New York City Bar Association Announces McDonald Award Winners

What: Reception Honoring NYC Family Court Judges

When: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 at 6 p.m.

Where: House of the Association, 42 West 44th Street

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York has announced the winners of this year’s Kathryn A. McDonald Awards, which are presented annually for excellence in service to the Family Court. This year’s honorees have dedicated their abilities and leadership skills throughout their legal careers to the Family Court and the population that it serves.

The award winners are Brad M. Nacht, a member of the Kings County Family Court Assigned Counsel Panel, and Karen J. Freedman, founder and executive director of Lawyers for Children. They will receive their awards at a reception honoring Family Court Judges, to be held at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 23, 2005 , at the House of the Association.

The Kathryn A. McDonald Award is named in honor of the former Presiding Judge of the New York City Family Court. Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye of the New York Court of Appeals will present the awards.

The Kathryn A. McDonald Award is sponsored by the City Bar’s Committees on Children and the Law, Family Court and Family Law, and Juvenile Justice and its Council on Children.

About the Association

The Association of the Bar of the City of New York (((www.nycbar.org))) was founded in 1870, and since then has been dedicated to maintaining the high ethical standards of the profession, promoting reform of the law, and providing service to the profession and the public. The Association continues to work for political, legal and social reform, while implementing innovative means to help the disadvantaged. Protecting the public’s welfare remains one of the Association’s highest priorities.

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