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Troutman
Sanders LLP Recognized for 20 Years
of
Support to the National Center for State Courts
Williamsburg,
VA (December 13, 2004) –
The Richmond law firm of Troutman
Sanders LLP was recognized Nov. 19 by the Board of Directors of the
National Center for State Courts (NCSC) for 20 years of support to the
NCSC, an organization dedicated to improving the administration of
justice through leadership and service to the state courts. Stephen
Northrup, a partner in the firm’s Richmond office, is a longstanding
member of the NCSC Lawyers Committee. Troutman Sanders LLP joined a
group of more than 30 of America’s leading companies and law firms
that have achieved this special distinction.
The
law firm was presented with a Resolution of Appreciation at a
recognition luncheon in Washington, D.C., which was attended by Supreme
Court Justice Anthony Kennedy and hosted by Chief Justice of Wisconsin
Shirley S. Abrahamson, chair of the NCSC Board. Curtis Barnette, former
chairman of Bethlehem Steel and current member of the NCSC’s Board of
Directors, presented the resolution. Wyeth also was recognized at the
luncheon for 20 year’s of support.
The
National Center for State Courts, headquartered in Williamsburg, Va., is
a non-profit court reform organization dedicated to improving the
administration of justice by providing leadership and service to the
state courts. The NCSC, founded in 1971 by the Conference of Chief
Justices and former Chief Justice of the United States Warren E. Burger,
provides education, training, and technology, management, and research
services to the nation’s state courts. The NCSC also is taking the
lead on several key issues facing the justice system. For example, it
has established a major civil justice initiative, a multi-year project
that is examining best practices in civil case management and how
complex litigation procedures can be improved. Other national
initiatives being driven by the NCSC include judicial selection reform
and increasing citizen participation in jury service.
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