A Legacy of Liberty

Celebrating Lincoln’s Bicentennial 

Each year the legal community and people across the nation celebrate Law Day USA on May 1. Law Day provides an opportunity for all Americans to celebrate and learn about our country’s heritage of liberty under law and how the rule of law makes our democracy  better.  

The Mississippi Bar’s 2009 Law Day theme is A Legacy of Liberty – Celebrating Lincoln’s Bicentennial. 2009 marks the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln, regarded by many as our nation’s greatest and most eloquent president. Lincoln, who devoted much of his adult life to the practice of law, was the quintessential American lawyer-president. His background in the law informed both his actions and his oratory.  

Entering the Law Day Art Contest is a fun and interesting way to reflect on our nation’s history. 

Contest Rules:     

• 1^st –3^rd place awards will be presented to winners at each school. 1^st place winners from each school will be judged for statewide awards.
• The contest will be judged at each grade level (1 – 12).
• Statewide winners will be presented with  certificates of award and artwork will be displayed in the Capitol during Law Week, May 1-7, and also presented in the summer issue of The Mississippi Lawyer magazine.
• Artwork must be submitted on an 11” x 14” poster board (1/4 of a standard-sized poster board) and postmarked by Monday, April 20, 2009.
• Artwork must be student’s own work; no tracings, no glitter, no coloring pages from internet or anywhere else where outlines are already drawn.
• Artwork must reflect the theme – “A Legacy of Liberty - Lincoln’s Bicentennial”
• All mediums accepted. Creativity is awarded.

·         Each 11” x 14” poster must have the attached label below (which can be enlarged) affixed to the back of the artwork that provides the required judging and contact information.

For more information, please contact Krissa Dobbins at (601) 355-7548 or email kdobbins@msbar.org 


Click here to download the 2009 Law Day Art Contest Flyer