2023-24 ISBA Award Winners Announced

The Illinois State Bar Association would like to congratulate the award recipients and others honored for their work during the 2023-2024 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:
  • Raymond Reott
• Newsletter Editors Service Award: 
  • 5 years of service: Jay Schleppenbach (Dechert LLP), Alternative Dispute Resolution; Bernard Peter (Bernard G. Peter Law Firm PC), Corporate Law Departments; and Ethel Spyratos (Wyzant Inc.), Legal Technology
  • 10 years of service: Jennifer Bunker Skerston (Law Offices of Reilly & Skerston, LLC), Trusts & Estates
  • 20 years of service: Cameron Clark (Law Offices of Cameron B. Clark PC), Workers’ Compensation Law

• Carole K. Bellows Women of Influence Award: 
  • Rebecca Berlin Melzer
• Matthew Maloney Tradition of Excellence Award: 
  • Diana Law
• CLE Achievement Award: 
  • Stephanie Tang
• CLE Distinguished Service Award: 
  • Pamela Kuzniar
  • Brick Van Der Snick
• Diversity Leadership Award: 
  • Hon. Azeema N. Akram
• John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Service Award: 
  • Donna Davis – Individual Award (under 10 years of experience)
  • Judge David Butler – Individual Award (over 10 years of experience)
  • Butler Giraudo & Meister, PC – Law Firm or Corporate Law Department Less Than 25 Attorneys
  • Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP – Law Firm or Corporate Law Department More Than 25 Attorneys
• Joseph R. Bartylak Memorial Legal Services Award: 
  • Jennifer Luczkowiak – Individual Award More Than 10 Years of Experience
• Law Student Division Public Service Award:
  • Alexis McCain – University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
• Richard H. Teas Legislative Support Award: 
  • Sandra Crawford
• Roz Kaplan Government Service Award: 
  • Lynn Patton
• Community Leadership Award:
  • Hon. Jill Rose Quinn
• Civics Education Award: 
  • Hon. Michael Robinson
  • Hon. Mark Facchini
  • Hon. Melissa Olivero
• Excellence in Legal Education Award: 
  • The Health Advocacy Clinic at the Northern Illinois University School of Law
  • The Community Enterprise & Solidarity Economy Clinic at the University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
  Young Lawyer of the Year: 
  • Judith Conway – Cook County
  • Hannah R. Lamore – Outside Cook County