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January 29, 2009
ANDREW P. SPARKLER RECEIVES 2009 OUTSTANDING YOUNG
LAWYER AWARD
New Yorkattorney is the founding director of suicide prevention
non-profit organization
NEW YORK
—The New York State Bar Association’s
Young Lawyers Section will present its Outstanding Young Lawyer Award to
Andrew P. Sparkler of New York(American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers) tonight
at the 9th floor, Marquis C/Upper Terrace
Promenade of the Marriott Marquis. The award is presented annually to a
young lawyer who has rendered outstanding service to both the community
and the legal profession and has a distinguished record of commitment to
the finest traditions of the Bar through public service and professional
activities.
After losing a close friend to suicide in 2005,
Sparkler founded the David Dawes Nee II Foundation in 2006, where he is
currently President of the Board of Directors. The foundation is
dedicated to eliminating the stigma associated with depression and
suicide by promoting and encouraging diagnosis and treatment of
depression among adolescents and young adults. The foundation is
currently developing the Law School Initiative that seeks to address the
epidemic of depression in law students in New
York.
"Of the many exceptional nominees we received this
year, Andrew Sparkler proved to be an exemplary candidate for this
prestigious award. He is an inspiring role model for young lawyers in
his commitment to the law and his community," said Young Lawyers Section
Chair Sherry Levin Wallach of Mt. Kisco(Wallach
& Rendo LLP). "More than 40 percent of third-year law students and
24 percent of lawyers in New Yorksuffer with depression and I commend Andrew for raising
awareness about the severity of this issue as he continues what is sure
to be a distinguished career."
A graduate of Brown Universityand
Fordham University School of Law, he is currently the Legal Corporate
Associate Director of the American Society of Composers, Authors and
Publishers. He began his career as an Employment and Employee Benefits
Associate at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP before switching to
entertainment law at Beldock Levine & Hoffman LLP. Sparkler served
as editor-in-chief of the Fordham Intellectual Property, Media &
Entertainment Law Journal.
Previous winners include David A. Kochman
of New
York (Reed Smith), Laurie A.
Giordano of Rochester (Leclair
Korona Giordano Cole LLP), Michael C. Rakower of New York (Law Office of Michael C. Rakower), Elissa D. Hecker of
Irvington (Law Office of Elissa D. Hecker), and Immediate Past
Association President Kathryn Grant Madigan of Binghamton(Levene
Gouldin & Thompson LLP).
The 76,000-member New York State Bar Association is
the official statewide organization of lawyers in New
Yorkand the largest
voluntary state bar association in the nation. Founded in 1876, State Bar programs and activities have
continuously served the public and improved the justice system for more
than 130 years.
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