I am writing my column fresh home from the Western San Bernardino County Bar Association’s installation dinner, feeling uplifted by the stories I just heard from attorneys celebrating their colleagues.
It was an evening of honoring good hearts and good work — and in three cases, good legacies.
Marbi Burnette, who retired from the San Bernardino District Attorney’s Office in August, was named the Jennifer Brooks Lawyer of the Year. And Myrna Thomas was named Legal Assistant of the Year.
This year the lifetime achievement award became the Charles Althouse Lifetime Achievement Award.
