Arkansas Bar Foundation / Arkansas Bar Association Stephen Engstrom Outstanding Lawyer Award
Charles W. (Chuck) Goldner, Jr. Outstanding Lawyer-Citizen Award
Allan W. (Dick) Horne C. E. Ransick Award of Excellence
The Outstanding Lawyer Award is given in recognition of excellence in the practice of law and outstanding contributions to the profession.
The Outstanding Lawyer-Citizen Award is given in recognition of outstanding participation in and for excellent performance of civic responsibilities and for demonstrating high standards of professional competence and conduct.
The C. E. Ransick Award of Excellence was created to recognize outstanding contributions to the profession.
Stephen Engstrom, a partner with the firm of Wilson, Engstrom, Corum & Coulter in Little Rock, is the recipient of the 2011 Outstanding Lawyer Award. His years of tireless dedication and service to his clients and the profession, his absolute sense of fair play, and always applying a standard of excellence to his work that few can achieve are just among many of the reasons Steve was nominated for this award. Through the years, Steve selflessly mentored countless law-clerks and young lawyers, giving them advice and helping them advance in the profession. He has co-counseled or referred work to help advance them in their careers, while introducing them to members of the legal community and always doing so without being asked or expecting anything in return. Steve gives the same type of care and concern to his clients, particularly those in his domestic relations practice. His clients feel comforted and empowered to deal with difficult situations because they put their confidence in him—an attribute to be admired.
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Dean Emeritus and Professor Charles W. “Chuck” Goldner, Jr. of the UALR William H. Bowen School of Law has been selected to receive the 2011 Outstanding Lawyer-Citizen Award. His work has opened up the courts to thousands of Arkansans of modest means, improved the ethics and professionalism of future lawyers and improved the quality of legal education in Arkansas and around the nation. Dean Goldner served two terms as Chair of the Arkansas Access to Justice Commission. He joined with other leaders in assuring the Commission took a comprehensive approach to meeting civil justice needs. He also chaired the Arkansas Professional Practicum in 2004, to enhance the public’s confidence in the legal profession and promote lawyers’ professionalism and ethical conduct. Dean Goldner serves on the American Bar Association’s Accreditation Committee and chaired the Wastewater Task Force for the cities of Little Rock and North Little Rock.
Dick Horne, a senior partner with Dover Dixon Horne LLP of Little Rock, has been selected to receive the 2011 C. E. Ransick Award of Excellence. Dick has served his profession in many ways, and his professional life is one of devoted and effective service to the legal profession. Dick has been honored as among the best lawyers in Arkansas in administrative and insurance law and was awarded by The Best Lawyers in America their Gold Standard for accuracy and integrity. He was appointed as Insurance Commissioner by Governor Rockefeller. He is founder and a past President of The Federation of Regulatory Counsel, a national association of insurance regulatory attorneys. He has served the Bar and his community as a former member of the House of Delegates of the Arkansas Bar Association, past President of the Pulaski County Bar Association and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce.