Nicole Benjamin received the 2017 Rhode Island Bar Journal Lauren E. Jones, Esq. Writing Award for her article “Five Things the Rhode Island Supreme Court Wants You to Know About Civil Trial and Appellate Practice”, published in the Rhode Island Bar Journal’s May/June 2017 issue. The awards ceremony took place at the annual meeting on Thursday, June 15th.
Rhode Island Bar Journal Lauren E. Jones, Esq. Writing Awards authors are selected on the basis of: 1) presentation clarity; grammar; organization and need for editorial revisions; 2) article interest and information presentation; 3) information usefulness for the practice of law, presentation of an important legal issue and timeliness; and 4) accuracy and depth of research and information provided.