STATE COLLEGE (March 10, 2000) -- The Pennsylvania Bar Association recognized 25 county bar associations with County Bar Recognition awards during the 34th Annual Seminar of the Conference of County Bar Leaders held Feb. 25 in State College, PA.
Honoring county bar associations that sponsor projects, which work to improve the legal profession, justice system or community, the County Bar Recognition awards are sponsored annually by the Pennsylvania Bar Association and are non-competitive in nature.
�The Pennsylvania Bar Association is pleased to honor these county bar associations for their outstanding work on the winning projects,� noted PBA President Louis N. Teti. �Through the County Bar Recognition Awards, the PBA hopes to encourage more members of the legal profession to participate in community and educational activities.�
The winning county bar associations and their projects are as follows: (for detailed descriptions of the projects, please click here.)
Allegheny County Bar Association
Beaver County Bar Association
- Desktop Publishing
- Girls Hope
Berks County Bar Association
Chester County Bar Association
- Pro Bono Seminar
- Sexual Harassment Unit
Columbia/Montour Bar Association
- Annual Scholarship Program
- I Signed the Constitution
- Stepping Out Program
Cumberland County Bar Association
- ABA Partners Program
- Stepping Out Program
- YLD: Casino Night
Dauphin County Bar Association
- Leadership Retreat
- Baltimore Bench/Bar Conference
- Diversity Workshop
Delaware County Bar Association
- Reading is Fundamental
- Town Hall Line
- Child Custody Mediation
Erie County Bar Association
- Revision & Implementation of New Judicial Plebiscite Procedures
- Acquisition of Courthouse Arbitration Rooms
Franklin County Bar Association
- The Causeway
- The Franklin County Bar Association 100th Anniversary Video
- Celebrating a Century of Service
Lackawanna Bar Association
- People�s Law School �99
- Lawyers in the Classroom
- YLD Project KidCare
Lancaster Bar Association
- Association Management Software
- Arbitration Fee Check-Off
The Bar Association of Lehigh County
- Adopt-A-Highway
- Holiday Assistance Millennium Program
Lycoming Law Association
- Red Cross Bloodmobile
- Heart Walk
- Legal Assistance for Victims of Hurricane Floyd
Montgomery Bar Association
- Elder Law Handbook
- Student Mentoring Program
- The Coming Crisis: Potential Assaults on the Practice of Law Luncheon Meetings
Monroe County Bar Association
- Lawyer Referral Service
- Bench Bar Conference
Northampton County Bar Association
- Law Explorer Program
- I Signed the Constitution
- Northampton County 250th Anniversary
Schuylkill County Bar Association
- Pro Bono Program
- Scholarship Fund
- Give a Family Christmas
Snyder County Bar Association
- Annual Law Day Essay Contest
Susquehanna County Bar Association
- I Signed the Constitution
- Jonathon Jasper Wright Portrait
Union County Bar Association
- Pro Bono Custody Hearing Officer Program
Washington County Bar Association
- People�s Law School
- Bench Bar Conference
- Mentor Program
Westmoreland Bar Association
- Candidates� Night
- Working Women�s Closet
- YL District Justice Dinner
Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association
- Food for Filing
- Mentor Program
- Speakers Bureau
York County Bar Association
- Behind the Courthouse Doors
- Legalines T.V. Program
- Mediation Program
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