Nominate deserving colleagues for State Bar awards!
The following committees have issued a call for award nominations:
(For a complete listing or to submit nominations for Awards and Competitions go to: www.nysba.org/Awards )
Committee on Diversity and Inclusion
2012 Diversity Trailblazer Award
This award is given annually to New York attorneys whose exceptional efforts have advanced the full and equal participation of minorities at all levels of the legal profession.
Deadline: Friday, September 30, 2011
Committee on Women in the Law
2011 Ruth G. Schapiro Memorial Award
Established in 1992 in memory of the first Chair of the Committee on Women in the Law, this award recognizes the noteworthy contributions of a NYSBA member in addressing the concerns of women.
Deadline: October 7, 2011
2012 Kay Crawford Murray Award
Established in 2008, this award honors a female or male member of the Bar who recognizes the value of diversity in the legal profession and who has dedicated her or his time to advancing the professional development of women attorneys.
Deadline: October 7, 2011
The Committee on Attorney Professionalism
Professionalism Award
The award shines a light on practicing attorneys who "toil in the vineyard" and are especially valued by their clients and colleagues.
Deadline: November 11
New York State Conference of Bar Leaders
2011 Bar Leaders Innovation Awards
The Awards are given annually to city, county, ethnic, minority, special purpose, specialty and women's bar associations in New York State that introduce new programs, ideas and methodologies which benefit not only their members but the community at large.
Deadline: November 18, 2011
Committee on Civil Rights
2012 Haywood Burns Award
The award is given annually to an individual whose contributions to New York reflect Dean W. Haywood Burns' commitment to the struggle for equality and justice, while recognizing the unique qualities that made Burns an outstanding advocate for civil rights and the empowerment of the powerless.
Deadline: November 18, 2011