2020 Lawyer Award Winners
2020 Lawyer Award Winners
FOUNDATION RECOGNIZES ATTORNEYS FOR EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC SERVICE Outstanding Attorneys Receive High Honors
[PHOENIX, AZ] –The Arizona Bar Foundation will recognize the outstanding public service of five Arizona attorneys and law firms and the top 50 pro bono attorneys at the State Bar of Arizona’s annual convention.
“These are times when the “norms” of yesterday seem far behind us, when each today seems to run over into the next, and no certainty as to what tomorrow will bring. We are being told that the best way of reaching out is to keep our distance. We all need a balance right now, a reminder that there is more to life that what we are experiencing today. That reminder for the Arizona Bar Foundation came with reading the nomination letters for our 2020 Awardees. Their years of dedication and contributions they have made in the quest for equal justice for all Arizonans is the shining ray of hope we need to see beyond the moments of these trying times. They are an inspiration for us all,” shared Dr. Kevin Ruegg, Executive Director of the Arizona Bar Foundation.
Award winners were selected based on nominations from their peers and colleagues and will be honored during the Foundation’s annual awards luncheon at the State Bar’s convention in Tucson on December 2nd, 2020. Those recognized include:
Walter E. Craig Distinguished Services Award
Professor Andrew Silverman
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
William E. Morris Pro Bono Service Award
Karen Nygaard
Michele Mirto
Step Up To Justice
Mark Santana Law Related Education Award
Lois Eisenstein
University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law
Perkins Coie
The Top 50 Pro Bono Attorney Awards will be presented to:
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Giselle Alexander Daniel Arrellano Logan Boren Florence Bruemmer Ian Bucon Anna Ceder Robert Charles, Jr. Amie Clarke Stasy Click Jennison Cox Annette Cox Sandoval Suzanne L. Diaz Catherine Fine Erin K. Fox Shannon Giles Gloria Goldman John F. Gordon Kristen Hanna Gregory Hing Gary Kraft Peggy Lemoine Sandra Lyons John MacKinnon Patrick Mause Philip Jay McCarthy |
Charles McTheny Kathryn B. Nelson Thomas Niemeir Tom Nolasco Paul Nordini Judith O’Neill Lisa Panahi Nathan Parkey Melanie Pate William Poorten, III Kelly Rowe Kevin Rudh Gustavo Schneider Lisa Anne Smith Sean Smith Sesaly Stamps Shawn Stone Janet Story Hannah Torres Nancy Tribbensee Geoff Ulreich Emily Ward Edythe Suzanne Whitaker Katherine Winkley Jeffrey Wohlford |
About the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education
The Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education (Arizona Bar Foundation) provides technical and financial assistance to legal aid organizations, schools and community groups. The Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education promotes “Access to Justice for All Arizonans” by supporting law-related education and free legal services and by promoting statewide collaborative efforts.
Helpful Websites:
· Arizona Foundation for Legal Services & Education: www.azbf.org