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Deans of the Trial Bar
Formerly called Litigator Emeritus, this award is presented at the Bench-Bar & Boardroom Conference to one or more attorneys who have been in practice for 30 years or more or who have reached age 60. The award acknowledges substantial and distinguished trial service of a KCMBA member(s).
The recipients of the 20101 Deans of the Trial Bar award are:
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Robert L. Driscoll
Susan Linden McGreevy
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Past Deans of the Trial Bar:
2010
R. Pete Smith
John W. Cowden
2008
Sheldon Bernstein
Hon. Edith Messina
Thomas W. Wagstaff
2006
James W. Tippin
Willard B. Bunch
John C. Noonan
2004
Laurence R. Tucker
Timothy D. O'Leary
Gene E. Voigts
2002
Richard W. Miller
Leonard Rose
James R. Wyrsch
2000
Spencer J. Brown
Joseph H. Moore
George A. Tyree
1998
John C. Dods*
Robert C. Welch
Fred Wilkins
1996
James W. Jeans, Sr.
Earl H. Schrader, Jr.
Richard P. Sprinkle
1994
William H. Sanders, Sr.
Joseph A. Sherman*
Lantz Welch
1992
Gene P. Graham, Sr.*
Darrell L. Havener
Clyde G. Meise
1990
Thaine Q. Blumer*
James W. Benjamin
William H. Curtis*
Roy A. Larson*
1988
Max W. Foust
Theodore J. Furry
Thomas A. Sweeny
1986
Allan R. Browne*
Clem W. Fairchild*
Lowell L. Knipmeyer*
*Deceased |
2009
Thomas Kokoruda
Karen Plax
Robert Langdon
2007
James Bartimus
Jennifer Gille Bacon
2005
James Borthwick
Edward M. Boyle
Richard Halliburton
2003
Lawrence M. "Barney" Berkowitz
Taylor Fields
Sandra L. Schermerhorn
2001
Hollis Hanover
David K. Hardy
Walter R. Simpson
Duke W. Ponik, Jr.
1999
Larry L. McMullen
F. Russell Millin
S. Preston Williams
Jerome T. Wolf
1997
Irving Achtenberg
Robert Dakopolos
John E. Shamberg
R. Lawrence Ward
1995
Edward W. "Ted" Mullen*
Paul E. Vardeman
Albert J. Yonke
1993
Lawrence R. "Tiger" Brown*
Norman O. Sanders
Dick H. Woods
1991
Charlotte P. Thayer
Arthur H. Stoup
Sylvester Powell, Jr.
1989
Lyman Field*
John M. Kilroy, Sr.
Robert G. Oberlander*
1987
Richard H. Heilbron
James H. Otman*
1985
Thomas J. Conway*
Reed O. Gentry*
Ernest Hubbell
Jessie D. James*
Harry Thompson* |
Barons of the Boardroom
This award was created in 2005 for recognition of a distinguished career representing corporate/business clients.
The 2011 Baron of the Boardroom award winners are:
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John F. Marvin
Judith S. Heeter
KCMBA 2011 President Jim Heeter
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Past Barons of the Boardroom:
2010
John "Jack" C. Craft
Thomas W. Van Dyke
2009
William E. Carr
Richard N. Nixon
2008
G. Robert Fisher
Herbert M. Kohn
2007
Larry J. Bingham
C. Robert Monroe
2006
James A. Polsinelli
J. Harlan Stamper
2005
Ralph G. Wrobley
Webb R. Gilmore
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Congenial Counselor
The Congenial Counselor award was created in 1988 and is presented each year to one or more members of the KCMBA who exemplify the following characteristics:
 Professional gallantry
Peacemaking
Harmony
Friendship
The 2011 Congenial Counselor award winners are:
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Stephen S. Brown
John W. Kurtz
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Past Congenial Counselors:
2010
Robert A. Horn
2008
John W. Cowden
Elaine Drodge Koch 2006
George E. Kapke
James A. Snyder
2004
Nancy Kenner
William Dirk Vandever
2002
James W. Tippin
Robert C. Welch
2000
R. Lawrence Ward
1998
Paul D. Cowing
James R. Hobb |
2009
Nathalie Elliot
Michael Williams
2007
Richard C. Miller
James D. Boggs
2005
Jill Allison
BK Christopher
2003
Larry L. McMullen
James McManus
2001
Lynn R. Johnson
Richard E. McLeod
1999
Jim Benjamin
Clyde Meise |
Robert C. Welch Volunteer Attorney Project Award
Each year the Robert C. Welch Volunteer Attorney Project Award is presented to recognize individual attorneys and a law firm who, through their participation in the Volunteer Attorney Project (VAP), have demonstrated an exemplary commitment to the delivery of pro bono services in our community.
The 2011 recipients of this prestigious award are:
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Law Firm of Stinson Morrison Hecker (represented by Stephen Cosentino)
Robert H. Dunsford
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Past recipients of the Robert C. Welch Volunteer Attorney Project Award:
2010
Amanda Smith
Thomas Roszak
2008
Dwight Sutherland
Gary Mouse
Bryan Cave, LLP 2006
James Swaney, Jr.
Douglas Beck
Lee Brumitt
2004
Matthew R. Crimmins
Jennifer J. Chapin
Sherry D. DeJanes
2002
Ben T. Schmitt
Donald W. Giffin
2000
Nancy Jochens
Andrew Carpenter
Law Firm of Slagle Bernard & Gorman, PC
1998
James P. Barton
Alexander Robb
Law Firm of Shook Hardy & Bacon, LLP
1996
Gardiner Davis
Rodney Harrison
Law Firm of Levy & Craig, PC
1994
Howard L. Lotven
Thomas Koehler
Law Firm of Hillix, Brewer, Hoffhaus, Whitaker & Wright LLC
1992
M. Courtney Koger
Tedrick Housh, III
Law Firm of Polsinelli, White, Vardeman & Shalton
1990
Lydia Carson
Jeffrey Bruce
Law Firm of Blackwell, Sanders, Matheny, Weary & Lombardi
1988
Sandra Ferguson
Thomas A. Alexander
Law Firm of Shook, Hardy & Bacon, LLP
1986
Chester Kaplan
Luanne Kurth
Law Firm of Lathrop Koontz Righter
Mutual Benefit Life
1984
Marian M. Moffat |
2009
Charles German
Sarah Baxter
2007
Scott B. Haines
Daniel C. Hall
Hubbard & Kurtz, LLP
2005
Erlene Krigel
Byron Beck
Monsees, Miller, Mayer,
Presley & Amick, PC
2003
Jennifer Chapin
Sherry DeJanes
Matthew Crimmins
2001
Mark Dugan
Mark Tatum
Lindsay Wood
1999
Melissa Cilley
James Rynard
Thomas Whitaker
1997
John Healy
John McFarland
Law Firm of Polsinelli, White, Vardeman & Shalton, PC
1995
Brad Pace
Rodger Walsh
1993
Andrew Marquart
Kenneth Battis
Law Firm of Levy & Craig, PC
1991
Lydia Carson
James Freeman, III
Law Firm of Swanson, Midgely, Gangwere, Clarke & Kitchin
1989
Frank Wendt
Joy Rushing
Law Firm of Slagle, Bernard & Gorman, PC
1987
Karen DeLucci
Michael C. McMullen
Law Firm of Blackwell, Sanders, Matheny, Weary & Lombardi
1985
Martin Meyers
David L. Wing
1983
John W. Kurtz |
Thomas J. Conway Award
The Conway Award was insitituted in 1997 to honor a younger trial lawyer, without regard to artificial age requirements, who exemplifies two traits of the late Tom Conway: 1) outstanding skills in trial, and 2) the ability to be a fierce advocate and good friend to opposing counsel at the same time. The award is underwritten by The Popham Law Firm.
The 2011 recipient of this award is:
Past recipients of the Thomas J. Conway Award:
2010- Jeffrey M. Kuntz
2009 - Daniel A. Thomas
2008 - Derek Potts
2007 - Thomas L. Wagstaff
2006 - R. Denise Henning
2005 - William Carr
2004 - Bradley D. Kuhlman
2003 - John M. Waldeck
2002 - Peter S. Obetz
2001 - Thomas P. Cartmell
2000 - Bradley D. Honnold
1999 - John Schultz
1998 - Kevin McCormick
1997 - Marty Meyers
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