SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Richard R. Orsinger, a name partner and head of the San Antonio office of the Family Law firm McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & Downing, L.L.P., has earned the prestigious Franklin Jones Best Continuing Legal Education Article Award for 2009. 

Presented by the College of the State Bar of Texas, the Franklin Jones award is presented annually to the College member who authors the best CLE article of the year. The award is named in honor of College co-founder Franklin Jones Jr. of Marshall, Texas.

Mr. Orsinger earned the award for his two-part paper "Practicing Family Law in a Depressed Economy." The articles were presented during the State Bar of Texas' 35th Annual Advanced Family Law Course. He will receive the Franklin Jones award during the State Bar Summer School in Galveston on July 22-24.

Mr. Orsinger has numerous awards and recognition for his CLE work, including the State Bar of Texas Family Law Section's award for the Best Family Law Continuing Legal Education article in 2008 for "Different Ways to Trace Separate Property." His commitment to continuing education led him to serve on the State Bar of Texas' Continuing Legal Education Committee for more than 10 years, including two years as chairman. He received the State Bar of Texas Presidential Citation "for innovative leadership and relentless pursuit of excellence for Continuing Legal Education" in 2001. He also earned the Gene Cavin Award for Excellence in CLE from the State Bar of Texas in 1996.

With offices in Dallas and San Antonio, McCurley Orsinger McCurley Nelson & Downing, L.L.P., is one of the largest firms in Texas specializing solely in Family Law. Each of the firm's partners is a member of the Texas Academy of Family Law Specialists and is Board Certified in Family Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization.

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