Good work by this Atlanta firm & kudos for a paralegal: "Kilpatrick Stockton LLP announces the firm’s third annual pro bono awards to recognize outstanding contributions to the firm’s pro bono efforts. The awards highlight a second record-breaking year for the firm, with more than 27,500 pro bono hours in 2005, a value of $8.2 million.“'Pro bono is an essential element of the...
Wow! You've gotta read this article from the Stars & Stripes: "You wouldn’t think this blond-haired, blue-eyed paralegal with a warm smile is a force to be reckoned with when she’s behind a .50-caliber machine gun. "But you — and the fighters who ambushed her convoy — would be wrong. "Army Cpl. Krista Bullard proved her combat mettle in late January when her convoy from...
Woo-hoo! "Janie Ramon trounced Diana Bejarano Salgado to lock up the Democratic Party nomination for Val Verde County Clerk, and incumbent Rogelio 'Roy' Musquiz buried Ricardo Padilla in a landslide of votes for the Democratic Party nod for another term as Val Verde County Commissioner Precinct 2. "According to the election roundup released by Cardenas Tuesday night, Ramon, a legal...
Well, this is good news! The Maryland Daily Record has launched a new annual awards program to salute Maryland's unsung legal heroes. “The Unsung Legal Heroes Awards program will seek out and recognize legal support staff who work behind the scenes but often do not get public recognition for their contributions. “The Daily Record is seeking nominations for the awards through its publications,...
Now, this is welcome news! Gaston College -- & the Advisory Board to the Criminal Justice & Paralegal departments -- presented awards on December 14th to honor two paralegals from North Carolina for their high ethical working standards: "Vickie Wiggins with Mullen Holland and Cooper P.A. law firm and Bobbie Little with the Jonas Law Firm, P.L.L.C., were recognized with Outstanding...