The Committee on Attorney
Professionalism of the New York State Bar Association (NYSBA) will recognize Peter
J. Strauss of New York (Pierro, Connor & Strauss) with the NYSBA Award
for Attorney Professionalism at the House of Delegates dinner on January 17,
during NYSBA’s Annual Meeting.
Strauss has practiced
trusts & estate law since 1961 and currently serves on the executive
committee of the Elder Law and Special Needs Section. The award honors professionalism,
defined as a, dedication to service to clients and a commitment to promoting
respect for the legal system in pursuit of justice and the public good,
characterized by exemplary ethical conduct, competence, good judgement,
integrity, and civility.
Peggy M. Shepard of
New York, co-founder and executive director of WE ACT for Environmental
Justice, will receive the 2019 Environmental and Energy Law Section award on Friday,
January 18. Shepard, a long-time activist in West Harlem, has been a pioneer
for advancing the perspective of environmental justice in urban communities to
ensure that the entitlement of clean air, water and soil extends to all people
and communities.
“This award is given in
recognition of her longstanding and distinguished leadership of WE ACT and her
advocacy and championship of environmental justice on behalf of America's urban
communities,” said Marla E. Wieder, chair of the Environmental and Energy Law
Section. “Her efforts have been instrumental in ensuring that all people,
no matter what their socio-economic status, receive the benefits of programs
and initiatives to improve our environment."
Richard A. Klass, Esq. of Brooklyn (Law Office of Richard A. Klass, Esq.)
will receive the General Practice Section Award, which recognizes a person who
has contributed time and expertise to improve the daily practice for law and
general practitioners in New York State, with a strong dedication to the
profession. Klass practices primarily in
commercial litigation, debt collection and enforcements of judgements, legal
malpractice, and real estate litigation. He is the former chair of the General
Practice Section and co-editor of the NYSBA General Practice Section ‘One on
One’ publication.
Francis X. Carroll, Esq. of New York, will receive the Real Property Law
Section Professionalism Award, which honors a person possessing an outstanding
level of legal ability and achievement, civility and appreciation for others in
his practice, while mentoring younger attorneys. Currently the senior
underwriting counsel for Fidelity National group of title insurers, Carroll is
a longtime NYSBA member who has been a panelist at hundreds of CLE seminars on
real estate and title insurance topics.
Honoring attorneys who
render extraordinary service to the public and the profession is part of
NYSBA’s Annual Meeting, which each January attracts thousands of lawyers from
around the state, the nation and the world. They come to meet and connect with
their colleagues, and to learn from the experts in many areas of the law.
NYSBA’s 142nd Annual
Meeting January 14-18 explores of current issues in the law with a presidential
summit on January 16 that looks at the #MeToo movement, wrongful prosecutions
and whistleblower laws. Speakers at other programs during the week includes
former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Preet Bharara; New
York State Solicitor General Barbara Underwood, who recently served as the
state’s first female Attorney General; Internal Revenue Service Commissioner
Charles Rettig; Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr.; State Assembly Health
Committee Chair Richard Gottfried; and Court of Appeals Chief Judge Janet
DiFiore.
For more information on
NYSBA’s Annual Meeting, click here
Contact: Brendan Kennedy[email protected]518-487-5541
