Local attorney Kristie Wright said she never imagined she’d receive the honor that was her brainchild when she was named Lawyer of the Year Tuesday by the Texarkana Young Lawyers Association.

“It was my idea to create this award. I never dreamed I’d be a recipient,” Wright said before an audience of her colleagues at a luncheon at the Texarkana Country Club. “I do believe in service to the bar. I think that’s important.”

Wright is the first woman ever named TxkYLA Lawyer of the Year.

She was a founding member and served the organization in various roles befo...

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