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Nashville lawyer Daina Bray to receive ABA animal law award Share:
WASHINGTON, April 28, 2021 â
Nashville, Tennessee, lawyer Daina Bray will receive the American Bar Associationâs Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Sectionâs Animal Law Committeeâs Excellence in the Advancement of Animal Law Award during the TIPS/Judicial Division Virtual Section Conference April 27-30. The award recognizes exceptional work by an Animal Law Committee member who, through commitment and leadership, has advanced the humane treatment of animals through the law.
âDaina Bray is an outstanding advocate for creatures large and small,â said John McMeekin, chair of the ABA Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section. âShe has worked tirelessly and collaboratively to put important resolutions before the ABAâs House of Delegates, including resolutions on Breed Discrimination in Military Housing, Mandatory Dog Encounter Training for Law Enforcement and Military Wor
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