SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The Executive Committee of the California State Bar’s Workers’ Compensation Section has established an annual Recognition Awards program to recognize outstanding attorneys and judges who have made significant recent or lifetime contributions to the workers’ compensation community. This year's reception will be held:

Friday, September 11
6 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
Randall Room, The Grand Hyatt
San Diego, CA

The 2009 honorees are:

• Judge of the Year: Honorable Linda J. Morgan
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Michael W. Laughlin, San Francisco
• Applicant Attorney of the Year: J. Bruce Sutherland, San Jose
• Defense Attorney of the Year: Robert J. Succa, San Francisco

Read about the honorees