chevron-down Created with Sketch Beta.

2025 Sponsorship Opportunities

Please join us in supporting this extraordinary group of women. All proceeds will support the projects of the Commission on Women in the Profession so it can continue to produce educational materials that benefit women lawyers and the profession. Your support helps develop goodwill and demonstrates your strong commitment to women and diversity. Sponsorship opportunities are available until June 30, 2025.

SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Pledge - Your Support

2025 Brent Nominations Are Closed

The ABA Commission on Women in the Profession nominations for the 34th Annual Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards are now open. 2026 Nominations will open in the fall of 2025. Sponsorship opportunities open on Fri., January 17, 2025.

Nomination Criteria

Congratulations to the 2024 Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards Honorees

The event was held on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at the Swissotel Chicago.

Margaret Brent Awards Ceremony & Reception

Meet the - 2024 Honorees

34th Annual Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards

The event was held on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at the Swissotel Chicago, in conjunction with the ABA Annual Meeting, to honor five outstanding women lawyers who have achieved professional excellence and paved the way for other women in the legal profession.

Thank you

Download the - Program Book

Margaret Brent Award Nomination Information

Margaret Brent was the first woman lawyer in America, arriving in the colonies in 1638. The Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, established by the Commission in 1991, recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of women lawyers who have excelled in their field and have paved the way to success for other women lawyers.

Learn - more

Previous Brent Honorees

Honorees receiving the Margaret Brent Award have achieved professional excellence in their field and influenced other woman to pursue legal careers, opened doors for women lawyers in a variety of job settings that historically were closed to them, and/or advanced opportunities for women within a practice area or segment of the profession.

Learn - More