LEWISTON – Adam Rickards of Lewiston has been selected to participate in the National Youth Leadership Forum on Law from Feb. 17 to 22 in Washington, D.C. He is a student at Lewiston High School.

Having demonstrated academic achievement and an interest in the legal profession, Rickards will join approximately 350 high school juniors and seniors from across the United States at the forum.

“Through intensive simulations, Adam Rickards will have the opportunity to exercise the skills used by Supreme Court justices who rule on key issues facing our country today and the esteemed legal teams that argue on behalf of and against those issues,” said Donna Snyder, forum executive director.

“Because our legal system plays a vital role in our daily lives, the National Youth Leadership Forum on Law offers students the opportunity to learn directly from partners at law firms, criminal defense attorneys and prosecutors, as well as professors and other experts of the legal profession. This is where the future for many students begins to take shape.”

The curriculum is based on actual events, which allows its participants to learn from the examples set by attorneys of law and court officials from municipal court to the U.S. Supreme Court. The process encourages participants to develop perspective and resolve. Students will examine how court cases often change the legal system.

In the past, students has visited law firms and area courthouses, including the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Superior Court and various county circuit courts. The program has also included visits to law schools, including University of Maryland School of Law, Washington College of Law at American University and Howard University School of Law.

The forum is a nonprofit, educational organization committed to empowering young people to make well-informed career choices. For more information, visit www.nylf.org.