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Volunteer of the Year
Lawyers Board 2014 Volunteer of the Year
James M. Ventura
Attorney James Ventura of Wayzata is this year’s volunteer of the year.
Mr. Ventura is the 19
th
recipient and the 10
th
lawyer.
Mr. Ventura has recently completed his fourth two-year appointment as a supervisor, and was recently nominated by another probationer to serve as his supervisor – all this while a solo practitioner with a busy practice of his own, focusing on criminal defense.
This is a major time commitment for any volunteer and worthy of recognition.
Mr. Ventura is a graduate of William Mitchell College of Law, is a member of the federal public defender panel, has volunteered with the MSBA mock trial program, is president of his home owner’s association and of the Mound, Minnesota, Crime Prevention Association.
He is also past president of the Minnesota Society for Criminal Justice.
All in all, a busy volunteer and worthy recipient of this honor.
The Lawyers Professional Responsibility Board has honored a Volunteer of the Year since 1997.
Volunteer board members, district ethics committee investigators and chairs are the most common recipients.
The first recipient was a volunteer probation supervisor; someone who takes on the sometimes thankless task of helping a lawyer on probation, someone who may need office management help and an experienced mentor to guide them, but also may have some chemical and/or mental health issues as well.
Click here to view list of prior Volunteers of the Year.
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