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The winners of the Kentucky Bar Associa- tion's annual Law Day Competition received their awards during the Membership Awards Luncheon held Friday, June 19, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Lexington as a part of the 2015 Annual Convention. Law Day Committee Chairman Gailen W. Bridges, Jr. , presented the awards during the luncheon. The Bowling Green-Warren County Bar Association and Daviess County Bar As- sociation shared first place in the Large Bar Category . The Madison County Bar Associ- ation received the award for the Medium Bar Category . While, the Estill County Bar Asso- ciation was the recipient of the award in the Small Bar Category . Each organization fo- cused their celebration around this year's theme, "Magna Carta: Symbol of Freedom Under Law." For its Law Day celebration, the Estill County Bar Association presented the Kentucky Bar Foundation's Credit Abuse Resistance Education (CARE) program to students enrolled in finance classes at Estill County High School. They also held a Law Day Luncheon, and coordinated a Law Day presentation for the winners of their essay contest, which was open to all Estill County juniors and seniors. The Madison County Bar Association cel- ebrated Law Day in several ways. They held a Law Day Banquet at the University Club at Arlington. The banquet was attended by more than 40 members of the local bar. Judge Julia Hylton Adams was the speak- er for the banquet. The Madison County Bar Association also made short presenta- tions to eighth-grade students throughout their county. They explained the signifi- cance of Magna Carta and showed a short video. The students were invited to create a poster to reflect the theme of Magna Carta. Winners were selected and prizes were awarded in the contest. The Bowling Green-Warren County Bar Association celebrated Law Day by first hosting a reception at English, Lucas, Priest and Owsley. The reception provided bar members with the opportunity to meet Pro- fessor Allison Connelly from the University of Kentucky College of Law, who would be their Law Day speaker at their ceremony the following day. A public ceremony was held at the Capitol Arts Center and more than 150 people attended to celebrate Law Day. The Bowling Green-Warren County Bar Association continued their tradition and held a poster and essay contest for the public and private schools in their areas. They also sponsored a community service event collecting canned food goods for the local Salvation Army and hosted a blood drive for the American Red Cross. To honor Law Day, the Daviess County Bar organized a lesson for young ladies who at- tend Girls Inc.'s Rolling Heights Campus to discuss the history of Daviess County and also present the CARE program. The Daviess County Bar Association also part- nered with the Daviess County Public Li- brary to host an attorney consultation day at the library. The bar association hosted their annual Law Day Banquet and present- ed the CARE program to local high schools students. Thank you to all of those Bar Associations who participated in Law Day 2015. KELLI E. BROWN RECEIVES THE PRESTIGIOUS THOMAS B. SPAIN AWARD AT THE 2015 KBA ANNUAL CONVENTION By: Mary Beth Cutter, KBA Director for CLE CLE Commissioner Matt Cook , from the Second Supreme Court District, had the great honor of pre- senting the Spain Award for Continuing Legal Education to Kelli E. Brown on June 18, 2015 during the Ken- tucky Bar Association's Annual Convention. The Thomas B. Spain Award, named for the first Supreme Court Liaison to the CLE Commission, is presented an- nually by the CLE Commission for outstanding voluntary contribu- tions of time and talent to the planning, organization and imple- mentation of KBA CLE programs, including the Kentucky Law Up- date, the New Lawyer Program, the Annual Convention and Sec- tion programs. The recipient of the award exhibits exemplary con- tributions of time, expertise, quality materials and presentations for speakers, as well as frequency of participation and overall profes- sionalism. Brown is more than deserving of this honor. Brown is a partner with the firm Goldberg Simpson, LLC, and prac- tices in the areas of estate planning, probate, elder law, and estate litigation. She received her B.A. from the University of Dayton, her J.D. from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law, and her L.L.M. con- centrating in estate tax from the University of Miami. She is a member of the Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky and American Bar associations, as well as the National Academy of Elder Law Attor- neys. She serves on the Probate and Trust Legislative Committee and is a three time former chair of the Kentucky Bar Association Probate and Trust Law Section. She is also a fellow with the Ameri- can College of Trusts and Estates Counsel. Brown served as a speaker for the Kentucky Law Update Program for numerous locations in 2006, 2010, 2013, and 2014, for the KBA Annual Convention in 2008, 2009, and 2013, and has be- come a regular feature at the New Lawyer Program, speaking at every offering since 2011. She served on the 2014 Annual Con- vention CLE Planning Committee and is a frequent speaker for UK CLE, Louis D. Brandeis School of Law, and the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. While her willingness to aid in the planning and presenting of CLE in Kentucky is impressive, it is the quality of Brown's contributions that has been most impactful. With humor, professionalism, and enviable knowledge of her sub- ject matter, she masterfully delivers her presentations with ease and grace. She is consistently one of the highest rated speakers at those programs in which we are fortunate enough to have her present. Lucky for us, in her acceptance speech Brown declared her intention to continue to present for KBA programs whenever able to do so because she simply loves doing it. Congratulations to Kelli Brown for this well-deserved honor. 16 B&B; • 7.15 2 0 1 5 A N N U A L C O N V E N T I O N Jennie Haymond, president of the Estill County Bar Association accepts the Small Bar Award from Gailen W. Bridges, Jr. Daviess County Bar Asso- ciation President Susan Montalvo-Gesser receives the award recognizing Daviess County as a win- ner in the Large Bar Cate- gory from Gailen W. Bridges, Jr. Valetta Browne (center), immediate past president of the Madison County Bar Association and Alicia Still, member of the Madi- son County Bar, accept the plaque for the Medium Bar Category for the Madison County Bar Association. Lindsay Hinton, past pres- ident of the Bowling Green-Warren County Bar Association accepts the plaque from Gailen W. Bridges, Jr., honoring the Bowling Green-Warren County Bar Association in the Large Bar Category. 2015 LAW DAY AWARDS