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Ellis County Bar Association's 2025 Willis K. Musick Professionalism Award goes to Hays attorney Robert Anderson, Jr.

January 23, 2025

The Willis K. Musick Professionalism Award honors members of the Ellis County Bar that have, by their conduct, honesty, integrity, and courtesy, best exemplified, represented, and encouraged other lawyers to follow the highest standards of the legal profession.​

 

On Thursday, January 23, 2025, the Ellis County Bar Association named Robert A. Anderson, Jr. the recipient of the 2025 Willis K. Musick Professionalism Award.

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“Although this prestigious award is often treated as a lifetime achievement award for a long tenure of service to the legal profession, I believe at its core this award is meant to recognize strength of character”, said current Ellis County Attorney, Aaron J. Cunningham, who nominated Anderson for the award.

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“Robert conducts himself in a manner that is above reproach. He tells the truth, even when he believes no one is watching. He will say the right thing, even when it’s the hard thing. He prioritizes people over prestige and honesty over honors. He truly cares about the people in his life and, in the last four years, has come to care deeply for the people of Ellis County who entrusted him with the role of County Attorney. Robert’s humility, character, and courteousness set him apart in the legal profession. In all sincerity, I cannot think of another attorney more deserving of this recognition.”

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"So Anderson knew he had to do something to convince a jury that Kristen Trickle didn't die by suicide. And that's when he pursued a different type of autopsy — a psychological one — an autopsy of the mind." - Erin Moriarty, CBS 48 Hours

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