The New York Bar Foundation will present its Lifetime Achievement Award to Dean Emeritus and Norris Professor of Law John D. Feerick ’61 during the virtual Annual Assembly and Dinner of the Fellows on January 27, 2022.
The New York Bar Foundation’s Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes extraordinary Fellows of the Foundation, their distinguished careers, and their exemplary service to the public good and the profession. The award is bestowed upon a Fellow who demonstrates outstanding professional achievement, dedication to the legal profession, and commitment to the ideals of the Foundation.
Nominated by the Fellows Chairs of the First Judicial District Sylvia Chin (White & Case) and Raymond Dowd (Dunnington Bartholow & Miller), his nomination reads, “During his lifetime, John has been a north star for all professional whose lives he has touched, whether or not they were aware of his enormous achievements. I dare say that he has touched the lives of all Fellows and the communities they serve in ways big and small that they may not even realize.”
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Dean Feerick stated, “I am humbled beyond words to be recognized with this Award and gratefully accept it in memory of those in the bar of the state with whom I have served over the past 60 years as a lawyer, including Chief Judge Judith Kaye, Archibald Murray, Judge Bernard Meyer, Cyrus Vance Sr., Herbert Brownell, Henry Miller, and Judge James King.”
