The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD) honored Lydia Horan Caparosa, MacDonald Illig Jones & Britton LLP, Erie, with its Michael K. Smith Excellence in Service Award during its Summer Summit in mid-July at Camelback Resort in Tannersville.

The award is named in memory of a young Philadelphia lawyer committed to providing legal services for low-income people and to offering law-related educational programs to students. It is presented to a Pennsylvania young lawyer who, through his or her exemplary personal and professional conduct, reminds lawyers of their professional and community responsibilities.

Caparosa is the YLD At Large Chair to Committee/Section Liaisons and a trustee with the PBA Insurance/Trust Fund. She has played a vital role in the creation and implementation of Project LITIGATE, which stands for Lawyers Initiative to Improve next Generation Attorneys’ Trial Experience, a statewide initiative designed to help aspiring trial attorneys get earlier exposure to, and involvement in, the litigation process. Caparosa has volunteered many hours to advance the interests of young lawyers.

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