Too many
attorneys give the profession a bad name.
Not exact matches
Before forming Burnside Law Firm LLP,
attorneys Thomas R. Burnside, III and Mark B. Williamson worked at Burnside Wall LLP under the direction of senior partner and founding member, Thomas R. Burnside Jr. (1938 - 2007), who in 1998 received the Tradition of Excellence Award
given annually by the General Practice and Trial Section of the State Bar of Georgia to a plaintiff's lawyer who has demonstrated a tradition of excellence in his chosen
profession.
Dan is a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, has been listed among Maryland's Top 50 Super Lawyers, is a winner of The Daily Record «s 2010 Leadership in Law Award, and received The Daily Record «s 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award,
given to
attorneys and judges who are well respected in their
profession, active in their community, and dedicated to growing the next generation of legal leaders.
She's received many awards, including the Robert V. Payant Award for Teaching Excellence from the National Judicial College, which she received in 2016, and the Justinian Award for Professional Excellence by the Johnson County Bar Association, an award
given annually to an
attorney who exemplifies integrity, service to the community, and service to the legal
profession.
Giving aspiring young
attorneys early experience is something that benefits them and the legal
profession.
So, in the early days I was one of a small group of lawyers who were asked to help out with «speaking notes» for non-partisan topics, such as the role of the
Attorney General, children's rights, the responsibility of the legal
profession to
give back through community service and of course the importance of law reform.
[W] hat's both troubling and sad is that smart, young
attorneys would so willingly forego ownership of their writing and analytical work, one of the few things that
gives us any currency in this
profession, simply because the firm demands it.
Sorraya M. Solages, a 34 - year - old
attorney with Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., says some workers new to the legal
profession believe the insistence on face time is all about older lawyers who don't want to
give younger lawyers a break.