ANNUAL DINNER
ANNUAL DINNER
For 46 years, the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association ("Crawford") has led the legal community through collective action.
The George W. Crawford Black Bar Association cordially invites you to our 2023 Annual Dinner.
The Annual Dinner will honor Chief Justice Richard A. Robinson of the Connecticut Supreme Court with the Trailblazer Award, and Vanessa Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, with the Visionary Award.
Both sponsorship and individual tickets can be purchased via Eventbrite.
Sponsorships are due no later than April 1, 2023. Individual tickets must be purchased by Tuesday, April 17, 2023.
Attire: Both business professional and black tie attire are welcome.
If you have any questions about the Annual Dinner, please contact Vice President, Mallori Deanna Thompson at VicePresident@georgecrawfordblackbar.org
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Crawford will also be awarding its second Rising Leader Award and we would like you to submit nominations to Vice President, Mallori Deanna Thompson at VicePresident@georgecrawfordblackbar.org no later than March 31, 2023 with the name, title, and employer of the person you are nominating (self-nominations are welcome) and a brief description of the individual’s qualifications for the award.
Criteria for Rising Leader Award:
In order to be eligible, an awardee must:
(1) have graduated law school 10 or less years ago;
(2) practice in or be born in the state of Connecticut;
(3) otherwise have some significant connection to the state of Connecticut;
(4) be a member, in good standing, of the George W. Crawford Black Bar Association; and
(5) have shown leadership through their professional, volunteer, and civic accomplishments.
If you have any questions about the Annual Dinner, please contact Vice President, Mallori Deanna Thompson at VicePresident@georgecrawfordblackbar.org.
Crawford would like to highlight and thank its Title Sponsors for their immense support:
Crawford would like to highlight and thank its Diamond Sponsors for their immense support:
Carmody Torrance Sandak & Hennessey LLP
Silver Golub & Teitell LLP
Shook, Hardy & Bacon
Crawford would like to highlight and thank its Platinum Sponsors for their immense support:
Hinckley, Allen & Snyder LLP
Crawford would like to highlight and thank its Gold Sponsors for their immense support:
Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani, LLP
University of Connecticut School of Law
Dumont Law LLC
Crawford would like to highlight and thank its Silver Sponsors for their immense support:
Crawford would like to highlight and thank its Supporters for their immense support:
MassMutual
Connecticut Bar Association
Updike, Kelly & Spellacy, P.C.
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving