8:37 a.m. July 3, 2013
Knoxville lawyers honored for service, award recipients and leaders recognized at TBA convention

NASHVILLE, TN -- A number of Knoxville lawyers were honored for their work in serving the legal profession and the public during the Tennessee Bar Association's recent convention in Nashville.

Andrew S. Roskind		Daniel Headrick		R. Brad Morgan		Angela B. Rauber
Troy S. Weston		Ian P. Hennessey		Joseph A. Fanduzz		D. Adam Moore

Andrew S. Roskind, a lawyer with Pratt, Aycock & Associates, was elected one of two governors representing East Tennessee on the TBA Board of Governors. He joined the board for its first meeting of the year during the convention. Roskind practices in the areas of criminal defense, health and hospital law, corporate law and general civil matters. He earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2002.

Daniel Headrick, an attorney with Paine, Tarwater, & Bickers, received two awards at the convention. The first, the Justice Joseph W. Henry Award, recognizes the best article published in the Tennessee Bar Journal during the preceding year. Headrick was recognized for his article "How to Act During a Deposition," which was published in the December 2012 issue of the magazine. He also won a cash prize of $500. The award, established in 1981, is given each year to encourage practicing Tennessee lawyers to write scholarly yet practical articles for the benefit of their colleagues. Headrick's article was judged best by a committee of TBA President Jacqueline B. Dixon, Tennessee Supreme Court Chief Justice Gary R. Wade and Vanderbilt University Law School Dean Chris Guthrie.

Headrick also completed the TBA's Leadership Law program and was selected by his fellow class members as this year's recipient of the Larry Dean Wilks Leadership Award. The award, named for former TBA President Larry D. Wilks, recognizes a class member with exceptional leadership qualities.

Headrick maintains a civil litigation practice with a focus on employment, product liability, personal injury and construction law. He graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2007.

Also graduating from the TBA's Leadership Law program were R. Brad Morgan and Angela B. Rauber. Morgan is the coordinator of access to justice and mentoring programs at The University of Tennessee College of Law. He also currently serves as chair of the Law School Subcommittee of the TBA Access to Justice Committee. He graduated from the law school in 2005. Rauber is an attorney for the city of Knoxville. She graduated from College of Law in 2001.

Eldridge & Blakney attorney Troy S. Weston received a special recognition award from TBA Young Lawyers Division President David Veile for four years of service as both vice chair and chair of the Mock Trial Committee. The committee develops a fictitious case each year in which students play the roles of attorneys and witnesses and display their grasp of the facts as well as their analytical and persuasive skills. The committee also produces the two-day state competition held each March in Nashville. Weston also was named a "Star of the Quarter" for his work on this year's competition. Finally, Weston was elected and installed as secretary of the YLD. In this capacity he will serve on the YLD Board and its Executive Committee. Weston practices in the areas of criminal defense, employment law and business, medical malpractice, workers' compensation and general civil litigation. He earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2008.

London & Amburn lawyer Ian P. Hennessey received the YLD's Public Service Day Project of the Year Award. Hennessey organized the "May You Serve" initiative -- a series of volunteer projects held throughout the Knoxville area in May. Attorneys helped run bingo, horseshoes and other games for men at Agape House who suffer from mental illness; helped residents of the YWCA's Keys of Hope Housing Program with job searches and mock interviews; and helped children in the after-school program at Wesley House with homework and reading. Hennessey serves as the district representative from Knox County on the YLD Board. He practices in the areas of business, employment and health law as well as medical malpractice defense. He earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law in 2007.

Finally, Joseph A. Fanduzz and D. Adam Moore were named Stars of the Quarter. Fanduzz was recognized for his service as vice chair of the YLD's Membership & Law School Outreach Committee, his work on the Judicial Internship Program -- which matches Tennessee law students with trial judges in the state for summer internships -- and for serving on the TBA Mentoring Task Force, which developed plans this year for a mentoring program to help new lawyers. Fanduzz works at Jolley & Eldridge where he handles tort and personal injury cases as well as criminal defense. He graduated from the Appalachian School of Law in 2007. Moore was recognized for consistent production of the YLD's monthly newsletter E-DICT. He serves as editor of the publication. A 2006 graduate of the Appalachian School of Law, Moore works at Regions Trust where he handles trust and estate administration.

The 2013 Tennessee Bar Association Annual Convention was held in conjunction with five other legal organizations -- the Tennessee Judicial Conference, Tennessee Alliance for Black Lawyers, Tennessee Association for Justice, Tennessee Lawyers' Association for Women and Tennessee Stonewall Bar Association. This joint meeting allows the groups to address common issues and concerns and offers opportunities for additional education, long-range planning, and recognition of attorneys who have performed outstanding legal work and community service.

The Tennessee Bar Association (TBA) is the largest professional association in Tennessee with more than 12,000 members. Founded in 1881, the TBA provides opportunities for continuing legal education, professional development and public service.

Published July 3, 2013