HOUSTON, Aug. 1, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- In an ongoing effort to give back, Simmons and
Fletcher, P.C., Injury & Accident Lawyers proudly announce
the 2025 Scholarship Competitions. Each competition is a writing
competition offering students at various grades and levels the
opportunity to win a first-place award of $1,000.00 or a second-place award of $500.00 to be used to pursue their college goals
and dreams.
The Keith M. Fletcher Excellence in Ethics Scholarship
Competition
The annual Keith M. Fletcher Excellence in Ethics Scholarship
Competition began in 2017 and was renamed in 2019 in honor of the
late founding partner, Keith M.
Fletcher. Law students competed by writing and submitting a
1,000-page essay discussing the importance of providing free legal
services to those who cannot afford it, and why this is beneficial
to the community at large and to the legal system as a whole.
Entries are due on July 1, each year, and the winners will be
notified and announced by August
1.
For the 2024 Fall school year, the winners of the Keith M.
Fletcher Excellence in Ethics Scholarship Competition are as
follows:
First Place: Mahadi Fugfugosh of Castro Valley, Ca.
Second Place: Noah
Bass of Framingham, Ma.
Both students are 1st year law students who have
demonstrated an understanding and appreciation of the importance of
pro bono legal services.
The Robert S. Simmons Christian Studies Scholarship
Competition
The annual Robert S. Simmons Christian Studies Scholarship
Competition also began in 2017 and was renamed in 2020 for the late
founding partner, Robert S. Simmons.
The scholarship is open to high school students studying or
planning to study a faith-based curriculum as well as college
students enrolled at a faith-based institution. Entrants submit a
1,000-word essay addressing how a Christian education and Christian
business leaders help to enhance the moral fibers of the United States. Entries are due on July
1 each year, and the winners will be notified and announced by
August 1.
For the 2024 Fall school year, the winners of the Robert S.
Simmons Christian Studies Scholarship Competition are:
First Place: Stephen
Wade of Berlin, Md.
Second Place: Brittany
Waller of Delbarton, West
Virginia.
Stephen is in his sophomore year of college while Brittany is an
entering freshman for the fall of 2024.
The Simmons and Fletcher Students with Disabilities
Scholarship
The Simmons and Fletcher Students with Disabilities Scholarship
was started in 2021 as a way to help students with disabilities
pursue their goals. It is an annual competition open to first-year
college students with a disability. Participants write a 1,000-word
essay wherein they describe a challenge they experienced their
first semester of college and how they overcame it. Entries are due
on December 1, 2024, and the winners
will be announced on or before January 2,
2025.
About Simmons and Fletcher, P.C., Injury & Accident
Lawyers
Simmons and Fletcher, P.C., Injury & Accident Lawyers, is a
personal injury law firm with principal offices located in
Houston, Texas. The attorneys
are committed to speaking up for the injured by representing
accident victims exclusively. The firm is currently headed by
President and Partner Sharon-Simmons Cantrell along with partners
Christopher Keith Fletcher and
Paul H. Cannon.
Media Contact: Paul Cannon,
pcannon@simmonsandfletcher.com
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