The Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards ceremony and reception took place on August 4, 2024, as part of the 2024 ABA Annual Meeting. Honored this year were Dolores Atencio, visiting scholar, University of Denver Latinx Center, Sturm College of Law, Denver, Colorado; Pamila J. Brown, retired associate judge, Howard County District Court, Ellicott City, Maryland; Estelle H. Rogers, retired public interest lawyer, Forestville, California; Gina Shishima, Ph.D., chief strategy and operations partner, Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP, Austin, Texas; and Barbara Wall, board member and former chief legal and operating officer, Gannett Co., Inc., Washington, D.C.
October 23, 2024 CWP News
Commission Celebrates 2024 Brent Honorees
The Brent Awards were established in 1991 by the Commission on Women in the Profession to recognize and celebrate the accomplishments of women lawyers. Each year, this award honors up to five outstanding women lawyers who have achieved professional excellence in their area of specialty and have actively paved the way to success for other women lawyers. Nominations for the 2025 Brent Awards are expected to open in mid-October 2024.
For more information about the Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Awards, go to ambar.org/brentawards.