2023
Presidents Award for Public Service
Nancy Drane
D.C. Access to Justice Commission
Legal Services
Wes Heppler
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
Government
Chris Jennison
Federal Aviation Administration
Law Firm
Ted Howard
Wiley Rein LLP
Corporate Legal Department
Pat McGlone
Ullico, Inc.
2022
Presidents Award for Public Service
Karen Newton Cole
Neighborhood Legal Services Program
Law Firm Award
Latham & Watkins LLP
Government Pro Bono Award
Tracy Suhr
U.S. Department of Justice
Drug Enforcement Administration
Legal Services Award
Kristin Eliason
Network for Victim Recovery DC
2021
Presidents Award for Public Service
Susie Hoffman
Crowell & Moring
Law Firm Award
Arnold & Porter
Government Pro Bono Award
Nichelle Johnson Billips
USAID
Legal Services Award
Leah Myers
Legal Counsel for the Elderly
2020
Presidents Award for Public Service
Paul M. Smith
Campaign Legal Center
Law Firm Award
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Government Pro Bono Award
Josephine Bahn
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Legal Services Award
Allison Miles-Lee
Bread for the City
2019
Presidents Award for Public Service
Nicole Austin-Hillery
Human Rights Watch
Law Firm Award
Steptoe & Johnson LLP
Above & Beyond Award
Jen Swedish
Washington Council of Lawyers Board Member & Government Attorney
Government Pro Bono Award
Marisa Schnaith
U.S. Department of Labor
Legal Services Award
Trisha Monroe
Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia
2018
Presidents Award for Public Service
Shelley Broderick
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clark School of Laws
Law Firm Award Award
Covington & Burling LLP
Legal Services Award
Lindsy Miles-Hare
Ayuda
Government Pro Bono Award
Catalina Martinez
U.S. Small Business Administration
2017
Presidents Award for Public Service
Patty Mullahy Fugere
Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless
Law Firm Award
Mayer Brown LLP
Above & Beyond Award
Jaya Saxena
The George Washington University Law School
Legal Services Award
Tracy Goodman
Children’s Law Center
Government Pro Bono Award
Deborah Birnbaum
U.S. Department of Labor
2016
Presidents Award for Public Service
Kathryn Doan
CAIR Coalition
Law Firm Award
Dechert LLP
Legacy Award
Marsha Tucker
Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP
Legal Services Award
Skip Mark
D.C. Bar Pro Bono Center
Government Pro Bono Award
Katrina Rouse
U.S. Department of Justice
2015
Presidents Award for Public Service
Roderic V. O. Boggs
Washington Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs
Law Firm Award
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Above & Beyond Award
Jennifer Tschirch
Catholic University of American, Columbus School of Law
Legal Services Award
Rebecca Lindhurst
Bread for the City
Government Pro Bono Award
Kathryn Legomsky
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
2014
Presidents Award for Public Service
Avis Buchanan
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
Law Firm Award
Sidley Austin
Above & Beyond Award
Gregory Lipper
Americans United for Separation of Church and State
Legal Services Award
Jodi Feldman
Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia
Government Pro Bono Award
John Bowers
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Division
2013
Presidents Award for Public Service
Judith Sandalow
Children’s Law Center
Law Firm Award
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson
Government Pro Bono Award
Jay Owen
U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
Legacy Award
Lawrence Schneider
Arnold & Porter LLP
2012
Presidents Award for Public Service
James Sandman
Legal Services Corporation
Law Firm Award
SNR Denton
Government Pro Bono Award
Edward Eliasberg
U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
2011
Presidents Award for Public Service
Walter Smith
DC Appleseed
Law Firm Award
Hogan Lovells / Arnold & Porter
Government Pro Bono Award
Karen Shrimp
Securities & Exchange Commission)
2010
Presidents Award for Public Service
Maureen Thornton Syracuse
D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program
Law Firm Award
DLA Piper
Government Pro Bono Award
John Warshawsky
U.S. Department of Justice
2009
Presidents Award for Public Service
Louise Howells
University of the District of Columbia, David A. Clarke School of Law
Law Firm Award
Goodwin Procter
Government Pro Bono Award
Sean Keveney
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
Above & Beyond Award
Mary Kennedy
Arnold & Porter LLP
2008
Presidents Award for Public Service
Katia Garrett
D.C. Bar Foundation
Law Firm Award
Hunton & Williams
Government Pro Bono Award
Paul Kendall
Federal Bureau of Prisons
2007
Presidents Award for Public Service
Daniel Bruner
Whitman-Walker
Law Firm Award
Crowell & Moring
Government Pro Bono Award
James Yoon
U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
2006
Presidents Award for Public Service
Jonathan Smith
Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia
Law Firm Award
Akin Gump
Government Pro Bono Award
Mark Fletcher
U.S. Department of Justice
2005
Presidents Award for Public Service
Nkechi Taifa
Open Society Foundations
Law Firm Award
Arnold & Porter LLP
Government Pro Bono Award
Julie Abbate
U.S. Department of Justice, Civil Rights Division
2004
Presidents Award for Public Service
Jan Allen May
AARP, Legal Counsel for the Elderly
Law Firm Award
Akin Gump Strauss, Hauer & Feld / Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
Government Pro Bono Award
Laura Klein
U.S. Department of Justice
2003
Presidents Award for Public Service
Paula D. Scott
Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
Law Firm Award
Jenner & Block LLP
Government Pro Bono Award
Claire McGuire
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation / U.S. Department of Transportation
2002
Presidents Award for Public Service
Virginia E. Sloan
The Constitution Project
Law Firm Award
Arnold & Porter / Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson / Heller, Huron, Chertkof, Lerner, Simon & Salzman
2001
Presidents Award for Public Service
Linda Perle
Center for Law and Social Policy
Law Firm Award
Arnold & Porter / Hogan & Hartson / Steptoe & Johnson