NEWS RELEASE
www.ncsconline.org

Contact: 
Lorri Montgomery
Director of Communications
National Center for State Courts
757.259.1525
lmontgomery@ncsc.dni.us

Prominent Attorney Joins NCSC Board

Williamsburg, VA (Sept. 20, 2006) – George S. Frazza of Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler, has joined the Board of the National Center for State Courts, a non-profit organization that serves as a leader and resource for the nation’s state courts.  Patterson, Belknap, Webb & Tyler is a law firm that specializes in commercial law and litigation, and one that contributes to its communities through extensive pro bono work.

“The National Center is very pleased to welcome Mr. Frazza to the Board,” said Mary McQueen, president of the National Center for State Courts.  “As a vocal proponent of the National Center’s work and mission, Mr. Frazza will be a positive addition and we look forward to working with him.”

In November 2003 Frazza was inducted into the National Center’s Warren E. Burger Society, which honors individuals who have demonstrated the highest commitment to improving the administration of justice through extraordinary contributions of service and support to the National Center for State Courts.  

Mr. Frazza has been recognized for his years of service on the National Center’s General Counsel Committee and his work with the Lawyers Committee.  He has also supported the Center’s outreach to other organizations, including the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Civil Justice Reform Group.

The National Center, 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 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 National Center 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 National Center include judicial selection reform and increasing citizen participation in jury service. 

###

National Center for State Courts, 300 Newport Avenue, Williamsburg, VA  23185-4147