Richards Kibbe & Orbe founding partner Lee S. Richards III is a recipient of the 2015 American Inns of Court Professionalism Award for the Second Circuit. This award is granted each year "to a lawyer or judge whose life and practice display sterling character and unquestioned integrity, coupled with ongoing dedication to the highest standards of the legal profession and the rule of law," according to the American Inns of Court website.
The presentation of the award will take place on Tuesday, September 29, 2015, at the Thurgood Marshall Courthouse in New York. Mr. Richards will also be honored at the American Inns of Court Celebration of Excellence Dinner at the Supreme Court of the United States in Washington, D.C., on October 24, 2015.