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2025 Award Recipients

Solo and Small Firm Lifetime Achievement Award

Hon. Benes Z. Aldana (Ret.)
Reno, NV

Solo and Small Firm Project Awards

Hannah Haksgaard
Vermillion, SD

State Bar of Texas, Law Practice Management Committee, Gregory W. Sampson, Chair
Austin, TX

Solo and Small Firm Trainer Award

Daniel J. Tann
Philadelphia, PA

About the Award

The ABA Solo, Small Firm and General Practice Division’s (GPSolo) Solo and Small Firm Awards, celebrate the accomplishments and efforts of outstanding solo and small firm practitioners, as well as bar leaders and bar associations.

Solo and Small Firm Lifetime Achievement Award 

Recognizes solo and small firm attorneys who are widely accepted by their peers as having significant lifetime distinction, exceptional achievement, and distinction in an exemplary way. The winners will be viewed by other solo and small firm practitioners as epitomizing the ideals of the legal profession and of solo and small firm practitioners.

Solo and Small Firm Project Award 

Rewards bar leaders and associations for their successful implementation of a project or program specifically targeted to solo and small firm lawyers.

Solo and Small Firm Trainer Award 

Recognizes attorneys who have made significant contributions to educating lawyers or law students regarding the opportunities and challenges of a solo and small firm practice.