Stephen N. Zack has been selected to receive the 2015 David W. Dyer Professionalism Award, the highest award given by the Dade County Bar Association.
Mr. Zack has “epitomized professionalism throughout his long and distinguished career,” the Bar Association said in making the announcement.
Mr. Zack is the Administrative Partner of the Firm’s office in Miami. He is a former president of the American Bar Association, the first Hispanic American to assume that position. He was also the first Hispanic American and the youngest person to serve as President of the Florida Bar. He has served as a Senior Advisor to the U.S. State Department, and was nominated by President Barack Obama for the position of Alternate U.S. Representative to the 68th Session of the U.N. General Assembly.
He will receive the award on June 6, 2015. The David W. Dyer Professionalism Award was established in 1997 and is given to a lawyer or judge whose conduct reflects the “integrity, humility, compassion, and professionalism” displayed by Judge David Dyer.