Professor Richard K. Neumann, Jr. is the winner of the 2009 Burton Award for Outstanding Contributions to Legal Writing Education. The Burton Awards for Legal Achievement are conferred by the Burton Foundation.

Watch video of Professor Neumann receiving the award.

The Burton Award for Outstanding Contributions to Legal Writing Education is given annually to an individual or group that has made an outstanding contribution to the education of lawyers in the field of legal analysis, research and writing, whether through teaching, program design, program support, innovative thinking, or writing. Professor Neumann is being recognized for his legal writing teaching and scholarship, as well as his contributions to the advancement of the legal writing profession.