RALEIGH, NC – Wyrick Robbins is pleased to announce that Robert A. Ponton, Jr. received the 2013 Howard L. Gum Service Award presented by the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization. The N.C. State Bar only presents three awards each year for all specialists.

According to the North Carolina State Bar Board of Legal Specialization, this award is given to a specialty committee member who consistently excels in completing committee tasks. The recipient is highly dedicated to legal specialization, donates his/her time to committee responsibilities, and responds to the needs of the staff and the Board, in exemplary fashion.