Barrister of the Month - Nominations Needed
by Nicole De Santis

Last month, I wrote about needing speakers for the Barristers Club, and I received a supportive response from experienced practitioners, judges and justices. In this day of the billable hour and bottom line, it is commendable that many of you still value taking the time to counsel new attorneys, and help bring out the best in them. Because of your responses, the Barristers Club looks forward to hosting some different programs this year to help Barristers improve their skills and navigate their way to career satisfaction. For those of you who responded and generously volunteered your time and expertise - thank you!

This month I write with a different request, but one that doesn't fall far from last month's tree. On the last Tuesday of every month, on the second page of the Daily Recorder newspaper, the Barristers Club features its news and upcoming events in the "Barristers Bulletin". Part of the Barristers Bulletin includes a "Barrister of the Month" column to recognize those new attorneys who are making a particularly impressive contribution to the practice of law. The barrister's picture and summary of his/her background is included, as well as a description of what they do. The column is not only helpful for the barrister who is honored, but also to other young (and not so young) attorneys, who get a chance to see the many different kinds of careers our new attorneys are pursuing today, and their achievements in them.

Do you have a hardworking associate at your firm who deserves praise for a job well done? Then nominate her/him to be Barrister of the Month! Do you know of a young attorney who should be commended for taking pro bono cases, or an attorney who is practicing in a specific, interesting area of the law? Please let us know. The Barristers Club is here to welcome and recognize new attorneys, but we need your help in finding them.

If you have a nomination for Barrister of the Month, please contact Nicole De Santis, Barristers Club vice president of programs, at 218-3628, or ndesantis@firstam.com. A barrister is any attorney who has been practicing for five years or less OR any attorney who is under the age of 36. I look forward to hearing from you.

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