the Nonresident Lawyers Division. |
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Public Interest Law Awards
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Shirin H. Cabraal, Disability Rights Wisconsin, Milwaukee, is the recipient of the Dan Tuchscherer Outstanding Public Interest Law Attorney for a selfless, liftetime commitment to working in the public interest, both inside and outside the field of law. |
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Carolyn M. Parkinson, Marquette University, and Jennifer Zimmerman, University of Wisconsin, are the Outstanding Public Interest Law Students of the Year award recipients.
These awards are presented by the Public Interest Law Section. |
| Carolyn M. Parkinson (left) and Jennifer Zimmerman (right) |
Senior Lawyers Leonard L. Loeb Award
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Robert C. Skemp, Hale, Skemp, Hanson, Skemp & Sleik, La Crosse, Senior Lawyers Division Leonard L. Loeb Award is recognized as a senior lawyer who has improved the legal system and shown leadership in advancing the quality of justice for all.
This award is presented by the Senior Lawyers Division. |
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Wisconsin Lawyers Assistance (WisLAP) Volunteer of the Year
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Theodore F. Mazza, Rummel & Mazza, Hartland, is the WisLAP Volunteer of the Year. Mazza is recognized for providing confidential, meaningful assistance through the WisLAP program in coping with alcoholism or other addictions, depression, acute and chronic anxiety, and other problems related to the stress of practicing law.
This award is presented by the WisLAP program. |
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Wisconsin Law Foundation Awards
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Harvey A. Kurtz, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, is the recipient of the Belle Case La Follette Outstanding Professional Award. Kurtz is recognized for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of the profession. |
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Jennifer D. Binder, First Law Group, S.C., Stevens Point, and Kristine L. Havlik, Foley & Lardner LLP, Milwaukee, are the recipients of the Gordon Sinykin Award of Excellence. Dinder and Havlik are recognized for their work on an individual law-related education or public service projects. |
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Jennifer D. Binder (left) and Kristine L. Havlik (right) |
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Donald J. Christl, Reinhard Boerner Van Deuren, S.C., Milwaukee, is the recipient of the Donald O’Melia Local Service Award. Christl is recognized for his public service contribution in his local community.
These awards are presented by the Wisconsin Law Foundation. |
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Young Lawyers Division Professional Achievement Award
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Carrie M. Benedon, Lathrop & Clark, LLPL, Madison, will receive the Young Lawyers Division 2010 Professional Achievement Award. Benedon is recognized for her outstanding dedication and service to the legal profession and the community.
This award is presented by the Young Lawyers Division. |
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Wisconsin Lawyer™ Author Award
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Howard A. Sweet, Hurley, Burish & Stanton, S.C., Madison, is the recipient of the Charles Dunn Wisconsin Lawyer™ Author Award. Sweet is recognized for “Understanding Domestic Partnerships in Wisconsin,” published in the November 2009 issue. This award, named after Wisconsin’s first chief justice, recognizes writing excellence in Wisconsin Lawyer™ articles.
This award is presented by the Communications Committee. |
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