Two Crawford® Attorneys Receive 2015 Corporate Counsel Awards

Atlanta, GA (WorkersCompensation.com) - Crawford & Company® today announced that two attorneys in its Legal Department have been named as honorees for The Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2015 Corporate Counsel Awards. Vice President and Chief Litigation Counsel Elizabeth Robertson received the award in the category of Litigation Specialist, and Corporate Counsel Paula Briceno was given the Rising Star Award. Interviews with all the honorees were featured in the commemorative May 1 Corporate Counsel Awards section of the Atlanta Business Chronicle, and they were recognized at an event on May 1, 2015 at the Cobb Galleria Centre convention center.   

“We are very pleased that two of our talented lawyers have been honored by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and the Association of Corporate Counsel,” said Allen W. Nelson, Crawford executive vice president, general counsel, corporate secretary and chief administrative officer. “Both Elizabeth and Paula reflect our commitment to hiring top professionals, and these awards are a well-deserved public confirmation of their abilities and performance.”     

The Corporate Counsel Awards have been sponsored by the Atlanta Business Chronicle and the Association of Corporate Counsel, Georgia Chapter for the past four years, and there are 11 different award categories. The awards highlight the outstanding work by both legal generalists and specialists in public and private companies and nonprofit t organizations of all sizes, and they emphasize the value these professionals add to their organizations' bottom lines.  

The Atlanta Business Chronicle is the primary weekly business newspaper that covers metropolitan Atlanta and the state of Georgia. The Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) is a global legal association that promotes the common professional and business interests of in-house counsel who work for corporations, associations and other private-sector organizations through information, education, networking opportunities and advocacy initiatives.    

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