HARRISBURG (March 22, 2006) � The Pennsylvania Bar Association presented County Bar Recognition awards during the 40th Annual Seminar of the Conference of County Bar Leaders March 3 in State College, Pa. Twenty-two local bar associations in Pennsylvania were honored this year for sponsoring projects that work to improve the legal profession, justice system or community. The awards, which are non-competitive in nature, are sponsored annually by the PBA.

�The Pennsylvania Bar Association is pleased to honor these bar associations for their outstanding projects,� noted PBA President William P. Carlucci. �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 following awards were presented:

Berks County Bar Association: Constitution Program
Bucks County Bar Association: Holiday Music Review
Centre County Bar Associatio: Mock Trial Program, State College Food Bank Food Drive and Bench-Bar Reception
Chester County Bar Association: �Access to Justice� Supplement in the Daily Local News and Access to Justice Program
Clearfield County Bar Association: Legal Eagles 5 Program
Cumberland County Bar Association: Partner�s Program; Casino Night
Dauphin County Bar Association: Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund, To Kill a Mockingbird and Inherit the Wind Theatre CLE Programs and Baltimore Bench/Bar Mediation Conference
Delaware County Bar Association: Criminal Trial Practices Committee/Sub-Committee on Indigent Defense Program & Alternative Dispute Resolution Voluntary Settlement Program
Erie County Bar Association: ABA PAR Visit
Lackawanna Bar Association: 2005 Legislative Breakfast, Hurricane Katrina Relief Effort and YLD Bowl For Kids Sake
Lancaster Bar Association: Diversity Hiring Initiative, Historical Exhibits and Custody Attorney Campaign
Lebanon County Bar Association: Women�s Law Symposium
Bar Association of Lehigh County: Summer Law Camp, Centennial Publication and Holiday Assistance Program
Monroe County Bar Association: Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts and YLD Mentoring CLE Series
Montgomery Bar Association: Middle School Jury Project, MBA Mentoring Committee and Law School for Non-Profit Leaders
Northampton County Bar Association: People�s Law School, Introduction to the Practice of Law Seminar and �My Favorite Place in America� Coloring Contest
Pike County Bar Association: Center for Developmentally Disabled Children (CDD) Christmas Party
Schuylkill County Bar Association: Public Image Campaign, New Attorneys Swearing In and Constitution Ads
Washington County Bar Association: Judicial Candidates� Forums, �Duty to Defend� Seminar and Justice Day
Westmoreland Bar Association: Living Trust, Medical/Legal Code of Ethics and Merry Mixer
Wilkes-Barre Law & Library Association: Luzerne County Bar Association Charitable Foundation, Inc., Alzheimer's Program and Pennsylvania Keystone Games
York County Bar Association: Lawyer Referral Program and Bar History Book

Contact: Marcy Mallory & Jeff Gingrich
PBA Communications Department
[email protected] 1-800-932-0311