Congratulations to Rosemary Hernandez! "A sergeant bested 22 other Army paralegals from XVIII Airborne Corps and Army Special Operations Command in competition Thursday at Fort Bragg, N.C. "Sgt. Rosemary Hernandez placed first in the Command Sgt. Maj. Cornell Gilmore paralegal challenge, according to results released by Master Sgt. Joseph Lister, one of the event’s organizers. ...
Interesting components of this competition! "Twenty-three paralegals will compete today to be named the best in the XVIII Airborne Corps and Army Special Operations Command. "It is the first competition to be organized for Army paralegals, according to Master Sgt. Joseph Lister, chief paralegal noncommissioned officer for Army Special Operations Command. "The contest includes a...
Nice to see a paralegal's hard work get recognized: "A Fond du Lac native and legal-support leader for a Cleveland law firm is among four University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh alumni who have won the 2006 Outstanding Young Alumni Award. "Michael Hammarlund, a native of Fond du Lac now living in Rocky River, Ohio, earned his degree in international studies and political science at UW-Oshkosh...
Well-deserved kudos for a paralegal in uniform: "Spc. Tasha Carnahan plays a tough game of softball, her commander says."She also wants to be a tough lawyer in the courtroom someday, according to Col. Jerry Linn of Fort Leonard Wood’s staff judge advocate office. "Linn spoke Friday at the Committee of 50 ceremony honoring Carnahan as Fort Leonard Wood's Soldier of the Quarter. ...
Good news -- paralegals serving on that task force are included: "U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales this week bestowed his office's top annual award to federal prosecutors, FBI agents and paralegals who have served on the Justice Department's Enron Task Force, including those involved in this year's fraud and conspiracy trial of former Enron chairman Ken Lay and former CEO Jeff...
Good works recognized by major firm: "Vinson & Elkins LLP is proud to announce that Pam Lewis, a paralegal in the firm’s insolvency and reorganization (IR) practice in Dallas, received the President’s Call to Service Award in a ceremony at the Fort Worth Police Academy on August 23, 2006. Lewis was nominated and chosen for this award because she has volunteered over 4,000 hours in...
Inspiring news from Legal Assistant Today: "The editors and staff of Legal Assistant Today are proud to announce Katherine Manns has been awarded LAT’s 2006 Paralegal of the Year Award.... Manns, a 20-year paralegal and litigation support manager for the Buffalo, N.Y., office of Phillips Lytle, was selected by the magazine’s editorial advisory board as this year’s winner for her...
Excellent news! "Miss Wibke Timmermann -- a 30 year-old German legal assistant working in a defence team at the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) -- is to receive the Henri Dunant Award 2006 for her international law dissertation, specializing in hate speech and war propaganda. "She carried out this work after studying at the University Centre for International...
Let's hear it for teamwork! "Topping off another year of exceptional results on the intellectual property front, Irell & Manella LLP's Morgan Chu has been named the Number 1 Intellectual Property lawyer in the U.S. by Chambers & Partners. "Mr. Chu was among only 19 American lawyers singled out by Chambers as being the top practitioners in their respective fields. Long recognized...
This Colorado paralegal makes a difference! "Here's a compressed look at Debbie Hindin-King's profession and volunteerism: litigation and visitation. "She's a paralegal with the Holland & Hart law firm. "In her spare time, she devotes around 15 hours a week to volunteering, mainly with the Central Visitation Program. "She is the April recipient of the Minoru Yasui...