THE FIRST EVER ABA YLD NATIONAL OUTSTANDING YOUNG LAWYER
On February 9, 2008 during its Midyear Meeting Assembly in Los Angeles, California, the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division awarded the first ever ABA YLD National Outstanding Young Lawyer Award to Sean D. Reyes of Salt Lake City, Utah. “We are thrilled to honor Mr. Reyes.” Jay E. Ray, Immediate Past Chair of the ABA YLD, explained. “He is exactly the type of young lawyer the award was created to recognize—one who exhibits professional excellence, service to the profession and the bar, service to the community, and a reputation for legal ethics and professional responsibility. The world and profession need to learn from Sean and the other amazing individuals nominated for this Award.”
The ABA YLD is also proud to recognize two Finalists for the Award, Claudine Germain Jackson of Texas and Daniel Schwartz of Connecticut, as well as all of the individuals nominated for the award. To view information about the 2007 ABA YLD National Outstanding Young Lawyer, Sean D. Reyes, or the two Finalists, please click on their names below.
Sean D. Reyes, Salt Lake City, UT – Nominated by the Utah State Bar Association YLD
2007 FINALISTS
Claudine Germain Jackson, Fort Worth, TX – Nominated by the Texas Young Lawyers Association
Daniel Schwartz, Avon, CT – Nominated by the Connecticut Bar Association YLS
General Information
2007 Finalists:
Claudine Jackson
Nominated by the Texas Young Lawyers Association
Dan Schwartz
Nominated by the Connecticut Bar Association Young Lawyers
Section
2007 Nominees:
Michael G. Bergmann
Nominated by the Chicago Bar Association Young Lawyers Section and the
Illinois State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Tasha C. Blakney
Nominated by the Tennessee Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Stephanie R. Bolton
Nominated by the Clearwater Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Roxanna M. Chacon
Nominated by the State Bar of New Mexico Young Lawyers Division
Hal D. Coffey
Nominated by the Allegheny County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Charles Eppolito, III
Nominated by the Pennsylvania Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
M. Nalani Fujimori
Nominated by the Hawaii Women Lawyers
Timothy Gardner, Jr.
Nominated by the State Bar of Michigan Young Lawyers Section
Christina D. Hardman
Nominated by the New Jersey State Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Tina Nicole Herbert
Nominated by the South Carolina Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Katja H. Hill
Nominated by the Virginia Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Christy E. Kiely
Nominated by the Virginia State Bar Young Lawyers Conference
Latosha T. Lewis
Nominated by the Houston Young Lawyers Association
Maralee MacDonald
Nominated by the California Young Lawyers Association
Jennifer Evans Morris
Nominated by the Dallas Association of Young Lawyers
Sara Reynolds
Nominated by the Nashville Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
Alison Werner Smith
Nominated by the Iowa State Bar Association Young Lawyer Division
Diane Standaert
Nominated by the ABA Forum on Affordable Housing and Community
Development Law
Annamaria Steward
Nominated by the Young Lawyer Section of the Bar Association of the District of
Columbia
Jeannine Smith Williams
Nominated by the St. Petersburg Bar Young Lawyers
