David K. Ansell was among the recipients of the 2007 Professional Lawyer of the Year award presented by the New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law at its Annual Awards Luncheon on Friday, September 28, 2007 at the New Jersey Law Center located in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The Professional Lawyer of the Year award is presented in cooperation with bar associations across the state, to lawyers whose character, competence and commitment to the highest professional standards mark them as outstanding members of the bar. The New Jersey Commission on Professionalism in the Law is a cooperative venture among the New Jersey State Bar Association, the state and federal judiciaries, and the three New Jersey law schools – Seton Hall, Rutgers-Newark and Rutgers-Camden.