The Burton Awards for Legal Achievement

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The Burton Awards program is a not-for-profit educational effort run in association with the Library of Congress. The program rewards great achievements in law, but is principally devoted to legal writing and research. The event in 2007 will be held on June 4, 2007 at the Library of Congress. Attendees also include judges, deans of law schools, law school professionals, and even government officials. Each year since 1999, 30 writing awards have been presented to partners in America's 1,000 largest law firms. Ten additional awards are given to Association of Legal Administrators members for special projects and 15 writing awards will be presented to law school students. This year's guest speaker is Bob Schieffer of CBS News.

MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

William C. Burton, Esq., Partner, D'Amato & Lynch, Former NYS Assistant Attorney General, Former NYS Assistant Special Prosecutor, Author, BURTON'S LEGAL THESAURUS.

Honorary Members:

  • Judge Richard A. Posner, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
  • Judge Alex Kozinski, Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
  • Justice Carol Corrigan, California Supreme Court
  • Justice James Ward, California Court of Appeal, (retired)
  • Dr. Rubens Medina, Law Librarian of Congress

Members:

  • Victor Schwartz, Esq., Senior Partner, Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP
  • Stephen Mysliwiec, Esq., Partner, DLA Piper Rudnick Gray Cary US LLP
  • Nancy Schultz, Appointed Representative of the Association of Legal Writing Directors
  • Paul Clinton Harris, Former Deputy Associate Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, presently Senior Counsel, Raytheon
  • Dennis Smith, Former State Senator from Missouri and member of the Judiciary Committee, presently Chairman of Missouri Employers Mutual Insurance

THE ACADEMIC BOARD

Virginia Wise, Esq., chair, Harvard Law School Virginia Wise, Chair of the Board, is presently a lecturer on law at Harvard Law School and an adjunct professor at Simmons College Graduate School of Library and Information Science. Ms. Wise previously taught at the University of Michigan School of Library and Information Science, Boston University Law School, and as a visiting professor at the University of Washington.

Anne E. Kringel, Esq., vice chair, University of Pennsylvania Law School Anne E. Kringel is the senior lecturer in law, and director, legal writing program at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. Ms. Kringel also chairs the "Contributions to Legal Writing Education Committee."

Grace Tonner, Esq., University of Michigan Law School Grace Tonner is the clinical professor of law and director of legal practice, University of Michigan Law School. She is also the chair of the "Best Judicial Writing Committee."

Judge Edward Forstenzer, Honorable Edward Forstenzer, judge on the Superior Court of California

William Ryan, member of the Department of Homeland Security and former Chair, White House Plain Language Committee.

The 2007 "REFORM IN LAW" WILL BE AWARDED FOR REWRITING FEDERAL RULES

The Burton Awards announced that at the 2007 "Reform in Law" award will be presented to two judicial committees, District Court Lee Rosenthal, and consultant Joe Kimble. The awards will be given at the event which will be held on June 4, 2006 at the Library of Congress. The function is held in association with the Library of Congress. The awards will be given for a massive effort in the Federal Court system to revise the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. The focus of the project was clarity, consistency and a more understandable, plainer style. The rewriting of the Civil Procedures Law and Rules took almost four years and resulted in a major overhaul. The changes are now before the Supreme Court for its final approval. Congressional approval follows which is considered a certainty. The Rules are expected to be implemented in late 2007. The principal author of the revision and the chairs of the governing court committees will be participating in the awards ceremony.

2006 NATIONAL AWARDS PRESENTED

Distinguished Judicial Writing Award Recipient: Judge Alex Kozinski U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

Reform in Law Recipients: Justice Carol Corrigan, California Supreme Court Justice James D. Ward, California Court of Appeal, Retired (also accepting for California Chief Justice Ron George)

Contributions to Legal Writing Education Recipient: Professor Ralph Brill

Record of Distinction Awards (Law Firms) Recipients: Arnold & Porter, LLP Bracewell & Giuliani LLP Brinks Hoffer Gilson &Lione, PC Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meager & Flom LLP Thompson Hine, LLP Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

Record of Distinction Awards (Law Schools) Recipients: Georgetown University Law School University of Michigan Law School William & Mary School of Law

Awards Presented in Affiliation with The Association of Legal Administrators

Best Law Firm Publication Recipients: Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Honorary Mention: Morgan, Lewis & Bocius LLP

Best Law Firm Compendium Recipients: Fisher & Phillips LLP

Honorary Mention Ladas & Parry LLP

Best Law Firm Profile Recipients: Stern Elkind & Curray, LLP

Honorary Mention GrayRobinson, PA

Best Law Firm Newsletter Recipients:

Jenner & Block LLP Honorary Mention Moye White LLP

Best Law Firm Advertisement Recipients:

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP

Honorary Mention Rhoads & Sinon LLP

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