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Bar News - May 17, 2002 Justice Duggan to Receive Kenison Award at Bar Foundation Dinner JAMES E. DUGGAN, associate justice of the NH Supreme Court, will receive the NH Bar Foundation's Frank Rowe Kenison Award as part of the Foundation's 25th Anniversary celebration on June 12, to be held in conjunction with the 30th Anniversary celebration of New Hampshire Legal Assistance. Duggan will be recognized principally for his efforts prior to being named to the Supreme Court, as an attorney for indigent defendants and a mentor to those in the NH Public Defender Program and at Franklin Pierce Law Center. The Kenison Award is given annually in recognition of an individual's contributions to strengthening the justice system in New Hampshire. The announcement of Duggan as the recipient of the award was made as this issue of Bar News was going to press; details about the accomplishments for which he is being recognized will appear in a future Bar News. The presentation of the Kenison Award and of the Robert E. Kirby Award (which this year will go to attorney John T. Pendleton; see the May 3 Bar News) is part of the Bar Foundation's Annual Dinner. This year's dinner will be an even more special event as the Foundation celebrates its 25th Anniversary in concert with a 30th Anniversary celebration of NHLA. The mission of the NH Bar Foundation is to ensure access to justice for all in New Hampshire. By jointly celebrating the anniversaries of the Foundation and NHLA and by naming Duggan this year's Kenison Award winner, the Bar Foundation is emphasizing the essential connection between civil and criminal legal assistance. At the beginning of Duggan's career as one of the first public defenders, the public defenders and NHLA worked together to provide both criminal and civil legal assistance to the state's disadvantaged. In addition to the awards presentation, the joint anniversary celebration will also feature a display of memorabilia of both organizations, tributes to those who have contributed over the years to the NHBF and NHLA, and reflections on the contributions of both organizations to our state's justice system. A cake-cutting and small birthday tribute to each organization will follow. Emily Rice, chair of the NH Bar Foundation, will emcee the night's festivities. The celebration will also mark the kickoff of the Community Campaign for Legal Services, a fundraising initiative of the Bar Foundation aimed at substantially increasing private support for legal services and thereby expanding legal help available to poor and disadvantaged people in NH. At the dinner, the Foundation plans to announce lead gifts to the campaign by major law firms. The joint anniversary celebration of the NH Bar Foundation and NHLA will take place at CR Sparks in Bedford on Wednesday, June 12. The event begins at 6 p.m. and ALL Bar members and supporters of the Foundation and NHLA are invited to attend. If you have not received an invitation or would like more information about the dinner, contact Angela Sepela Yanski at 224-6942 or at asepela@nhbar.org. Dinner sponsorship opportunities are also available; underwriting of the event will enable all proceeds to go to the Community Campaign for Legal Services. Contact Yanski for more information on sponsorship opportunities.
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