American Bar Association
2009 GAVEL AWARDS
Recognizing Outstanding Efforts
To Foster Public Understanding of the Law
 | Books |
| Silver Gavel Kafka Comes to America: Fighting for Justice in the War on Terror, A Public Defender's Inside Account Other Press New York, New York Steven T. Wax, Author Honorable Mention | |
 | Commentary |
| Silver Gavel " Open Discovery Columns" The Plain Dealer Cleveland, Ohio Regina Brett, Columnist | |
 | Documentaries |
| Silver Gavel Writ Writer Passage Productions and Independent Television Service with Latino Public Broadcasting Austin, Texas Susanne Mason, Producer/Director Dagoberto Gilb, Writer Jesse Borrego, Narrator Deborah Eve Lewis, Cinematographer | |
 | Drama and Literature |
| Silver Gavel The Response Look at the Moon Productions, University of Maryland School of Law and Venable LLP Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC Sig Libowitz, Writer/ Producer Adam Rodgers, Director Steve Bell, Editor Richard Chisolm, Cinematographer Aaron Symonds, Composer Aasif Mandvi, Kate Mulgrew, Peter Riegert and Sig Libowitz, Cast | |
 | Newspapers |
| Silver Gavel "Broken Families, Broken Courts" San Jose Mercury News San Jose, California Karen de Sa, Staff Writer Fredric Tulsky, Investigations Editor | |
 | Radio |
| Honorable Mention American Purgatory: Political Asylum in the Age of Terrorism Paris, France and New York, New York Sarah Elzas and Olivia Bueno, Co-Producers |
