Nominees Sought for Medal of Honor

NOMINEES SOUGHT FOR MEDAL OF HONOR

The New Jersey State Bar Foundation is now seeking nominations for its 2009 Medal of Honor Award. One or two Medal of Honor Awards are given annually to lawyers and law-related professionals as well as laypeople who best exemplify either or both of the following criteria: (1) made a significant contribution to the advancement or improvement of the justice system or the betterment of the legal profession in New Jersey; (2) attained professional excellence as demonstrated by accomplishments in the law or service to the profession and the community during his or her career.

Past Medal of Honor recipients include:

Vincent J. Apruzzese, Esq. 1988

Matthias D. Dileo, Esq. 1988

Hon. Richard J. Hughes 1989

Hon. Stanley S. Brotman 1990

Daniel L. Golden, Esq. 1991

Joseph M. Nolan, Esq. 1991

Fred W. Friendly 1992

Melville D. Miller Jr., Esq. 1992

Hon. John F. Gerry 1993

James O'Brien 1993

Dean Ronald J. Riccio 1994

Miriam L. Murphy 1994

Hon. John J. Gibbons 1995

Lois A. Winnberg 1995

Hon. Samuel G. DeSimone 1996

Paulette Brown, Esq. 1996

Murray L. Cole, Esq. 1997

Walter N. Read, Esq. 1997

James Youngelson, Esq. 1998

Alan I. Gould, Esq. 1998

Hon. Joseph L. Rodriguez 1999

Thomas F. Campion, Esq. 1999

Hon. Marilyn Loftus 2000

James McCloskey 2000

Hon. Marie L. Garibaldi 2001

Raymond R. Trombadore, Esq. 2001

Raymond A. Brown, Esq. 2002

Joseph H. Kenney, Esq. 2002

Justice James H. Coleman Jr. 2003

Saul A. Wolfe, Esq. 2003

Hon. Sylvia B. Pressler 2004

William John Kane, Esq. 2004

Hon. Anne E. Thompson 2005

Joel A. Leyner, Esq. 2005

Hon. Martin L. Haines 2006

Professor Paula A. Franzese 2006

Hon. Daniel J. O'Hern 2007

Thomas R. Curtin, Esq. 2007

Hon. Stewart G. Pollock 2008

Hon. William A. Dreier 2008

To submit nominations for this prestigious award, send candidate's biographical information and summaries of achievements to Medal of Honor Committee, New Jersey State Bar Foundation, One Constitution Square, New Brunswick, NJ 08901. Nominations must be received by Friday, January 9, 2009.

For more information about the Medal of Honor nominations or Foundation programs, please contact Florence Nathan at (732) 937-7518 or 1-800-FREE LAW.

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