The State Bar of Texas took home two awards at the 2024 Communications Section Workshop of NABE: The Association for Bar Professionals.
Texas Bar Journal Managing Editor Patricia McConnico received the 2024 Anne Charles Award for Distinguished Service, one of the section’s top honors. The award is presented to a section member who has made a significant contribution to advancing the goals of the section through committee service or other section volunteer efforts. McConnico has been a regular volunteer for NABE and its communications section since joining the State Bar of Texas staff and becoming a NABE member in 2013. She has served on a number of committees, spoken at multiple section workshops, and frequently shares her expertise with other members.
Also, Texas Bar Journal Associate Editor Eric Quitugua and State Bar of Texas Digital Content Specialist Geoffrey Hinkson won a Luminary Award in the “Excellence in Special Projects” category for large bars for “Chris Spendlove’s Rookie Year.” The multimedia project followed Chris Spendlove, a McLennan County assistant district attorney and Baylor Law School graduate, as he navigated his first year as an attorney. The Texas Bar Journal followed Spendlove’s experience to show future Texas lawyers what to expect when approaching their own legal careers, with the goal of highlighting issues and resources that will help them become better lawyers.
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