Young Lawyers Division 2000-2001




1995-96 Awards of Achievement Winners

STATE AFFILIATES

DIVISION IA Young lawyer membership of 8,000 or more

A. Comprehensive Applications

    1ST PLACE
    Texas Bar Young Lawyers

    2ND PLACE
    Pennsylvania Bar YLD

    CERTIFICATE OF PERFORMANCE
    Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference

B. Single Project Applications Service to the Public

    1ST PLACE
    Texas Bar Young Lawyers VoTexas

    2ND PLACE
    Virginia State Bar YLC Implementation of Statewide Emergency Legal Service

C. Single Project Applications Service to the Bar

    1ST PLACE
    Texas Bar Young Lawyers What Do You Want to Do With Your Law Degree

    2ND PLACE
    California Young Lawyers San Diego Employment Fair

    CERTIFICATE OF PERFORMANCE
    Virginia State Bar YLC Long Range Plan

DIVISION IB Young Lawyer membership of more than 3,000 and less than 8,000

A. Comprehensive Applications

    1ST PLACE
    North Carolina Bar YLD

    2ND PLACE
    State Bar of Michigan YLS

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    Georgia State Bar

    CERTIFICATE OF PERFORMANCE
    Oklahoma Bar YLD
    Maryland State Bar

B. Single Project Applications Service to the Public
    1ST PLACE
    North Carolina Bar YLD "A Day in the Life of a Laywer"

    2ND PLACE
    State Bar of Michigan YLS Child Abuse Pamphlet

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    Georgia State Bar YLS Representing Special Needs Children
    Oklahoma Bar YLD OK Bombing Disaster Legal Response
    Maryland State Bar The Great Gatsby Gala

C. Single Project Applications Service to the Bar
    1ST PLACE
    State Bar of Michigan Practice Interviews at Law School

    2ND PLACE
    North Carolina Bar YLD "New Associates Survival Guide"

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    Maryland State Bar Regionl Young Lawyers Happy Hour

    CERTIFICATE OF PERFORMANCE
    Oklahoma Bar YLD Mid-Year Meeting
    Georgia State Bar Great Day of Service

DIVISION IC Young lawyer membership of 3,000 or less

A. Comprehensive Applications

    1ST PLACE
    Mississippi Bar YLD

    2ND PLACE
    Virginia Bar YLD

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    Hawaii State Bar YLD

    CERTIFICATE OF PERFORMANCE
    South Carolina Bar

B. Single Project Applications Service to the Public

    1ST PLACE
    Virginia Bar YLD Disaster Legal Assistance

    2ND PLACE
    Mississippi Bar YLD DUI Consequences

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    Tennessee Bar YLD Youth Empowerment Summits
    New York State Bar Mentor Directory
    South Carolina Bar Adopt a Classroom

C. Single Project Applications Service to the Bar
    1ST PLACE
    Mississippi Bar YLD Solo and Small Firm Handbook

    2ND PLACE
    Virginia Bar YLD Pro Bono Prosecutor

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    South Carolina Bar YLD New Admittee Task Force

LOCAL AFFILIATES

DIVISION IIA Young lawyer membership of 2,000 or more

A. Comprehensive Applications

    1ST PLACE
    Chicago Bar Young Lawyers

    2ND PLACE
    Houston Young Lawyers

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    Los Angeles Bar Barristers
    Philadelphia Young Lawyers

B. Single Project Applications Service to the Public

    1ST PLACE
    Chicago Bar Young Lawyers Where to Go For Legal Assistance

    2ND PLACE
    Houston Young Lawyers VoTexas

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    Los Angeles Bar Barristers Basic Training for Micro-Businesses
    Philadelphia Bar YLD Stepping Out for High School Seniors

C. Single Project Applications Service to the Bar

    1ST PLACE
    L.A. County Bar Barristers Sensitivity Training

    2ND PLACE
    Chicago Bar Young Lawyers Juvenile Court Simulation

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    Philadelphia Bar YLD Law School Outreach

    CERTIFICATE OF PERFORMANCE
    Houston Young Lawyers Trial Science Seminar

DIVISION IIB Young lawyer membership of more than 800 and less than 2,000

A. Comprehensive Applications

    1ST PLACE
    Austin Young Lawyers Ass'n

    2ND PLACE
    Dade County Bar YLS

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    Dallas Ass'n of Young Lawyers
    Bar Ass'n of Baltimore City

    CERTIFICATE OF PERFORMANCE
    Hillsborough County Bar YLS
    Maricopa County Bar YLD

B. Single Project Applications Service to the Public

    1ST PLACE
    Dallas Ass'n of Young Lawyers Lawyers for Literacy

    2ND PLACE
    Dade County Bar Ass'n Three Point Play

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    Austin Young Lawyer Ass'n AYLA/ASA Estate Planning Clinic
    Maricopa County Bar YLD Domestic Violence
    Bar Ass'n of Baltimore City Power Readers Club
    Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Family Court Handbook

C. Single Project Applications Service to the Bar

    1ST PLACE
    Dade County Bar YLS Town Meeting on Professionalism

    2ND PLACE
    Dallas Ass'n of Young Lawyers Moving Up or Moving Out

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    Austin Young Lawyers Ass'n Bench Book
    Bar Ass'n of Baltimore City Hanging Out a Shingle

    CERTIFICATE OF PERFORMANCE
    Maricopa County Bar YLD Environmental Awareness

DIVISION IIC Young lawyer membership of 800 or less

A. Comprehensive Applications

    1ST PLACE
    San Antonio Young Lawyers

    2ND PLACE
    Waco-McLennan County YLA

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    Jefferson County YLA
    Laredo Young Lawyers Ass'n

    CERTIFICATE OF PERFORMANCE
    Jacksonville Bar YLS
    Nashville Bar YLD
    El Paso Young Lawyers
    Fort Worth-Tarrant County

B. Single Project Applications Service to the Public

    1ST PLACE
    Waco-McLennan County YLA Dealing with Tomorrow Today: Successful Aging

    2ND PLACE
    San Antonio Young Lawyers Ass'n The House That Lawyers Built

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    Lubbock County Young Lawyers Talkin Trash and 10K Pickup
    El Paso Young Lawyers Gang Education Video
    Laredo Young Lawyers Fishing Derby

    CERTIFICATE OF PERFORMANCE
    Memphis and Shelby County Minority Pre-Law
    Nashville Bar YLD Will Project
    Jefferson County Young Lawyers Suits Without Stripes

C. Single Project Applications Service to the Bar
    1ST PLACE
    Waco-McLennan County YLA Attorney Ad Litem

    2ND PLACE
    Laredo Young Lawyers Ass'n Meet the Judges

    SPECIAL RECOGNITION
    San Antonio Young Lawyers Ass'n Brown Bag with the Judiciary

    CERTIFICATE OF PERFORMANCE
    Jefferson County Young Lawyers Law Bash 95


DIVISION IID Affiliates in any of the above categories which have not submitted any application for the five previous years

A. Comprehensive Applications

    1ST PLACE
    Southwest Louisiana Bar

B. Single Project Applications Service to the Public

    1ST PLACE
    Southwest Louisiana Bar Ask A Lawyer Phone-a-Thon

C. Single Project Applications Service to the Bar
    1ST PLACE
    Southwest Louisiana Bar Trial Practice for the Young Lawyer

MINORITY BENEFIT PROJECT APPLICATIONS

Minority Awards of Achievement Winners

First Place Winners
IA - Texas Young Lawyers Career Options Day
IB - State Bar of Michigan African American Women Judges
IC - South Carolina Bar YLD Diversity Task Force
IIA- Chicago Bar YLD Activities Boost Membership
IIB- Austin Young Lawyers Ask an Attorney TV Show Spanish
IIC- Memphis & Shelby County Minority Pre-Law Conference

Second Place Winners
IA - Virginia Bar YLC Directory of Local & Specialty Bars
IIB- Dade County Bar YLS Pre-Law Minority Careers
IIC- Jefferson County YLA You Can Too

Special Recognition
IIB- Houston Young Lawyers Membership Diversity Drive
IIC- San Antonio Young Lawyers Minority Involvement Happy Hour

Certificate of Performance
IIB- Dallas Ass'n of Young Lawyers Minority Gala Reception

1994-95 NEWSLETTER JUDGING RESULTS

Local Affiliates ($0-$1,999)
    1ST PLACE
    Waco-McLennan

    2ND PLACE
    Southwest Louisiana

    HONORABLE MENTION
    Philadelphia

Local Affiliates ($2,000 - $5,500)

    1ST PLACE
    Jefferson County

    2ND PLACE
    Houston
    HONORABLE MENTION
    Nashville

Local Affiliates ($5,500 - $10,000)
    FIRST PLACE
    Austin Young Lawyers

    2ND PLACE
    San Antonio Young Lawyers

Local Affiliates ($10,000 +++)

    FIRST PLACE
    Dalla Ass'n of Young Lawyers

State Affiliates ($5,000 - $9,900)

    FIRST PLACE
    South Carolina

    2ND PLACE
    North Carolina

State Affiliates ($10,000 - $15,999)

    FIRST PLACE
    Virginia State Bar YLC

    SECOND PLACE
    State Bar of Michigan YLS

    HONORABLE MENTION
    Maryland State Bar YLS

State Affiliates ($16,000 +++)

    FIRST PLACE
    Georgia State Bar YLS

    SECOND PLACE
    Pennsylvania Bar

OUTSTANDING PROJECT AWARDS

American Bar Endowment Outstanding Service to the Public Award

Austin Young Lawyers Association
ASK AN ATTORNEY TV SHOW

Most Outstanding Single Project Service to the Bar Award

State Bar of Michigan YLS
PRACTICE INTERVIEWS AT LAW SCHOOL