Ramona Bar Association Announces Recipient of Lawyer of Year Award

Sam Frazier, president of the Ramona Bar Association, presents "Lawyer of the Year" award to Lewis Cole. Photo by Pamela Frazier

Lewis N. Cole was unanimously selected as the Ramona Bar Association's recipient of the Lawyer of the Year Award. Cole is a longtime Ramona attorney and continues to serve on the board of directors for the association. He has been an effective leader in Ramona, offering his counsel, experience, dedication and commitment to the Ramona Bar Association and the community.

The 2006 officers and directors for the association are: president Sam Frazier, vice president Barry Pasternak, secretary Walter Pinkerton Jr. and treasurer Jeremiah F. Reid. Directors at Large are Patricia Thompson, Elizabeth Arleo, Brian Stolliker, and Lynne Costigan.

The Ramona Bar Association also awarded recognition plaques to attorney Clay Seaman, Katie Reid and Pamela S. Frazier for outstanding contributions to the Ramona Bar Association in 2005.

There are 40 members on the roster of the Ramona Bar Association.

"We have a very high caliber group of attorneys and they are highly respected in the county of San Diego and state of California," said Frazier, who has been practicing law for nearly 30 years. "Many of our lawyers sit as pro-tem judges, settlement judge and mediators. Many of our lawyers graduated from top law schools including Harvard Law School. All Ramona lawyers represent the very best in legal services available in the State of California."

The Ramona Bar Association was selected to be featured in "Lawyer Magazine" scheduled for publication next month.

The Ramona Bar Association will soon launch a website announcing its services to the community of Ramona. The website will be www.ramonabarassociation.com.