Our annual awards ceremony gives us a chance to recognize the outstanding contributions of lawyers who perform pro bono and public-interest work. See photos and a recap of our 2019 Awards Ceremony here.
2019 Awards Recipients
Presidents Award for Public Service
Nicole Austin-Hillery, Human Rights Watch
Law Firm Award
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Government Pro Bono Award
Marisa Schnaith, U.S. Department of Labor
Above & Beyond Award
Jen Swedish, Washington Council of Lawyers Board Member & Government Attorney
Legal Services Award
Trisha Monroe, Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia
We are grateful for the support of our awards ceremony sponsors. Our 2019 individual and corporate sponsors were:
Trailblazer
Arnold & Porter
Kirkland & Ellis
Benefactor
Consilio
Defender
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Covington & Burling
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
Hogan Lovells
Sidley Austin
Steptoe Foundation
Zuckerman Spaeder
Pioneer
Arent Fox
Buckley
Bynum & Jenkins
Capital One
Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll
Cooley
Crowell & Moring
Dechert
DLA Piper
Finnegan Henderson Farrabow Garrett & Dunner
Human Rights Watch
King & Spalding
Morgan Lewis & Bockius
Mayer Brown
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman
Seyfarth
Sheppard Mullin
TM Financial Forensics
Wiley Rein
Past Award Winners
Past Winners – Presidents Award for Public Service
Past Winners – Government Pro Bono Award
Past Winners – Legal Services Award
More on our past Awards Ceremonies
2018 Awards Ceremony
2017 Awards Ceremony