Koons Fuller Takes Statewide Family Law Honors Sunday, August 22, 2010 DALLAS, Texas (BusinessWire) – Koons, Fuller, Vanden Eykel & Robertson took home most of the major awards given at the Advanced Family Law Course last week in San Antonio.
Ike Vanden Eykel, president of the Dallas Bar Association and managing partner of Koons Fuller, brought home the Sam Emison Award, given each year for meritorious service to family law in Texas. Bill Koons, founding partner of the firm, was elected to the Family Law Hall of Legends. And Heather King, manager of the firm’s Southlake office, assumed the presidency of the Texas Association of Family Law Specialists.
The Sam Emison Award is bestowed upon a person “who has demonstrated a significant commitment and made significant contributions to the practice of family law in the State of Texas.” Vanden Eykel, who will be Dallas bar president through 2010, has distinguished himself for his advocacy of the Dallas Volunteer Attorney Program (DVAP), which provides free legal assistance to poor citizens of the city.
The Hall of Legends is reserved for attorneys who have practiced family law for 40 years or more. Koons is one of the pioneers of family law in the state.
Heather King accepted the gavel as head of the Texas Association of Family Law Specialists (TAFLS) from the outgoing head, Charla Bradshaw Conner, her best friend and manager of Koons Fuller’s Denton office.
In addition to earning these awards, Koons Fuller attorneys saw the state’s top pro bono award renamed for one of their own. Ken Fuller, a partner at the firm, has devoted much of his time and energy over the past decade to the free services effort of DVAP.
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