13 Dec 2019
The Nebraska State Bar Association The George H. Turner Award was awarded to John Atkins and Dan Wintz, '75, October 10, 2019.
This award is presented to an NSBA member who has demonstrated exemplary efforts in furthering public understanding of the legal system, the administration of justice and confidence in the legal profession.
This year’s award was presented jointly to Atkins and Wintz. In addition to serving as planning chairs and CLE speakers in 2018 for the Real Estate Probate and Trust Section and co-authoring Chapter 18 of the 2018 Nebraska Probate Manual, they spent considerable time working to modify the National Uniform Directed Trusts Act so it would be compatible with the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code.
This award is presented to an NSBA member who has demonstrated exemplary efforts in furthering public understanding of the legal system, the administration of justice and confidence in the legal profession.
This year’s award was presented jointly to Atkins and Wintz. In addition to serving as planning chairs and CLE speakers in 2018 for the Real Estate Probate and Trust Section and co-authoring Chapter 18 of the 2018 Nebraska Probate Manual, they spent considerable time working to modify the National Uniform Directed Trusts Act so it would be compatible with the Nebraska Uniform Trust Code.