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National Awards

        ABA Pro Bono Publico Award

        Volunteer attorney Luis Ochoa won the American Bar Association Pro

        Bono Publico Award in 2002. 

        Read the Arizona Daily Star Article about this award!

 

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Statewide Awards

   

        Governor Janet Napolitano Honors Volunteer Lawyer Alyce

        Pennington

        VLP Advisory Board member, Alyce Pennington, received one of 16

        Volunteer Service Awards in 2005 from the Governor's Commission on

        Service and Volunteerism. 

        Read more about this award!

 

        William E. Morris Pro Bono Service Award

        Every year, the Arizona Foundation for Legal Services and Education

        honors volunteer lawyers for their dedication to helping those in need

        across Arizona.  The highest individual honor is called the William E.

        Morris Pro Bono Service Award.  This award is presented annually at

        the State Bar Convention to recognize the extraordinary contributions

        of one Arizona attorney in making legal services available to clients

        who otherwise could not afford them.  Recipients of this award from

        the VLP are as follows:
 

            2007            Cary Inabinet           

            2006            Tom Roberts

            2005            Scott Gan

            2003            Pam Liberty   
            2002            Alyce Pennington   

            2001            Luis Ochoa                

            2000            Steve Cox

            1999            Wayne Yehling

            1998            Michael McGrath

            Read more about William E. Morris award winners!

 

 

        Top Pro Bono Attorneys

        In addition to the William E. Morris Award, the Arizona Foundation for

        Legal Services and Education has recognized the Top Pro Bono

        Attorneys in Arizona since 2001.  Recipients are honored at the State

        Bar Convention.  Please follow the links to read more about award

        winners for each year.

 

            2008

 

            Larry Adamson

Kate McMillan

            Juan Flores

Jim Sakrison

            Jeannie Geiser

Skip Skinner

            Charles George

Tom Slutes

            Anne Graham-Bergin

Spencer Smith

            Steve Itkin

Alan Solot

            Barry Kirschner

Ron Sommer

            Albert Lassen

Merle Turchik

            Patrick Ledger

David West

                    Read more about the 2008 award winners!

 

            2007

 

            Ron Allen

Kurt Kroese

            Donald Awerkamp

Lisa Schriner Lewis

            Thomas Bayham

Ed Matchett

            F. Morgan Brown

Jim Penny

            Brian Daum

Denneen Peterson

            Rob Ferrier

Bill Poorten

            Les Gilbertson

Steve Portell

            Johnny Helenbolt

Heather Strickland

            Tom Hippert

 

                    Read more about the 2007 award winners!

 

            2006

 

            Peter Akmajian

Todd Jackson

            Elizabeth Berenguer

Lowell Jensen

            Lindsay Brew

Peter Kelly

            Benjamin Burnside

Cindy Kuhn

            Stacy Rupprecht Butler

Carl Piccarreta

            Emily Dillof

Anita Wightman Pitroff

            Karl Elledge

Dan Rylander

            Shannon Giles

Larry Scheafer

            Kristen Green

Tim Struse

            Patricia Green

Gary Urman

                    Read more about the 2006 award winners!

 

            2005

 

            Nina Caples

John Kaufmann

            Deanna Conn

Karl MacOmber

            James Egbert

Pat Moreno

            Charles Giddings

Roxanne Veliz

                    Read more about the 2005 award winners!

 

            2004

 

            Brian Bjorndahl

Elaine Hardin

            Shannon Bradley

Cary Inabinet

            Tom Curti

John Kelliher

            Les Gilbertson

Kasey Nye

            James Gjurgevich 

Armando Rivera

            Elliot Glicksman

Sally Simmons

            Charlotte Hamilton

Fred Petersen

                    Read more about the 2004 award winners!

 

            2003

 

            John Balentine

Irval Mortensen

            Dean Christoffel

Tom Neimeir

            Dennis Clancy

Barry Nelson

            Benjamin S. Cole

Nathan Parkey

            Joubert Davenport

John Richardson

            Fred Farsjo

Denice Shepherd

            Craig Gordon

Carl Tootle

            Cole Hernandez

Patrick Traynor

            Thabet Kahlidi

Jeanee Benda Whitney

            Sidney Kain

Jacqueline Wohl

            Pam Liberty

 

                   Read more about the 2003 award winners!

 

            2002

 

            Gus Aragon

Gloria Goldman

            Bill Bacon

Jim Jutry

            Sharan Bennett

Juan Perez-Medrano

            Rob Charles

Nancy O’Neill

            Cheryl Copperstone

Dean Sipe

            Greg Droeger

Russ Stowers

            Chris Enos

Ruben Teran

            Bob Fleming

Steve Weinstein

            Scott Gan

Cathy Woods

            Scott Gibson

 

                    Read more about the 2002 award winners!

 

            2001

 

            Lisa Bibbens

Luis Ochoa

            Steve Cox

Alyce Pennington

            Peter Economidis

Joe Riley

            Christopher Hitchcock

Tom Roberts

            Oscar Lizardi

Stellisa Scott

            Nancy March

Rudy Valenzuela

            Michael McGrath

Wayne Yehling

            Kay Nelson

 


 
 

 

 

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