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Annual EBA Award Nominations
Each year, the Evansville Bar Association recognizes individuals who exemplify excellence, service, professionalism, and commitment to our legal community. Awards are presented during the EBA’s annual Law Day Celebration. The deadline to submit nominations is April 5 each year. The EBA Awards Committee reviews all nominations and selects the recipient of each award based upon the criteria established for that award. Nominations remain active for two years following submission, so a nominee may be considered in both the year submitted and the following year. Questions about the awards or nomination process? Contact the Evansville Bar Association at eba@evvbar.org or (812) 463-3201. Help us recognize the people who make our legal community exceptional—submit a nomination! |
James Bethel Gresham Freedom Award The purpose of Law Day is to remind people throughout the country of the importance of the law and the role that it plays in our lives and in the basic freedoms we all cherish and enjoy. The James Bethel Gresham Freedom Award was established by the EBA to recognize and honor individuals who have distinguished themselves in activities or careers which have elevated respect for the law, promoted freedom, or otherwise furthered the ideals for which Law Day is recognized and celebrated. This award is named in honor of James Bethel Gresham who lived in Evansville from 1901 to 1914 and is believed to have been the first American soldier to have given his life in combat during World War I. |
Doran E. Perdue Service Award This award was established in 1988 to honor those members of the EBA who have provided outstanding service to the EBA during the preceding year or outstanding service on an EBA project, committee or section. In 1989 the award was named in memory of Doran Perdue, EBA President in 1982-83, who expended countless hours on behalf of the EBA to open the office, fund the staff and bring the EBA to the modern operation it is today. |
The Florence Britzius Award The purpose of the Florence Britzius Award is to recognize the legal secretary who has shown outstanding commitment to the profession and the legal community. Until her retirement, Ms. Britzius served nearly 60 years as a legal secretary, 52 of those years for John Sanders, who maintained a law office until his death in 1996 at the age of 100. She is responsible for the establishment of the Evansville Legal Secretaries Association, the Indiana Legal Secretaries Association, and served as the first president of both organizations. Ms. Britzius spent her life devoted to the legal community and sets a high mark which we all should strive to meet. |
The Outstanding Paralegal Award This award, established by the Evansville Bar Association in 2009, is to recognize those members of the Paralegal Section who have provided outstanding service to the Evansville legal community through their involvement in the EBA and through their work. Practitioners also recognize this individual with the formal title of Paralegal. For consideration, nominees must be current members of the Paralegal Section. |