Springfield, Va., October 26, 2009 – Brett Coffee has again been recognized for his contributions to the legal community. Virginia Lawyers Weekly has awarded Coffee their annual legal honors with distinction in the Class of 2009 “Leaders in the Law’, and was the only in-house attorney in Virginia to be so honored.
The Virginia Lawyers Weekly announced the winners of their fifth annual ‘Leaders in the Law’ award on October 22, 2009 at the annual reception held at Bolling-Haxall House in downtown Richmond, Virginia. The award is given to those members of the legal community who set the standard for other lawyers - by changing practice, serving the community, changing the law or improving Virginia's justice system.
Coffee set himself apart from the crowd for his work with the SemperComm Foundation and other community efforts.
“We are very excited that Brett’s hard work is being recognized,” said Linda LaRoche, CEO of CSCI. “He has dedicated a significant amount time and effort to the service members whom we support, as well as to the local community, and we are very proud that he is being honored by the legal community.”
Some of Coffee’s accomplishments and community leadership activities include:
- Awarded the 2009 Top Washington Lawyers--General Counsel by the Washington Business Journal.
- Named as a 2008 and 2009 Rising Star by Virginia Super Lawyers Magazine, recognizing the top 2.5% of legal talent in the state of Virginia.
- Awarded the Community Service Award by the Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association in 2008.
- Serves as the Community Business Partnership Treasurer while serving on the Board of Directors.
- Serves as the Association of Corporate Counsel International Committee Publication Chair.
- Serves as the Fairfax County Small Business Commission Vice Chairman.
- Serves on the University of Illinois Alumni Association Board of Directors.
- Serves on several committees of the Northern Virginia Technology Council.
- Served as the SemperComm Foundation’s General Counsel.
- Served on the Board of Directors of Leadership Fairfax.
- Devoted over 1300 hours to outside charitable, political and professional activities last year.
About CSCI
Founded in 1987, Computer Systems Center Incorporated (CSCI) is a small, woman-owned, highly specialized systems integration, professional services, software and networking hardware development firm in northern Virginia. Located in Springfield, Va., CSCI delivers advanced technologies and proven results to the U.S. government and commercial entities. CSCI also has a presence in multiple locations across the country with a client base that includes the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Navy, Joint Chiefs of Staff, the military services, and various research labs and government agencies. For more information, visit www.csci-va.com.