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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