NABE: The National Association of Bar Executives: Communications Section

LUMINARY AWARDS SHINE A LIGHT ON YOU

The Luminary Awards program, created at the Albuquerque Communications Section workshop in 1992 and named for the New Mexican "luminaria," recognizes excellence in bar publications (including Web sites) and outstanding efforts in public relations efforts and at overcoming overwhelming difficulties (the Against All Odds category).

Winning a Luminary Award is a great way to gain recognition for your hard work and dedication to excellence. Small, medium and large bars compete in separate categories. West Group sponsors the awards, which are presented at the section workshops every fall.

2009 Winners

Excellence in Electronic Publications
Large Bars: State Bar of Wisconsin - WisBar InsideTrack Team
Medium-Sized Bars: The Bar Association of San Francisco - Department of Communications
Small Bars: Clark County Bar Association - Amy Strocchia

Excellence in Marketing
Large Bars: Louisiana State Bar Association - Barbara Baldwin
Medium-Sized Bars: Dallas Bar Association - Darlene Hutchinson Biehl & The DBA Media Relations Committee
Small Bars: Louisville Bar Association

Excellence in Public Relations
Large Bars: Oklahoma Bar Association - Oklahoma Bar Association Communications Department
Medium-Sized Bars: Philadelphia Bar Association - Martha Phan, Charles Klitsch, Wes Terry, Mike Petitti and Jeff Lyons
Small Bars: Hillsborough County Bar Association - Lisa Carrick

Excellence in Regular Publications
Large Bars: State Bar of Arizona - Arizona Attorney, State Bar of Arizona
Medium-Sized Bars: Philadelphia Bar Association - Jeff Lyons, Wes Terry, Michael Pettiti and Martha Phan
Small Bars (tie): Memphis Bar Association
Small Bars (tie): Clark County Bar Association - Amy Strocchia

Excellence in Special Publications
Large Bars: State Bar of Arizona - Creative Services and Communications Departments
Medium-Sized Bars: The Bar Association of San Francisco - Department of Communications
Small Bars: Washoe County Bar Association

Excellence in Web Sites
Large Bars: New York State Bar Association - Web Site Management Team
Medium-Sized Bars: South Carolina Bar - South Carolina Bar Communications Division
Small Bars: Memphis Bar Association

2008 Winners

Excellence in Electronic Publications
Large Bar: Ohio State Bar Association - Colleen Evans
Medium-Sized Bar: State Bar of New Mexico - Veronica Cordova
Small Bars: Kane County Bar Association - Jan Wade

Excellence in Marketing Campaigns
Large Bar: State Bar of Texas - Kelley Jones King
Medium-Sized Bar: South Carolina Bar - Leigh Thomas
Small Bars: Tarrant County Bar Association - Pat Leake

Excellence in Public Relations
Large Bar: State Bar of Texas - Kelley Jones King
Medium-Sized Bar: San Diego County Bar Association - Karen Korr
Small Bars: Montgomery Bar Association - Jim Mathias, Elizabeth L. Lippy, Esq., and the MBA Community Outreach Committee

Excellence in Regular Publications
Large Bar: State Bar of Michigan - Linda M. Novak
Medium-Sized Bar: Philadelphia Bar Association - Mark A. Tarasiewicz
Small Bars: Hillsborough County Bar Association - Lisa Carrick

Excellence in Special Publications
Large Bar: Illinois State Bar Association - Illinois State Bar Association Strategic Marketing Committee
Medium-Sized Bar: Allegheny County Bar Association - Tom Loftus
Small Bars: El Paso Bar Association - Nancy Gallego

Excellence in Web Sites
Large Bar: The Chicago Bar Association - Sharon Nolan
Medium-Sized Bar: State Bar of New Mexico - Veronica Cordova
Small Bars: Clark County Bar Association - Amy Strocchia

2007 Winners

Excellence in Web Sites

Large Bar: Richard Martin, Sr. Director - Marketing and Information Services, New York State Bar Association Web Site Management Team
Small Bar: Nancy Gallego, Executive Director
El Paso Bar Association.

Excellence in Special Publications
Large Bar: Kevin Priestner, Managing Editor, Texas Bar Journal State Bar of Texas
Medium Bar: Melanie Henry, The Mississippi Bar
Small Bar: Christine Cendagorta, Washoe County Bar Association

Excellence in Regular Publications
Large Bar: Kevin Priestner, Managing Editor, Texas Bar Journal State Bar of Texas
Medium Bar: Darlene Hutchinson Biehl, Dallas Bar Association Publications Committee
Small Bar: Dorothy "Dottie" McCallen, Memphis Bar Association

Excellence in Public Relations
Large Bar: Kevin Priestner, Managing Editor, Texas Bar Journal State Bar of Texas
Medium Bar: Darlene Hutchinson Biehl, President Mark Sales & The Law Jam Team, Dallas Bar Association
Small Bar: Nancy R. Paul, Executive Director, Jim Mathias, Mark A. Kearney, Esq. and MBA Community Outreach Committee, Montgomery Bar Association

Excellence in Marketing
Large Bar: Sarah Coole, director of communications, State Bar of Georgia Communications Department
Medium Bar: Joseph Satter, Marketing Director, Hennepin County Bar Association
Small Bar: Marci McNeal, director of communications, Communications Department Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association

2006 Winners

Excellence in Marketing
Large Bar: Kevin Priestner, State Bar of Texas, Bar Journal Media Kit
Medium Bar: Darlene Hutchinson Biehl, Dallas Bar Association, The Annual Philbin Awards
Small Bar: Marci McNeal, Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association, 2005 Bench-Bar & Boardroom Conference

Excellence in Public Relations
Large Bar: Carol Manning, OBA Public Information Department, Oklahoma Bar Association, Habitat for Humanity
Medium Bar: Barry Kolar and Lynn Pointer, Tennessee Bar Association, “Stand Up and Deliver” program

Excellence in Special Publications
Large Bar: Samuel Lipsman and the Staff of Los Angeles Lawyer, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Los Angeles Lawyer
Medium Bar: Melanie Henry, The Mississippi Bar, 100th Annual Meeting
Small Bar: Kimberly E. Kasey, Louisville Bar Association, 2006 Pictorial Roster

Excellence in Regular Publications
Large Bar: David Beam, Publications Director, Chicago Bar Association, CBA Record
Medium Bar: Barry Kolar, Stacey Shrader, Suzanne Robertson, Tennessee Bar Association, TBA Today
Medium Bar: Ann Murphy, The Bar Association of San Francisco, San Francisco Attorney Small Bar: Nikki Gray, Nashville Bar Association, The Nashville Bar Journal

Excellence in Web Sites
Large: Joanne Williamson, Internet Services Department, Los Angeles County Bar Association
Medium Bar: Ann Murphy, The Bar Association of San Francisco
Small Bar: Dawn Fraylick, Macomb County Bar Association

2005 Winners

Excellence in Marketing
Large: Michael T. Elliott, LACBA Marketing, Los Angeles County Bar Association

Excellence in Public Relations
Large: Jennifer Branstetter, Communications Department, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Medium: Leigh Thomas, South Carolina Bar
Honorable Mention, Indiana State Bar
Small: Calista Amering, Monroe County Bar Association

Excellence in Special Publications
Large: Nina Sferra, Ohio State Bar Association
Medium: Lawrence Martinez, Communications Department, San Diego County Bar Association
Honorable Mention, State Bar of New Mexico
Small: Dotte McCallen, Memphis Bar Association
Honorable Mention, Baton Rouge Bar Association

Excellence in Regular Publications
Large: JBJ Staff and Editorial Board, Mark Mathewson
Honorable Mention, State Bar of Texas
Medium: Darlene Hutchinson Bichl & The DBA Publications Committee, Dallas Bar Association
Honorable Mention, The Bar Association of San Francisco
Small: Nikki Gray, Nashville Bar Association
Honorable Mention, Hillsborough County Bar Association

Excellence in Web Site
Large: John Sirman, Web Site Department, State Bar of Texas
Honorable Mention: State Bar of Wisconsin
Small: Nancy R. Paul and George Cardenas, Montgomery County Bar Association

2004 Winners

Marketing
Medium - Tennessee Bar Association, Barry Kolar

Public Relations
Large - Ohio State Bar Association, Ken Brown
Medium - Alabama State Bar, Susan Andres

Regular Publications
Large - Louisiana State Bar Association, Darlene LaBranche
Medium - American Board of Trial Advocacy, Brian Tyson
Small (2) - Clark County (NV) Bar Association, Stephanie Abbott; and Louisville (KY) Bar Association, Kimberly Farmer and Diane Pfister

Special Publications
Large - Massachusetts Bar Association, Bill Weber
Medium - Mississippi Bar Association, Melanie Henry
Small - Springfield (MO) Metro Bar Association, Crista Hogan

Web Sites
Medium - South Carolina Bar Association, Denise Rachels
Small - Kane County (IL) Bar Association, Jan Wade

2003 Winners

Marketing
Large - Massachusetts Bar Association, MBA Annual Conference Promotion; Massachusetts Bar Association Marketing Communications Departments

Public Relations
Large - State Bar of Wisconsin, "Branding the Profession" Campaign; State Bar of Wisconsin Image Team
Medium - Indiana State Bar Association, "Ask Me What's Great About America" Campaign; Indiana State Bar Association

Regular Publications
Large - Maryland State Bar Association, Maryland Bar Journal; Janet Stidman Eveleth
Medium - Tennessee Bar Association, Tennessee Bar Journal; Suzanne Craig Robertson, Gina Jones, Barry Kolar
Small - Clark County Bar Association, The Communique; Stephanie Abbott, Communications Director

Special Publications
Large - State Bar of Georgia, Consumer Pamphlet Series; State Bar of Georgia Communications Department
Medium - Colorado Bar Association, "Children and the Law" Issue of Colorado Lawyer; Arlene Abady and The Colorado Lawyer Staff
Small - Columbus Bar Association, "Image of the Profession" Issue of Bar Briefs

Web Sites
Large - Massachusetts Bar Association, Massachusetts Bar Association Communications Department
Medium - New Hampshire, Lynette Gorman and the New Hampshire Bar Association Communications Department
Small - Toledo Bar Association, Toledo Bar Association

2002 Winners

Excellence in Public Relations
Small Bar - Arkansas Bar Association, Pat Jones
Medium Bar - Iowa State Bar Association, Symposium on Domestic Abuse
Large Bar - Washington State Bar Association, Proud to be a Lawyer Task Force

Excellence in Regular Publications
Large Bar - State Bar of Arizona, Arizona Attorney
Medium Bar - Connecticut Bar Association, Jennifer M. Lewis
Small Bar - New Orleans Bar Association, Peggy Cotogno
Honorable Mention - Baton Rouge Bar Association

Excellence in Special Publications
Large Bar - Florida Bar, Florida Bar Public Information and Bar Services Department Medium Bar - Philadelphia Bar Association, Mark A. Tarasiewicz

Excellence in Web Sites
Medium Bar - Tennessee Bar Association, Barry Kolar
Small Bar - Northwest Suburban Bar Association, Adra F. Campbell, Chair, Web Site Committee; Nairee Hagopian, Executive Director
Honorable Mention - Clark County Bar Association, Kimberly A. Smith

2001 Winners

Excellence in Public Relations
Bar 5,000 members or fewer - Columbus Bar Association, Columbus, OH
Bar 5,001 to 14,999 members - Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, MN, Communications Department
Bar 15,000 members and over - State Bar of Wisconsin

Excellence in Regular Publications
Bar 5,000 members or fewer - Carol J. Branch, Cincinnati Bar Association, Communications Department
Bar 5,001 to 14,999 members - Kimberly A. Smith, Nevada Lawyer
Bar 15,000 members and over - Jennifer R. Chapman, North Carolina State Bar Journal

Excellence in Special Publications
Bar 5,000 members or fewer - Stephanie Abbott, Clark County Bar Association, Las Vegas, NV
Bar 5,001 to 14,999 members - Duane Stanley, Hennepin County Bar Association, Minneapolis, MN, Communications Department, 'All That Jazz'
Bar 15,000 members and over - Janet Stidman Eveleth, Maryland State Bar Association

Excellence in Web Sites
Bar 5,000 members or fewer - Kristen Stare, <www.cbalaw.org>, Columbus Bar Association, Columbus OH
Bar 5,001 to 14,999 members - Kimberly A. Smith, <www.nvbar.org>, State Bar of Nevada
Bar 15,000 members and over - <www.legalexplorer.com>, State Bar of Wisconsin

2000 Winners

1999 Winners

Excellence in Public Relations
Bar 5,001 to 14,999 members - Hennepin County Bar Association Communications Department, Minneapolis, MN, "Bar Benefit 2000"
Bar 15,000 members and over - Matt Silverman, State Bar of Arizona

Excellence in Regular Publications
Bar 5,000 members or fewer - Oakland County Bar Association Staff (Jan Anson), Bloomfield Hills, MI, Laches
Bar 5,001 to 14,999 members - Tennessee Bar Journal Staff, Tennessee Bar Journal
Bar 15,000 members and over - Danial J. Kim, State Bar of Michigan, e-Journal

Excellence in Special Publications
Bar 5,000 members or fewer - Maricopa County Bar Association Membership Department, Phoenix, AZ
Bar 5,001 to 14,999 members - Clifton Barnes, North Carolina Bar Association, History of the North Carolina Bar Association
Bar 15,000 members and over - Jennifer R. Chapman, North Carolina State Bar, "PALS 20th Anniversary Piece"

Excellence in Web Sites
Bar 5,000 members or fewer - Oakland County Bar Association, Bloomfield Hills, MI, <www.ocba.org>
Bar 5,001 to 14,999 members - Mark A. Tarasiewicz, Philadelphia Bar Association, <www.philadelphiabar.org>
Bar 15,000 members and over - Mark Mathewson, Illinois State Bar Association, <www.isba.org>

1998 Winners

Excellence in Public Relations
Bar 5,000 and under - Cindy Rankin, Tarrant County Bar Association
Bar Between 5,001 to 14,999 members - Wendy E. Jones, South Carolina Bar Association
Bar Over 15,000 members - Park Trammel, The Florida Bar Speakers Bureau
Honorable Mention - Thomas J. Watson, State Bar of Wisconsin

Excellence in Regular Publications
Bar Under 5,000 members - Brenda Thomas, Maricopa Lawyer Editorial Board, Maricopa County Bar Association
Bar Between 5,001 to 14,999 members - Nancy L. Hebble, The Philadelphia Lawyer, Philadelphia Bar Association
Bar Over 15,000 members - Janet Stidman Eveleth, Maryland State Bar Association
Bar Over 15,000 members (tie for first) - Kathleen Maloney, OSBA Publications Department, Ohio State Bar Association/Ohio Lawyer

Excellence in Special Publications
Bar Under 5,000 members - Judy Gibes, Clark County Bar Association
Bar Between 5,001 and 14,999 - Christopher G. Blake, Connecticut Bar Association Volunteers and Staff
Honorable Mention - Kimberly H. Smith, Kentucky Bar Association
Honorable Mention - Padgett S. Nichols, South Carolina Bar
Bar Over 15,000 members - Joyce R. Hastings, State Bar of Wisconsin, Pioneers in the Law: The First 150 Women
Honorable Mention - Sharon Koubek, Chicago Bar Association

Excellence in Web Sites
Bar Under 5,000 members - Patience A. Burns, Palm Beach County Bar Association
Bar Between 5,001 and 14,999 members - David Duke, Tennessee Bar Association
Bar over 15,000 members - Sharon Koubek, Chicago Bar Association

1997 Winners

Excellence in Public Relations
Bar with more than 15,000 members - Jennifer Davis, State Bar of Georgia Communications Department
Bar with 5,000 to 15,000 members - Trudy Levindoske, Orange County Bar Association

Excellence in Regular Publications
Bar with more than 15,000 members - Sam Lipsman and the Staff of the Los Angeles Lawyer
Bar with 5,000 to 15,000 members - Paul Nickell and Julie Ann Hankin, Oregon State Bar Bulletin
Bar with fewer than 5,000 members - The New Hampshire Bar News Team

Excellence in Special Publications
Bar with more than 15,000 members - Walter Sorg, Michigan State Bar
Bar with 5,000 to 15,000 members - Julie Miller, Cleveland Bar Association
Bar with fewer than 5,000 members - Roger Parris, Erie County Bar Foundation
Honorable Mention - Arlene Abady, Colorado Bar Association

Excellence in Web Sites
Bar with more than 15,000 members - WisBar Team, Wisconsin State Bar
Bar with 5,000 to 15,000 members - Susan Andres, Alabama State Bar
Bar with fewer than 5,000 members - Edna Wollenberg, DuPage County Bar

1996 Winners

Excellence in Public Relations
Bar under 6,000 members - Ann G. Scarle, The Baton Rouge Bar Association

Excellence in Regular Publications
Bar under 6,000 members - Melanie Henry, The Mississippi Bar, The Mississippi Lawyer

Excellence in Special Publications
Bar over 6,000 members - Susan J. Ferrer, Indiana State Bar Association, Res Gestae Centennial Edition;
Bar over 6,000 members - Honorable Mention: Janet Stidman Eveleth, Maryland State Bar Association
Bar under 6,000 members - Melanie Henry, The Mississippi Bar, Annual Report

1995 Winners

Excellence in Public Relations
Bar over 6,000 members - Paje L. Etling, Indiana State Bar Association
Bar under 6,000 - Bonnie Kam, Bar Association of Erie County (NY), Through the Looking Glass: Survival Strategies for Life After Law School
Large Bar - Honorable Mention - Ginger Banks, State Bar of Texas

Excellence in Publications
Large Bar - Dean G. Kinley, State Bar of California

1994 Winners

Excellence in Public Relations
Bar over 6,000 members - Dan Cirucci, Philadelphia Bar Association
Bar over 6,000 members - Leah Siverman Gales, Cincinnati Bar Association
Bar over 6,000 members - Illinois State Bar Association, Dave Anderson, "Against All Odds"
Honorable Mention - Beth Bailey, Rhode Island Bar Association

Excellence in Publications
Bar over 6,000 members - Marcy Mallory, Pennsylvania Bar Association
Bar under 6,000 members - Melanie Henry, The Mississippi Bar, The Mississippi Lawyer
Honorable Mention - Dean Kinley, California State Bar Association