Posted by From the Dallas South News Wire
Kim J. Askew, a partner with K&L Gates, will be honored by the Dallas Bar Association with the “Martin Luther King Jr. Justice Award” at a noon luncheon on Monday, January 18, at The Belo Mansion (2101 Ross Avenue in downtown Dallas). The event is open to the public.
Kim J. Askew
“Kim Askew is a truly incredible and remarkable person,” said Ike Vanden Eykel, DBA’s 2010 president. “She has already done more in her career than most people dream of doing in a lifetime, and she is not even close to being finished. When she speaks, people listen—and do so carefully. Ms. Askew is known across our country as a leader. That she is a role model for those who come behind her goes without saying.”
After graduating from Georgetown University Law School, Ms. Askew moved to Dallas to clerk for the late Judge Jerry Buchmeyer. She began her law career at Hughes & Hill, which is now part of her current firm K&L Gates LLP, where she has been a partner since 1991.
Ms. Askew’s contributions to the Dallas community and profession are numerous. She is a widely published author and national speaker on a cross section of labor and litigation issues. She has been recognized numerous times as a Texas Super Lawyer and one of the top 50 women lawyers in the state. She received the 2007 Profiles in Leadership Award from the SMU Annual Women’s Symposium in recognition of her significant impact on the city of Dallas and the quality of life for women overall.
Girls Inc. honored her with its “She Knows Where She Is Going Award.” She was one of 30 selected from the more than 22,000 women practicing law in Texas on a list of “Extraordinary Women in Texas Law.”
Ms. Askew recognizes that, without sacrifices made by Dr. King and the multitude of civil rights advocates, she may have been denied the opportunity to make the foregoing contributions.
“Dr. King envisioned the day when people of all races would be afforded opportunities on the basis of their talents and their contributions,” said Ms. Askew. “I work to make the dream real—every day.”
The keynote speaker for the MLK Justice Award Luncheon will be Robert J. Grey Jr., 2004-2005 president of the American Bar Association. Mr. Grey is a partner in the Richmond, Va., office of Hunton & Williams.
In addition to his volunteer leadership within the ABA, Mr. Grey has chaired the Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce, the Greater Richmond Partnership and Youth Matters and was president of the Richmond Crusade for Voters. He currently serves as Vice Chair of the Hunton & Williams Community Service Committee.
The MLK award luncheon is open to the public; the plated lunch costs $12.76. RSVPs are required. Contact BAvina@dallasbar.org.
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