Penza, 9 December 2017. PenzaNews. The prosecutor of the Penza region Natalia Kantserova received the regional award "Lawyer of the Year 2017".

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As it was reported by the press service of Penza State University, where the award ceremony took place on Friday, December 8, the decision to award the main prize to the prosecutor had been taken unanimously by members of the nomination committee.

The honoured lawyers of the Russian Federation Vladimir Fomin and Evgeny Khudin, who is also an honoured worker of the judicial system, received diplomas "For Faithfulness to the Profession".

The prize "Young Lawyer of the Year" was awarded to Angelina Koryakina, master student of the Faculty of Law of Penza State University, co-chairperson of the Council of Young Lawyers of the regional department of the Association of Lawyers of Russia, regional coordinator of the observers corps "For Fair Elections".

The head of the department of the Ministry of Justice in the Penza region Elena Kanashkina was awarded with M.G. Akimov prize.

The head of the judicial department of the Penza region Alexei Kardakov received V.A. Volzhin prize.