Hennepin County Bar Association Honors 7 with HCBA Excellence Awards

by Elsa Cournoyer | Sep 10, 2024

MINNEAPOLIS—The Hennepin County Bar Association (HCBA) is recognizing seven attorney members with HCBA Excellence Awards, given annually to honor service to the local legal community, legal profession, and association. The HCBA selected the recipients from nominations in several categories. The awards will be presented at the HCBA Judges Social on Wednesday, October 9. Recipients will be profiled in the Hennepin Lawyer this fall. 

The following individuals will be recognized with 2024 awards: 

  • Thomas Boyd (Winthrop & Weinstine) for Improving Access to Justice/Pro Bono Service 
  • Debra Bulluck (Moss & Barnett) for Outstanding New Lawyer 
  • Yemaya Hanna (Maslon LLP) for Advancing Diversity and Inclusion 
  • Christopher Jison (Wells Fargo) for Mentoring in the Profession 
  • Jennifer Johnson (Stoel Rives) for Mentoring in the Profession 
  • Kathleen Murphy for Service to the Association/Foundation (awarded posthumously) 
  • Natasha Robinson (Fredrikson & Byron PA) for Mentoring in the Profession 

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The Hennepin County Bar Association is a professional society representing 8,000 area attorneys and law students with a wide variety of services for the community and the profession. The association strives to ensure the fairness and accessibility of the legal system by promoting public understanding and confidence in our system of justice and by working along with the courts to improve the administration of justice.

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For more information about the HCBA Excellence Awards or the recipients, contact Andrew Olson at aolson@mnbars.org or 612-278-6313.