William Hubbard to receive prestigious Burton Award for leadership
May 23, 2016
From the American Bar Association
WASHINGTON–The American Bar Association has announced immediate past president and Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP partner William C. Hubbard will receive the prestigious 2016 Burton Award for Leadership in Law tonight (May 23).
The Burton Awards, which recognize major achievements in the law, will salute Mr. Hubbard for his unprecedented leadership to the legal profession and for advancing the rule of law during his service as president of the ABA. During that time, Mr. Hubbard led the association through the commemoration of the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta.
The award will be presented amongst other awards recognizing lawyers in legal writing, public service, and other areas of the law during the 17th Burton Awards Program and Gala at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C.
Mr. Hubbard was selected by the Burton Awards, a nonprofit run in partnership with the Library of Congress.
“This award honors William Hubbard for a career that has been exemplary with an abundance of ingenuity, vision, and extraordinary foresight,” said William C. Burton, founder and chairman of the Burton Awards program. “Mr. Hubbard exemplifies the finest qualities and characteristics of a proven leader in law. Through his accomplishments at the American Bar Association, his successes in private practice, and his body of new ideas and concepts, he has earned the greatest recognition and the highest praise.”
Mr. Hubbard is a partner with the Columbia, S.C., office of Nelson Mullis Riley & Scarborough. During his service as president of the ABA, he created the ABA Commission on the Future of Legal Services, which works to improve the delivery and access to legal services to the poor and middle class.
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is slated to speak at the event, and Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will memorialize late Justice Antonin Scalia during the program.
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