Approved in August 2001 by the ABA Board of Governors, the Pursuit of Justice Award was established to be presented to a local attorney who has shown outstanding merit and excelled in insuring access to justice. The Section's Council has the authority to make the final decision regarding the recipient of the award each time the award is presented.
August 31, 2001
Pursuit of Justice Award Information
Randy Kinnard – April 2021, Virtual
Julie Kane - February 2017, Miami, FL
Lori E. Andrus - August 2016, San Francisco, CA
David W. Boone - May 2016, Atlanta GA
Judge Joan P. Weber - February 2016, San Diego, CA
Judge Daniel Nastro - October 2015, Scottsdale, AZ
Bruce Robert Pfaff - August 2015, Chicago, IL
Dianne Naste - April 2015, Philadelphia, PA
Zoe Littlepage - February 2015, Houston, TX
Christian D. Searcy - 2014 Spring Meeting
Michael V. Ciresi - October 2013, Minneapolis, MN
Justice Alan C. Page - October 2013, Minneapolis, MN
Elizabeth J. Cabraser - August 2013, San Francisco, CA
Hon. Herbert R. Dixon Jr. - April 2013, Washington, DC
Jack Olender - April 2013, Washington, DC
Thomas T. Anderson - October 2012, La Quinta, CA
Kathleen T. Zellner - August 2012, Chicago, IL
Diane Schafer Goodstein - May 2012, Charleston, SC
Gedney M. Howe - May 2012, Charleston, SC
Michael Withey - October 2011, Seattle, WA
Judge James C. Hill - May 2011, Amelia Island , FL
Howard C. Coker - May 2011, Amelia Island , FL
Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton - February 2011, Atlanta, GA
Frank Branson - October 2010, Dallas, TX
Alan R. Brayton - August 2010, San Francisco, CA
Manuel San Juan - May 2010, San Juan, PR
Samuel P. King - February 2010, Orlando, FL
David Casey, Jr. - October 2009, San Diego, CA
Jim Carrigan - April, 2009, Colorado Springs, CO
Chief Justice Margaret Marshall - February 2009, Boston, MA
Neil Sugarman - February 2009, Boston, MA
Chief Justice Jean Toal - October 2008, Hilton Head, SC
Kenneth Suggs - October 2008, Hilton Head, SC
Marc Moller - August 2008, New York, NY
Neil Galatz - May 2008, Las Vegas, NV
Thomas V. Girardi - February 2008, Los Angeles, CA
Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis - October 2007, Palm Beach, FL
Robert M. Montgomery, Jr. - October 2007, Palm Beach, FL
Robert E. Cartwright, Jr. - August 2007, San Francisco, CA
Sharon J. Arkin - May 2007, Newport Beach, CA
Larry Stewart - February 2007, Miami, FL
Charles L. Becton - October 2006, Pinehurst, NC
Richard Turbin - August 2006, Honolulu, HI
Chief Justice Ronald Y.T. Moon - August 2006, Honolulu, HI
Lewis “Mike” Eidson - May 2006, Miami, FL
Mary E. Alexander - October 2005, San Francisco, CA
Leonard M. Ring - August 2005, Chicago, IL
Philip H.Corboy - August 2005, Chicago, IL
Judge Eldon E. Fallon - April 2005, New Orleans, LA
Russ M. Herman - April 2005, New Orleans, LA
L. Rich Humpherys - February 2005, Salt Lake City, UT
Chief Justice Christine Durham - February 2005, Salt Lake City, UT
Daniel Lilley - October 2004, Rockport, ME
Thomas W. Malone - August 2004, Atlanta, GA
J.E. Butler, Jr - August 2004, Atlanta, GA
Irma Herrara - April 2004, Napa Valley, CA
Deborah Hankinson - February 2004, San Antonio, TX
Richard H. Middleton, Jr. - October 2003, Savannah, GA
Arthur Bryant - August 2003, San Francisco, CA
Broadus Spivey - May 2003, Austin, TX
Paul Stritmatter - February 2003, Seattle, WA
Sandra Robinson - August 2002, Washington, DC
Herman Russomanno - July 2002, (Presented at ATLA Annual Meeting)
Bernard Smalley - February 2002, Philadelphia, PA
Leo V. Boyle - October 2001, Boston, MA
Joseph A. Power, Jr. - August 2001, Chicago, IL
Robert S. Peck - August 2001, Chicago, IL
Dave Casey, Sr. - February 2001, San Diego, CA