Highlights of the numerous distinctions awarded to our firm and attorneys include:
2012 — Mark W. Merritt was awarded the H. Brent McKnight Renaissance Lawyer Award by North Carolina Bar Association
2012 — Karen A. Gledhill received the North Carolina Bar Association Health Law Section Distinguished Service Award
2012 — Robert E. Harrington received the Duke Law Alumni's Public Service Achievement Award
2012 — Thomas P. Holderness received the North Carolina Bar Association William L. Thorp Pro Bono Award
2011 — Jennifer Csik Hutchens received the Mecklenburg County Bar Young Lawyer of the Year Award
2011 — Thomas P. Holderness received the North Carolina Bar Association Citizen Lawyer Award
2011 — Everett J. Bowman received the North Carolina Bar Association Antitrust Section Distinguished Service Award
2010 — Robinson Bradshaw received the North Carolina Bar Association Large Firm Pro Bono Award
2010 — John R. Miller received the North Carolina Bar Association Business Law Distinguished Service Award
2010 — Thomas P. Holderness was named UNC School of Law's 2010 Alumnus of the Year
2009 — Robert E. Harrington received the North Carolina Bar Association Citizen Lawyer Award
2009 — Thomas P. Holderness received the Legal Aid of North Carolina Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award
2009 — William K. Packard received the Mecklenburg County Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award
2008 — Charles E. Johnson received the Business Leader magazine’s Power of Justice Pro Bono Award
2008 — Julian H. Wright selected as 2008 Local Hero by Bank of America
2007 — Thomas P. Holderness received the Legal Services of the Southern Piedmont Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award
2007 — Russell M. Robinson II received Ayscue Professionalism Award
2006 — Martin L. Brackett, Jr. received the 2006 Legal Aid of North Carolina Pro Bono Attorney of the Year Award
2005 — Jane S. Ratteree received the Volunteer Lawyer of the Year Award from the Pro Bono for Non-Profits Program
2004 — Robinson Bradshaw received the North Carolina Bar Association Large Firm Pro Bono Award
2004 — Russell M. Robinson II received National Foundation Service Award
2003 — Stephen M. Cox received the South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Services Award
2002 — Russell M. Robinson II received Citation for Distinguished Public Service
2001 — Julian H. Wright Jr. received the North Carolina Bar Association Pro Bono Award from the Young Lawyers Division
1999 — Robinson Bradshaw received the Mecklenburg County Bar Volunteer Lawyer Program Outstanding Law Firm Award
1997 — Julian H. Wright Jr. received the Mecklenburg County Bar Pro Bono Service Award
1984 — Robinson Bradshaw received the North Carolina Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award and the American Bar Association Publico Award for its advocacy in the Hyatt case
Additionally, the following lawyers have been recognized for their pro bono efforts:
Robert C. Sink served as a member of the board of directors of Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, 1989-1996.
John R. Wester served as a member of the board of directors of Legal Services of Southern Piedmont, 1999-2004.
Mark W. Merritt served as a member of the board of directors of Legal Services of Southern Piedmont from 1989-1994 and as its president from 1992-1994. Mr. Merritt served as chairman of the Access to Justice Campaign for Legal Services of Southern Piedmont from 2001-2002.
Karen A. Gledhill and Douglas M. Jarrell have served as chairs of The Volunteer Lawyers Program, a cooperative effort between the Mecklenburg County Bar and several community organizations, including Legal Services of Southern Piedmont; Legal Aid of North Carolina; Legal Services for the Elderly; Children’s Law Center; Pro Bono for Nonprofits and the Uptown Men’s Homeless Shelter.