June 8th, 2007
Stephen P. Hurley selected as recipient of the 2007 William M. Coffey “The Defender” Award
The Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers announced that Stephen Hurley was selected as the 2007 recipient of the William M. Coffey: “The Defender” Award. This is the highest award the Wisconsin Association of Criminal Defense Lawyer (WACDL) gives each year recognizing outstanding criminal defense lawyers and advocates. The award is given to an individual who has made significant contributions to professionalism in the criminal practice. There are no limitations on who may be nominated: judges, prosecutors, defense counsel, non-lawyers, legislators and elected officials are all eligible. The contributions may be made by virtue of teaching, through bar and professional activities, through accumulative career achievements or by virtue of some specific outstanding achievement in the recent past.
The recipient of the William M. Coffey Defender Award is determined by vote of the President and Ex-Presidents of WACDL.
Mr. Hurley was nominated for the award by several members of WACDL. In WACDL’s announcement they note that “in addition to his long and successful career, all mentioned his outstanding result in the Georgia Thompson case, where he won an acquittal on appeal in an almost unprecedented manner. Quoting one nominator’s remarks, ‘This remarkable result - the summary release by a conservative court of a political prisoner.’"
The announcement continued to note that “WACDL congratulates Steve Hurley and thanks him for his dedication to his craft.”
The award was presented at the Association’s annual meeting and board meeting at the Olympia Resort Conference Center in Oconomowoc on June 7, 2007.
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