Donnalynn Darling, chairperson of the Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice department of the law firm of Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C., as well as the founder of the firm’s Special Education law practice, has been named the 2003 recipient of the Robert W. Pearsall Corinthian Trophy. She is one of only two women who have earned this distinction during the past 33 years. The award is presented by the Sea Cliff Yacht Club to an individual member for “Corinthianism” in yachting, an attribute which represents participation for sport as distinct from gain, and which also involves the acquisition of nautical experience through the love of sport rather than through necessity or the hope of gain. The award was initiated in 1970 in honor of the late “Robby” Pearsall, an active club member, competitive sailor and yachtsman.

 
Darling is the founder and former co-chairperson of the Nassau County Bar Association Joint Committee of Attorneys and Accountants, established to promote the exchange of information between attorneys and accountants to better serve clients, the business community and the public. She serves as Counsel to the Glen Head Civic Association and is a Barrister of the distinguished Theodore Roosevelt American Inn of Court, a group whose purpose is to promote legal education among law students, members of the legal profession and the judiciary. A New York State Bar Association High School Mock Trial Tournament coach, she led her team at Solomon Schecter High School to the Long Island semifinals this year.