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Wyeth
Recognized for 20 Years
of
Support to the National Center for State Courts
Williamsburg,
VA (December 13, 2004) – Wyeth 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. Wyeth joined a group of more than 30 of America’s
leading companies and law firms that have achieved this special
distinction.
Lawrence
V. Stein, senior vice president and general counsel of Wyeth, 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. The law firm of Troutman Sanders LLP also was recognized
at the luncheon for its 20 years 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 National Center, 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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