Awards of Excellence 2010

Members of the Columbus Bar on Tuesday gathered at the Hyatt on Capital Square to honor the 2010 Awards of Excellence recipients. The Award of Merit was presented to Robert Clyde, Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation; Meredith K. Knueve, Bricker & Eckler, and Douglas S. Morgan, Hahn Loeser & Parks, each received a community service award; and The Liberty Bell Award went to Deborah J. Merritt, OSU Moritz College of Law. In addition, the Bar honored James A. Rutledge, Bricker & Eckler, Lloyd E. Fisher Jr., Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, and Michael P. Mahoney, Bailey Cavalieri, for their long-time commitment to the organization as leaders of the Pension Advisory Committee.

Pictured, from left: Morgan, Rutledge, Mahoney, Fisher, Knueve, Columbus Bar President Elizabeth Watters, Clyde, Merritt