Mission . . . News . . . ACCA promotes the common interests of its members, contributes to their continuing education, seeks to improve understanding of the role of in-house attorneys, and encourages advancements in standards of corporate legal practice. Since its founding in 1982, ACCA has grown to 10,700 members, with 43 local Chapters and 13 National Committees serving the membership. This popular award, now in its fourth year, recognizes and rewards the career achievements of in-house attorneys based on their work, contributions to the legal profession, and public service.
Interested parties can submit applications available from West Group on behalf of candidates.
Nominees should be experienced corporate attorneys who are accomplished in advocacy, counseling, law department management, public service, and general professionalism. The 1999 winner will be announced at ACCA's 1999 Annual Meeting, which takes place in San Diego on November 3-5. The 1997 award went to Daniel H. Brown, vice president, secretary and general counsel of Rheem Manufacturing Company in New York, while the winner of the inaugural award in 1996 was Shelley Lanza, general counsel for Starbucks Coffee Company of Seattle. The deadline for nominations is September 6, 1999. West Group is the preeminent provider of information to the U.S. legal market.