Tradition of Excellence Award
The Virginia State Bar General Practice Section annually recognizes an outstanding lawyer who embodies the highest tradition of personal and professional excellence in Virginia. This special award recognizes attorneys who have devoted significant amounts of time, efforts, and/or funds to activities that benefit their community and help enhance the image and esteem of general practice attorneys in the Commonwealth. All candidates must be current members of the VSB in good standing, with a minimum of ten years of law practice, at least five of which must have been as a general practitioner.
Tradition of Excellence Award
2006-2007
James C. Roberts Wins the Virginia State Bar's 2007 Tradition of Excellence Award
James C. Roberts is a big firm lawyer, who has maintained a general practice for 50 years. Roberts is the 21st recipient of the Tradition of Excellence Award presented annually by the Virginia State Bar's General Practice Section. The award was presented on Saturday June 16, 2007 in Virginia Beach.
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Announcement
The General Practice Section of the Virginia State Bar is seeking nominations for its 22nd Annual Tradition of Excellence Award, which will be presented at the Virginia State Bar Annual Meeting in Virginia Beach on Saturday morning, June 21, 2008.
This award recognizes an outstanding lawyer who embodiesthe highest tradition of personal and professional excellence in Virginia and, in doing so, enhances the image and esteem of attorneys in the Commonwealth.
General Qualifications
To qualify, nominees must be current members of the Virginia State Bar in good standing who have practiced for a minimum of ten years, five of which must be in general practice. Nominees also should have achieved both personal and professional distinction in their community.
Nominations
Nominations must be submitted in writing to the VSB
General Practice Section, c/o Vivian Byrd, 707 East Main
Street, Suite 1500, Richmond, Virginia 23219-2800,
and include the following information:
- Name,age,and address of nominee;
- Brief biographical information and photograph;
- Firm or employment affiliation for past ten years or more;
- Bar memberships;
- Courts where admitted to practice;
- Details of significant community activities and/or
contributions; - Details of significant activities and/or contribu-
tions that have helped to enhance the image
and esteem of general practice attorneys in the
Commonwealth; - A brief statement explaining why the nominee
should be awarded the Tradition of Excellence
Award; and - Any other information that may be of assistance to
the selection committee.
Nominees may also be interviewed by the selection committee or a representative of the committee at any time after submission of the nomination.
Deadline
The General Practice Section must receive your nomination by close of business on Friday, April 16, 2008.
Notification of Winner
The recipient of this year’s Tradition of Excellence Award will be determined on or before Wednesday, April 23, 2008. The recipient will be invited to be the honored guest of the General Practice Section at the VSB Annual Meeting.
Past Recipents
1987 ...........................………......Philip M. Sadler
1988 ..........................…….....J. Sloan Kuykendall
1989 ..........................……....….....Henry C.Clark
1990 ..........................……..…....Phillip S.Walker
1991 .......................….......The Hon.James Keith
1992 .............................……….....C.Flippo Hicks
1993 ............................………....Mary Ellen Kerr
1994 .............................…….....E.Wayne Sawyers
1995 ....................…....…..…........Tommy P.Baer
1996*.....................….....……..Carl C.Gillespie,Sr.
1997 ........................…......….Nicholas A.Spinella
1998 ......................….....….George M.Warren,Jr.
1999 ..............................……Eric V. Zimmerman
2000 .................................….Ebb H. Williams III
2001...........................…..….…T. L. Plunkett, Jr.
2002......................…......Alexander F. Dillard, Jr.
2003...........................Kenneth McFarlane Smith
2004….………………...…….....….Robert E. Sevila
2005................................Lawrence H. Hoover, Jr.
2006........................................Frank O. Brown Jr
2007........................................James C. Roberts
*Mr. William C. Goforth was an honorary recipient of the award in 1996 for his outstanding years of service to the General Practice Section. The award was presented posthumously at the 1996 VSB Annual Meeting. For more information, call Patricia Sliger at the Virginia State Bar at (804)775-0576.