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Awards and Honors

The outstanding work of our lawyers has been recognized by a number of organizations and we also are proud to present Golden Gavel awards each year to recognize our lawyers for their outstanding efforts in a broad array of projects that help people and families around the world.

 

2010 Awards & Honors

  • Jennifer Scullion received the Brooks R. Burdette Best New Board Member Award from the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

  • Legal Services NYC recognized Ilise Alba, Nathaniel Birdsall, Evan Citron, Lawrence Elbaum, Klaus Eppler, Brian Friedman, Pauline Kim, Jeffrey Levitan, Lisa Stern, Earl White, and Elise Yablonski for their work providing critical legal representation to low income New Yorkers.

  • Proskauer was presented with a 2010 Pro Bono Publico Award for outstanding service to The Legal Aid Society and its clients. Gabriel Grossman, Stacey Klein, and Yafang Deng were also honored with individual awards for their work.

  • The New York State Bar Association presented Proskauer with a Gold Award at the tenth annual "Justice for All" luncheon in recognition of our commitment to pro bono service. A record 130 Proskauer lawyers were also honored with the title Empire State Counsel.

  • At the fourth annual Golden Gavel Awards, 48 individuals from 11 offices were honored for their outstanding service to pro bono clients. Former Proskauer Chairman Allen I. Fagin, who founded the firm’s Pro Bono Initiative five years ago, was also presented a special award for his leadership. Our 2010 Golden Gavel recipients: Christopher D. Ahn, Andrea N. Anderson, Timothy R. Bachman, Meredith Bailey, Rebecca N. Barnes, Noemi A. Blasutta, Michael J. Ciaccio, Evan B. Citron, Gregory J. Couillou, Sylvia Dallas, Jonathan G. Ellison, Pablo Franco, Susan D. Friedfel, Angela Frontiera, Cristina Godinez, Gabriel Grossman, Edna Guerrasio, Richard I. Haddad, Andrew L. Hoffman, Caroline Huber, John Ingrassia, Scott S. Jones, Pauline S. Kim, Stacey P. Klein, Francis D. Landrey, Rachelle L. Laroche, Christine G. Lazatin, Heather G. Magier, Elizabeth M. Mills, Ivania Munguia, Brian S. Neulander, Megha Parekh, Patti Phillips, John W. Pint, Sarah Reisman, Jennifer L. Roche, David Rowan, Vanessa Ruffa, Mark A. Saloman, Peter J.W. Sherwin, S. Montaye Sigmon, Suzanne E. Solomon, Philip M. Susswein, Yuval Tal, Nicholas Vasquez, Thomas G. Wright, Richard J. Zall, and M. David Zurndorfer.

  • Katharine Parker was honored by the New York City Bar Justice Center with the Jeremy G. Epstein Award for Pro Bono Service for her work on behalf of the Cancer Advocacy Project.

  • Stuart Kapp was honored with the Royal Poinciana Community Leadership Award from pro bono client Debbie's Dream Foundation.

  • Proskauer received the Law Firm Pro Bono Award at the William O. Douglas Award Dinner in Los Angeles, sponsored by Public Counsel.

  • The New York State Bar Association honored a record 102 Proskauer lawyers as Empire State Counsel at the ninth annual "Justice for All" luncheon.

 

2009 Awards & Honors

  • At the third annual Golden Gavel Awards, Proskauer recognized 28 individuals from 10 offices who have distinguished themselves through their pro bono work. Special awards were presented Eric Blinderman, for his work on behalf of Iraqi refugees with The List Project, and Anthony Pacheco, for his efforts in two terms as President of the Los Angeles Police Commission. Also recognized were the 160 lawyers who logged more than 100 pro bono hours in 2009. Our 2009 Golden Gavel recipients: Sandra Badin, Rebecca Berkebile, Nathaniel Birdsall, Sharada Devarasetty, Seth Fier, Jed Friedman, Neta-Li Gottlieb, Anna Kaminska, Gitta Kaplan, William Komaroff, Gary Kovacs, Jennifer Kramer, Kara Lincoln, Amanda Nussbaum, Matthew Queler, Keri Reid, Valérie Lafarge Sarkozy, Olivier Savelli, James Segroves, Randi-Lynn Smallheer, Catherine Spector, Brendon Tavelli, Paresh Trivedi, Albert Valencia, Steven Weise, Earl White, and William Yonge.

  • Proskauer was honored with the Volunteers of Legal Service Pro Bono Award at the VOLS 25th Anniversary reception.

  • At the Fourth Annual W. Haywood Burns Gala, the Firm was honored with a Special Recognition Award from the Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem.

  • The Firm received a 2009 Pro Bono Award from the Legal Aid Society for the Juvenile Rights Appellate Project. Steve Kayman and Nicole Spooner were also presented with individual awards.

  • Lawrence Elbaum received Sanctuary For Families' Award for Excellence in Pro Bono Advocacy at the Above and Beyond benefit.

  • Hazel Malcolmson was honored as VLA Pro Bono Attorney of the Month for November.

  • At the 2009 Pro Bono Awards breakfast for the New York City Family Court Volunteer Attorney Program, Rebecca Ambrose, Ira Bogner, Stephen Brecher, Phil Caraballo-Garrison, Evan Citron, Stuart Cohen, Steven Einhorn, Hope Garcia, Stacey Klein, Julie McCane, Allison Meyer, Ryan Searfoorce, Sally Schneider, Matthew Shiels, Lauren Smythe, and Hoi-Ling Wong were recognized for their work advising unrepresented litigants in Family Court.

  • The Firm received an award from the Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law recognizing our work on election issues.

  • Sharada Devarasetty was recognized by Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone for her contributions to the 209A Domestic Violence Initiative.

  • The Firm was recognized by the National Law Journal for our work on the Iraqi Human Rights Project.

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