Dallas Bar Association Wins State Bar Awards

DALLAS - June 25, 2013 - PRLog -- The Dallas Bar Association accepted several awards for its programs and services at the State Bar of Texas (SBOT) Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas.

This year, the State Bar’s Local Bar Services Committee selected the DBA as the recipient of the Award of Merit for best overall programs, which included the successful DBA Diversity Summit, the Trial Academy and a record-breaking total of $834,000 for the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program (DVAP) Campaign for Equal Access to Justice. The DBA has numerous programs that benefit the community, including annual supply drives for Dallas ISD and local charities and being the longest-running whole-house sponsor for the Dallas Area Habitat for Humanity.

In addition, Headnotes, the official newsletter of the DBA, received three Star of Achievement Awards for outstanding articles published in Headnotes:
Best Feature Story: Al Ellis, of Sommerman & Quesada, L.L.P.
Best Human Interest Article: Will Pryor, Attorney at Law; and Michelle Alden, DVAP Managing Attorney
Best Series of Substantive Legal Articles: George Shake, of Geary, Porter & Donovan, P.C.; Jenny L. Womack, of Jenny L. Womack, P.C.; and Kelly McClure and Chris Meuse, of McClure Law Group.

The Stars of Texas Bar Awards are presented by the State Bar of Texas to recognize local bar associations for outstanding community involvement, commitment to increasing access to justice and dedication to the profession. While the publication awards honor exceptional reporting, originality and impact on the legal profession.

Various DBA members received individual awards at the annual meeting, including:
·         Beverly Godbey, of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP; Vincent Perini, of Vincent Walker Perini, P.C.; Frank E. Stevenson, of Locke Lord LLP; and Robert Witte, of Strasburger & Price, LLP; received Presidential Citations

·         Stephen R. Akers, of Haynes and Boone, LLP, received the Distinguished Texas Probate Attorney Lifetime Achievement Award

·         George W. Bramblett, Jr., of Haynes and Boone, LLP, received the Luther H. Soules Award for Excellence in Litigation

·         John G. Browning, of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, received the Dan Rugeley Price Award, presented by the Texas Bar Foundation

·         Brittany K. Byrd, of Winstead PC, received the TYLA Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas Award

·         George C. Chapman, of Thompson & Knight LLP, and Alan D. Feld, of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., received the Outstanding 50-Year Lawyer Award, presented by the Texas Bar Foundation

·         Nina Cortell, of Haynes and Boone, LLP, received the Chief Justice Jack Pope Award, presented by the Teas Center for Legal Ethics

·         Cecelia R. Cox, of Resource Center of Dallas, received the LGBT Judge Norman W. Black Award

·         Josiah M. Daniel, III, of Vinson & Elkins LLP, received the award for Outstanding Law Review Article, presented by the Texas Bar Foundation

·         Lacy L. Durham, of Deloitte Tax LLP, received a TYLA President’s Award of Merit

·         Curtis L. Frisbie, Jr., of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, received the Distinguish Counselor Award, presented by the Antitrust & Business Litigation Section

·         Hon. Harlin D. “Cooter” Hale, of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, received the TYLA Outstanding Mentor Award

·         Hon. James M. “Jay” Patterson received the Judge Merrill Hartman Pro Bono Judge Award

·         Michelle Reed, of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, L.L.P., received a Presidential Citation

·         Charles W. “Charlie” Spencer, of Spencer & Associations PLLC, received the Distinguished Texas Real Estate Attorney Lifetime Achievement Award

·         Peter S. Vogel, of Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP, received the Gene Cavin Award

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The Dallas Bar Association is a professional, voluntary organization of nearly 11,000 Dallas-area attorneys. To find out more, log on to www.dallasbar.org.