| Wheaton, Illinois -- As part
of the celebration of Law Day, the DuPage County Bar
Association is seeking nominations for its Liberty Bell Award,
presented annually to a non-lawyer individual who has served
the legal community in a significant way.
Law Day has been celebrated every May 1 since
1958. The event provides an opportunity for Americans to
reflect on the value of their liberties and the ideals of
equality and justice under law. Law Day 2010 will
celebrate Law in the 21st Century: Enduring Traditions,
Emerging Challenges. As we begin the second decade of
the twenty-first century, the law is changing dramatically as
it seeks to shape and adapt to new conditions. Economic
markets are becoming global, transactions require cultural
adaptation and understanding, populations are more mobile, and
communication technologies such as the Internet bridge
distances and time zones to form new communities around the
world. In such a world, all of us must renew our commitment to
the enduring principles of law, become knowledgeable about
other legal systems, recognize the need to adapt our
practices, and acquire new cultural understandings. In a
global era, matters such as human rights, criminal justice,
intellectual property, business transactions, dispute
resolution, human migration, and environmental regulation
become not just international issues-between nations-but
shared concerns.
The DuPage County Bar Association seeks individual
nominees for the Liberty Bell Award who have devoted
substantial time and effort toward attaining and maintaining
justice in these
areas:
1)
Promoting a better understanding of our Constitution and the
Bill of Rights;
2)
Encouraging greater respect for law and the
courts;
3) Stimulating
a deeper sense of individual responsibility so that citizens
recognize their duties as well as their
rights;
4) Contributing
to the effective functioning of our institutions of
government; and
5)
Fostering better understanding and appreciation of the rule of
law.
Nominations should include the name, address
and phone number of the individual and a letter citing the
reasons for the nomination, plus a brief summary of the
nominee's qualifications for the award. Nominations must
be received by March 1, 2010 and should be forwarded to: Liz
Whitney, DuPage County Bar Association, 126 S. County Farm
Road, Wheaton, IL 60187.
The award will be made
at the Law Day Luncheon on April 30, 2010. Last
year's award was presented to Sheila Murphy-Russell of
the DuPage Family Center. Other recent recipients
include Laurie Bullock of Safe Harbor and Pat Rexroad of
the Illinois State Bar Association.
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