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Honor is due.

Publication: Trial
Publication Date: 01-SEP-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Honor is due.(public service award given to attorneys and clients whose cases help educate the public about the importance of civil justice system)(President's page)

Article Excerpt
Throughout the history of our republic, the civil justice system has played a crucial role, protecting the public from powerful interests and insisting on accountability for wrongdoing. Each year, AAJ celebrates this pillar of democracy with the presentation of the Steven J. Sharp Public Service Award, given to attorneys and clients whose cases help educate state and national policy-makers and the public about the importance of our civil justice system.

The award is named for Steven Sharp of Richland, Oregon, who in 1992 lost both arms at age 17 because of a defective tractor hay baler. Long before this tragic accident, the baler's manufacturer had learned that one person had been mangled and...

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