BABC ANNOUNCES 2005 PRESIDENTIAL, DORSEY, AND BRENT-MITCHELL AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED AT PAST PRESIDENTS’ LUNCHEON ON NOVEMBER 22, 2005

The Bar Association of Baltimore City’s 11th Annual Past Presidents Luncheon will be held on Tuesday, November 22, 2005, at the Hyatt Regency Baltimore at 11:30 a.m. The BABC has selected the recipients of the 2005 Presidential, Charles H. Dorsey, Jr., and Margaret Brent-Juanita Jackson Mitchell Awards. These awards will be presented at the Past Presidents’ Luncheon.

Charles H. Blomquist, Esquire, and Vasilios Peros, Esquire, are the recipients of the 2005 Presidential Awards presented annually to BABC members who have selflessly given their time and energy serving both the Bar Association and the community. Mr. Blomquist is an Assistant State’s Attorney for Baltimore City. Mr. Peros is an Associate at the firm of Venable, LLP.
This year’s Charles H. Dorsey, Jr., Mentor Award will be presented to Ober/Kaler partner Pamela J. White, Esquire. The Dorsey Award is presented to a member of the BABC who has served as a longtime mentor or teacher of other lawyers and, by example, has demonstrated a commitment to the community of lawyers by following the precept that the practice of law is a “noble and learned profession.”

The 2005 Margaret Brent-Juanita Jackson Mitchell Award will be presented to The Honorable Pamila J. Brown. The Brent-Mitchell Award was established to recognize women lawyers and judges who exemplify the pioneer spirit of Margaret Brent and Juanita Jackson Mitchell, who have achieved a high degree of success in the field of law, and who have paved the way for women in the law. Judge Brown is an Associate Judge on the District Court for Howard County and is a Past President of the Bar Association of Baltimore City.

Tickets for the Past Presidents’ Luncheon are $55 per person and are available through Bar headquarters. To purchase tickets, or to reserve a table of ten, please call 410-539-5936, or email info@baltimorebar.org.