2020 Awards of the Kba (award Descriptions and Nomination Form)
| Publication year | 2019 |
| Pages | 09 |
| Citation | Vol. 88 No. 10 Pg. 09 |
November, 2019
The KBA Awards Committee is seeking nominations for award recipients for the 2020 KBA Awards. These awards will be presented in June at the KBA Annual Meeting in Wichita. Below is an explanation of each award and a nomination form for completion. The Awards Committee, chaired by Sara Beezley, of Girard, appreciates your help in bringing worthy nominees from throughout the state of Kansas to the committee's attention!
Deadline for nominations is Friday, March 6.
Phil Lewis Medal of Distinction
The KBA's Phil Lewis Medal of Distinction is reserved for individuals or organizations in Kansas who have performed outstanding and conspicuous service at the state, national, or international level in administration of justice, science, the arts, government, philosophy, law, or any other field offering relief or enrichment to others.
• A recipient need not be a member of the legal profession or related to it, but the recipient's service may include responsibility and honor within the legal profession;
• This award is only given in those years when it is determined that there is a worthy recipient.
Distinguished Service Award
This award recognizes an individual for continuous long-standing service on behalf of the legal profession or the public, rather than the successful accomplishment of a single task or service.
• The recipient must be a lawyer and must have made a significant contribution to the altruistic goals of the legal profession or the public;
• Only one Distinguished Service Award may be given in any one year. However, the award is given only in those years when it is determined that there is a worthy recipient.
Professionalism Award
This award recognizes an individual who has practiced law for 10 or more years who, by his or her conduct, honesty, integrity, and courtesy, best exemplifies, represents, and encourages other lawyers to follow the highest standards of the legal profession.
Pillars of the Community Award
This award is available to a Kansas lawyer and KBA member with a minimum of 10 years active non-specialized, general legal practice in a predominately low-density population area of Kansas. Recipients will have had substantial practice in small or solo law firms or local government service. Requirements are flexible but consideration will be...
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