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August 27, 2008
NOMINEES SOUGHT FOR 2009 EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE
AWARD
Annual Award Honors New
York’s Public Service Attorneys
The New York State Bar Association is
seeking nominees for the 2009 Award for Excellence in Public Service.
Sponsored by the Committee on Attorneys in Public Service, the award
recognizes excellence by a member of the legal profession in the
commitment to, and performance of, public service. The award will be
presented during the Association’s Annual Meeting on Tuesday,
January 27, 2009.
“Public service attorneys
play an invaluable role in our society by improving the greater good,
but their work often goes unrecognized,” said Committee Chair
Prof. Patricia E. Salkin of Albany(Director, Government Law Center of Albany Law School).
“It is a privilege to honor those committed to working in the best
interest of the public.”
Individuals must epitomize a commitment
to the highest and noblest calling afforded by the legal profession, to
preserve and protect the public. Their efforts must demonstrate a
commitment to service, honor and integrity.
The deadline for nominations is
September 26, 2008. Nominations should be directed to Patricia K. Wood,
CAE, Senior Director, Membership Services, New York State Bar
Association, One Elk
Street , Albany, NY, 12207, faxed to 518-487-5579, or e-mailed
to caps@nysba.org. Nomination forms can be obtained by visiting www.nysba.org/capsaward.
Past recipients
include: Mark L. Davies, New York City
Conflicts of Interest Board; Barbara F. Smith, Lawyer Assistance Trust;
Murray M. Jaros, NYS Association of Towns; Joan A. Kehoe, NYS Department
of Agriculture & Markets; Hon. Judith S. Kaye, Chief Judge, NYS
Court of Appeals; David B. Klingaman (posthumous), NYS Court of Claims;
Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, 42nd Infantry Division; Hon.
Jonathan Lippman, Chief Administrative Judge, NYS Unified Court System;
Robert J. Freeman, NYS Commission on Open Government; Walter E. Mugdan,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Jeffrey Friedlander, New York City
Law Department; and Leonard Koerner, New York City Law
Department.
The 74,000-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, NYSBA programs and
activities have continuously served the public and improved the justice
system for more than 130 years.
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