The Illinois State Bar Association would like to congratulate the award recipients and others honored for their work during the 2021-2022 bar year.

For more information about each award, many of the which are presented by ISBA section councils, visit our ISBA Awards page.

The awards include:

• Austin Fleming Newsletter Editors Award:
  • Mary Ann Connelly
• Carole K. Bellows Women of Influence Award: 
  • Lisa Bradley – Individual Award Less Than 10 Years of Experience 
  • Margaret Battersby Black – Individual Award More Than 10 Years of Experience
• Civics Education Award: 
  • Hon. John O’Gara  
  • Raquel Martinez
  • Janette Forman   
• CLE Achievement Award: 
  • Fariz Burhanuddin  
• CLE Distinguished Service Award: 
  • Samuel Levine  
• Community Leadership Award: 
  • Mario Treto, Jr. 
• Diversity Leadership Award: 
  • Sandra Blake 
• Excellence in Legal Education Award: 
  • Croak Community Legal Clinic of DePaul University College of Law 
  • The Small Firm Practice Class at the University of Illinois, Champaign 
• Elmer Gertz Human & Civil Rights Award: 
  • Judge Ray Bolden (posthumously) 
• Newsletter Editors Service Award - 5 Years: 
  • Evan Bruno – Bench & Bar
  • Edward Casmere – Bench & Bar
  • Hannah Lamore – Young Lawyers Division
  • Jessica Marshall – Women & the Law
  • Michael Maslanka – Real Estate Law
  • Margery Newman – Construction Law
  • Colleen Sahlas – Trusts & Estates
  • Larry Stark – Health Care Law
  • Yordana Wysocki – Local Government Law 
• Newsletter Editors Service Award - 10 Years: 
  • Kenneth Werts – Workers’ Compensation Law 
• Newsletter Editors Service Award - 25 Years: 
  • Michael Chmiel – Commercial Banking, Collections, & Bankruptcy 
• Newsletter Editors Service Award - 35 Years: 
  • Daniel Kegan – Intellectual Property Law
• John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Service Award: 
  • Jennifer Kincaid – Individual Award
  • Beckett Law Firm – Law Firm or Corporate Law Department Less Than 25 Attorneys
  • Ropes & Gray LLC – Law Firm or Corporate Law Department More Than 25 Attorneys
• Joseph R. Bartylak Memorial Legal Services Award: 
  • Jesse Hodierne – Individual Award Less Than 10 Years of Experience
  • Michael O’Connor – Individual Award More Than 10 Years of Experience
• Law Enforcement Award: 
  • Michael J. Butler – Arlington Heights Police Officer
• Law Student Division Public Service Award:
  • Jake Leahy –  University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
• Richard H. Teas Legislative Support Award: 
  • Margaret Benson 
• Roz Kaplan Government Service Award: 
  • Sandra Blake 
• Young Lawyer of the Year: 
  • Chlece Walker-Neal-Murray – Cook County
  • Greg Moredock – Outside Cook County