Award Winners
2024 D.C. BAR AWARD RECIPIENTS
2024 Beatrice Rosenberg Award
for Excellence in Government Service
Paul M. Geier
U.S. Department of Transportation
2024 Thurgood Marshall Award
For Commitment and Initiative in Pursuing Equal Justice
and Opportunity for All Americans
John Brittain
University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
2024 D.C. Bar Annual Award Recipients
The following awardees advanced the legal
profession or assisted District residents and organizations in need through exemplary pro bono service.
Frederick B. Abramson Award
Amended DCCA Rules Governing the Bar
Community of the Year Award
D.C. Bar Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Community
Voluntary Bar Association of the Year
LGBTQ+ Bar Association of the District of Columbia
Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Laura N. Rinaldi Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year
John E. McCarthy Jr.
Crowell & Moring LLP
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