Michael P. Jones to be presented Scribes award from American Society of Legal Writers
The most prestigious legal writing award in the country will be presented to SJGO Associate and 2009 South Texas College of Law Graduate Michael Jones. The Scribes award from the American Society of Legal Writers is given to authors of the best written legal brief submitted in a national moot court competition this past academic year. The award will be presented at the American Bar Association's annual meeting this August in San Francisco.
The winning brief, written by Michael Jones and his teammates, won the majority of the votes from selection committee members for the brief that was written for the John Marshall Law School International Moot Court Competition in Information Technology and Privacy Law last October. The judging is done by attorneys, judges, and professors from across the nation. Briefs are written for each moot court competition where students from law schools across the nation argue a hypothetical case against each other.
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William E. Junell, Jr. elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
In May, 2010, William E. Junell, Jr. was elected to membership in the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and its Houston Chapter. Membership in this preeminent national organization of trial attorneys is by invitation only after thorough background research and investigation. To be elected, prospective members must have had extensive civil jury trial experience and have also exhibited the virtues of civility, integrity and professionalism throughout his or her legal career. Mr. Junell has practiced law in Houston, Texas for over 35 years and before joining Schwartz, Junell in 1997, had been a partner in the firms of Reynolds, Allen & Cook and Andrews & Kurth. Mr. Junell continues his general commercial litigation practice in Houston, Texas.
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In January, SJGO was honored by the Bar for its outstanding service and the firm's willingness to accept an extraordinary number of challenging cases on behalf of those who could not otherwise afford legal counsel. At the annual Houston Bar Foundation awards ceremony, SJGO was recognized for its Outstanding Contributions as Volunteer Lawyers. SJGO received this award because it accepted and handled three times the number of cases to which the firm committed when it became an Equal Access to Justice Champion.
