Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 Thurston County Bar Association Daniel Bigelow Award. This award is named in Daniel Bigelow’s honor and is given annually to recognize an outstanding professional and community service member. Daniel Bigelow arrived in Thurston County in 1851 as a Harvard educated lawyer. He was instrumental in the creation of the Washington Territory in 1853. He was a vocal advocate of equal rights, women’s suffrage and public education.
The recipient of the award will be announced and honored at the annual meeting on May 13, 2022. A nomination may be made by any member of the TCBA. The TCBA Board of Directors are not eligible for the award. The Board will select the recipient of the award after carefully considering all of the nominations.
Please send the nomination form along with a typed letter detailing the nominee’s qualifications. Please list, in detail, all of the reasons that this nominee deserves the Daniel Bigelow Award. Relevant information may include, but is not limited to, the following information about the nominee:
· Outstanding professional service during the course of their career.
· Involvement in community service (legal or non-legal) during the course of their career.
· How the nominee has made Thurston County a better place to live and practice law.
· Years of service in the legal profession as an attorney, judge, or other law related profession.
· Mentorship to other attorneys in the local or state bar association.
· Involvement in legal committees, sections, or other boards.
· Pro bono hours or low income legal work.
· Activities in Thurston County or outside counties.
· Any other awards received or recognition by peers (legal or non-legal).
· Any publications.
· Member of other service organizations (i.e. Rotary Club, Junior League, etc.).
· Any other information helpful to the Board in making this determination.
The Board will weigh and consider the information contained in each nomination. Please provide as much substantive information about the qualifications of the nominee as possible in order to assist the Board in making an informed choice for this award.
To obtain the nomination form, please email tcba.info@nullgmail.com. To be considered, nominations must be received by: Monday, April 11, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.
Please email to: tcba.info@nullgmail.com or mail to: TCBA, PO Box 1653, Olympia, WA 98507