I had the honor of presenting the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial & Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Liberty Achievement Award yesterday. Thomson Reuters has sponsored the TIPS Liberty Achievement Award to recognize attorneys and judges who take leadership roles in promoting diversity in the profession of law since its inception in 2008. The award highlights …
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Happy Law Day from Thomson Reuters
Happy Law Day! Legal Current asked leaders across the Thomson Reuters Legal Professionals business to share what Law Day means to them. Established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1958, Law Day celebrates the rule of law on May 1. In the United States, it’s an opportunity for legal professionals as well as students to …
Pro Bono Week Insights: “It’s humbling to be part of life-changing work”
As Thomson Reuters honors National Pro Bono Week, Legal Current catches up with Helen Respass, senior legal editor, Law Department Service, Practical Law. We discussed her role as co-chair of the Thomson Reuters Global Pro Bono Program, what sparked her passion for pro bono work, and how attorneys can give back. Below is a recap …
The Financial Literacy Project: Empowering Individuals to Achieve Financial Wellbeing
Thomson Reuters is partnering with the American Bar Association’s Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) on The Financial Literacy Project, which empowers individuals to achieve sustained financial wellbeing. The project’s free online curriculum includes educational videos, tools, and resources for individuals to use to increase their financial knowledge and skills. The project promotes economic …
Judge Lourdes Ventura Receives 2019 Liberty Achievement Award
Last week I had the honor of introducing the 11th annual Liberty Achievement Award winner, Judge Lourdes Ventura, at the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) Section Conference in New York. The annual award is bestowed by the TIPS committee – in partnership with Thomson Reuters – to lawyers and judges …
ABA Presents 10th Annual Liberty Achievement Award to Kathleen Dillon Narko
Earlier this month at the 2018 American Bar Association (ABA) annual meeting in Chicago, the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) – in partnership with Thomson Reuters – presented its 10th annual Liberty Achievement Award to recognize lawyers and judges who demonstrate leadership by actively promoting diversity in the legal profession. Kathleen Dillon Narko, …
Judge Lorna G. Schofield Receives 2017 Liberty Achievement Award
At the 2017 American Bar Association (ABA) annual meeting in New York City, the Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section (TIPS) presented its annual Liberty Achievement Award to Judge Lorna G. Schofield of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The award recognizes lawyers and judges who take a leadership role by …
