Recipients of the Division's 2007 Solo & Small Firm Awards were honored at GP|Solo’s 2007 Spring Meeting Awards Dinner in Washington, DC on May 11, 2007.

Solo and Small Firm Lifetime Achievement Award:

Charles J. Driebe  Jonesboro, GA
Wide acceptance as having significant lifetime distinction as a solo or small firm practitioner. Exceptional achievement by a sole practitioner widely accepted by his or her peers as having consistently achieved distinction in an exemplary way. The winner will also be viewed by other sole practitioners as epitomizing the ideals of the legal profession and sole practitioners.

Solo and Small Firm Project Award:

Lake County Bar Association, Judge Ted Klammer
Lake County Ohio Probate Court (Third Annual Probate and Mental Health Conference)
Rewards bar leaders and associations for their successful implementation of a project or program specifically targeted to solo and small firm lawyers.

Solo and Small Firm Trainer Award:

Bruce L. Dorner  Londonderry, NH
Recognizes significant contributions to educating lawyers or law students regarding the opportunities and pitfalls of a solo and small firm practice.

Solo Of The Year Award: Recognizes exceptional, meritorious achievement by a sole practitioner widely accepted by his or her peers as having consistently achieved distinction in an exemplary way. The winner will also be viewed by other sole practitioners as epitomizing the ideals of the legal profession and sole practitioners.

• Brian T. Hermanson , Ponca City, OK

Solo And Small Firm Project Award: Designed to reward bar leaders and associations for their successful projects. It recognizes the use of the most effective resources, regardless of overall budget.

• Ohio State Bar Association Solo, Small Firm & General Practice Section
  “2004 Ohio Economics of Law Practice and Law Office Technology Survey”
• North Carolina Bar Association General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Section and the Law Practice Management Section
  “North Carolina Small Law Office Resource Manual Fourth Edition (2005)”

Solo Practitioner Of Merit: Recognizes up to four sole practitioners throughout the country who through their efforts have shown outstanding dedication to the practice of law.

• Juan R. Thomas, The Thomas Group, Chicago, IL

Small Firm Practitioner of Merit: Recognizes up to four small firm practitioners throughout the country who through their efforts have shown outstanding dedication to the practices of law.

• Karen Coolman Amlong - Amlong & Amlong, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• William R. Amlong - Amlong & Amlong, P.A., Ft. Lauderdale, FL
• Cynthia Richardson Wyrick - Ogle, Gass & Richardson, PC., Sevierville , TN