Hall of Fame Recognition

By E.D. Gaskins

Membership in the Legal Practice Hall of Fame is a significant recognition by the North Carolina Bar Association of the lifelong achievements of lawyers who have practiced in North Carolina for thirty years or more.  Started in 1989 as the General Practice Hall of Fame, this recognition has now been afforded to 164 members of the Association.

The deadline for nominations for the Legal Practice Hall of Fame is March 20.  Access the nomination form here.

Senior Lawyers Division chair Bruce Huggins believes these recipients “truly represent the best of our profession in excellence of practice, professionalism, courtesy and community service.”  “The Senior Lawyers Division is honored to have assumed the responsibility to select the recipients of this award beginning in 2019,” says Chairman Huggins.

“The Senor Lawyers Division,” he added, “is grateful for the legacy of the General Practice Section for creating the award and entrusting it now into the hands of the Senior Lawyers Division.”

E.D. Gaskins and former NCBA Director of Sections and Divisions Jane Weathers are coordinating selection of new inductees, working in concert with Cheyenne Merrigan, NCBA Communities Manager and staff liaison to the Senior Lawyers Division.

Nominations are now open for the 2020 Legal Practice Hall of Fame induction class, which will be honored at the NCBA Annual Meeting in Charlotte, scheduled for June 25-28.  Honorees will be recognized at the Awards Dinner on Thursday, June 25.  The new inductees and all past recipients of the award will also be invited to and be recognized at the fall meeting of the Senior Lawyers Division (date and location to be determined).

The deadline for nominations is March 20.

Access the nomination form here. Questions should be directed to Cheyenne Merrigan via email ([email protected]) or phone (919) 659-1449.