Conference News and Information
June 1, 2010
2010 Awards of Merit Recipients
The following bar association projects received awards from the Conference of Local Bar Associations during the annual meeting. The awards recognize projects that serve the bench, the bar, and the people of Virginia. The CLBA makes information on winning projects available to other groups that want to sponsor similar programs.
Awards of Merit
For excellence in bar projects
Charlottesville Albemarle Bar Association
• Senior Law Day: A Toolkit for Surviving Life’s Later Challenges, a seminar
Fauquier County Bar Association
• Fauquier County Circuit Court Neutral Case Evaluation Program
Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association
• Foster Children Training Program
Roanoke Bar Association
• You and the Law public education program
Salem/Roanoke County Bar Association
• Certification Training for Court-Appointed Attorneys
Certificates of Achievement
For high achievement in bar projects
Fredericksburg Area Bar Association
• Wills for Heroes Program to help first responders with estate planning
Metropolitan Richmond Women’s Bar Association
• Partnership with Boaz & Ruth, a nonprofit project that helps formerly incarcerated persons make the transition back into a community.
Norfolk & Portsmouth Bar Association
• Ruffner Academy Mentoring Program for children in a Norfolk middle school.
• Pro Bono Legal Outreach Clinic with the Southeastern Tidewater Opportunities Project Inc.
Prince William County Bar Association Inc.
• Arthur Meets the President project to introduce the presidency and citizenship among elementary school students.
• Wills for Heroes to help first responders with estate planning
Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association
• General Counsel Breakfast Club for informal discussion experiences and best practices topics
Virginia Women Attorneys Association, Loudoun Chapter
• Empty Bowls Project to work with local potters to raise money for a local food bank