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The Best in Your Bar 2008

L. Jonathan Ross Award for Outstanding Commitment to Legal Services for the Poor
Katherine Stearns of New London, in recognition of a career-long commitment to pro bono service,  was awarded with the 2008 Ross award.

2008 Pro Bono Award Recipients
The Distinguished Pro Bono Service honorees are profiled in a March7 Bar News article.

Philip S. Hollman Equality Award for Gender Equality
The Philip S. Hollman Equality Award, established on the occasion of Judge Hollman’s retirement from the Superior Court Bench in 2003, is designed to honor Judge Hollman’s efforts as a stalwart advocate for gender equality in the legal system. Judge Hollman was an original member of the Task Force on Women in the Bar in 1988 and has been a member of the Committee since that time.

At the Gender Equality Breakfast, Katharine Daly, recently retired executive director of the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights, received the 2008 Hollman Award for Gender Equality at the NHBA Midyear Meeting. For several years, Daly has worked with the Commission to promote a greater understanding of the issues involved in discrimination in all areas of the law and has been an advocate for gender equality throughout her career. To read about this champion of human rights, please see the related Bar News article.

Vickie M. Bunnell Award for Community Service
Instituted in 1998 to honor the memory of Vickie M. “A Country Lawyer” Bunnell and to applaud the community spirit that is a hallmark of our profession, this award is presented to an attorney from a small firm (four or fewer attorneys) who has exhibited dedication and devotion to community by giving of their time and talents, legal or otherwise.

The 2008 Vickie Bunnell Award  was presented to solo and small-firm attorneys, recognizing their key role in their communities as volunteers in civic, youth, religious groups and government at all levels. Please see the related Bar News article for details.

Distinguished Service to the Public Award
This award, which honors the attorney or attorney who best exhibit(s) service to the public on behalf of the administration of justice, was presented to Bar members who have volunteered for Rule 170 over last 15 years.  Please see the related Bar News article for details.

NHBA Paralegal Professionalism Award
Aniko Bouley, of Goff & Wilson, was presented with the Paralegal Professionalism award.


See photos of some of the 2008 recipients, as well as other Midyear Meeting highlights.
Past Midyear Meeting Award Recipients

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