7/13/11

The following individuals are recipients of 2011 State Bar of Michigan awards, which will be presented at a banquet on Wednesday, September 14, at this year's Annual Meeting in Dearborn.

2011 State Bar of Michigan Award Recipients

Roberts P. Hudson Award: James K. Robinson (posthumously)

Frank J. Kelley Award: Hon. John A. Hallacy, John H. Logie, Hon. Milton L. Mack Jr.

Champion of Justice Award: Jacqueline Doig; Barry L. Howard and Edward H. Pappas (shared); Kary L. Moss; Professor Monica Nuckolls and Hon. M.T. Thompson Jr., (shared); Rebecca Shiemke

Kimberly M. Cahill Bar Leadership Award: A for Attorney Program—Lisa Kirsch Satawa and James Samuels

John W. Cummiskey Pro Bono Award: Elizabeth Joy Fossel

Liberty Bell Award: Kate White and Judy Ellis

SBM will be presenting a new award this year, the John W. Reed Michigan Lawyer Legacy Award, to Professor Harold Norris. This award will be presented periodically to a professor from a Michigan law school whose influence on Michigan lawyers has elevated the quality of legal practice in Michigan.

The following individuals are recipients of State Bar Representative Assembly Awards, which will be presented at the Assembly's September 15 meeting in Dearborn.

2011 State Bar Representative Assembly Award Recipients

Michael Franck Award: Clark C. Johnson

Unsung Hero Award: Karen Gullberg Cook and Mayra Lorenzana-Miles