Maryland Pro Bono Service Awards

These statewide awards, presented each year by the Pro Bono Resource Center, represent some of the very best examples of pro bono service from individuals and the judiciary as well as pro bono programs, corporate governmental legal departments, and non-legal entities serving the legal field. Here are the recipients from previous years:

2010 Maryland Pro Bono Service Award Recipients

Individual Award

Alexandra Drobnick, Esq.

John David Gabel, Esq.

Thomas X. Glancy, Esq.

Christopher Vaughn, Esq.

Alex Fee Memorial Award

Melody Tagliaferri Cronin, Esq.

Lee Caplan Memorial Award

Sayra Wells Meyerhoff, Esq.

Distinguished Service Award

Constance Putzel, Esq.

Law Firm Award

Kirkland & Ellis, LLP

Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award

Joan Bellistri

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

Government/Corporate Law Department Award

Robert C. Cain, II, Esq.

Non-legal Award

Carla Reeves

2009

Individual

Kelly Tubman Hardy

Todd Chase

Alison Velez Lane

Alex Fee Memorial Award

Michael W. Siri

Bowie & Jensen, LLC

Lee Caplan Memorial Award

Michael J. Belsky

Law Offices of Schlachman, Belsky & Weiner, P.A.

Law Firm

Jennings & Treff

Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award

Pro Bono Family Law Clinic -

Barbara Jorgenson and the law firm of

Joseph, Greenwald and Laake, P.A.

Non-legal

Priority Process Servers - Michael Daigneault

2008

Individual awards
Ellen D. Marcus, Esq.
Matthew G. Summers, Esq.
Mark J. Shmueli, Esq.
Emily T. Wright, Esq.

Alex Fee Memorial
Jason C. Hessler, Esq.

Herbert S. Garten Special Project
Hogan & Hartson LLP
Baltimore County Department of Social Services
Kinship Care Resource Manual

Judiciary

The Hon. Julia B. Weatherly

Pro Bono Program
Jewish Legal Services

Non-legal Organizational Involvement
Prince George's County Bar Association
Winifred C. Borden

2007

Individual awards
Kathleen T. Bailey
Carl J. Clayton
Doug R. M. Nazarian
Andrew R. Strait

Alex Fee Memorial Award
Hilary Baldwin Ruley

Lee A. Caplan Award
Joshua R. Treem

Judiciary
Judge Karen A. Murphy Jensen

Pro Bono Program
Mid Shore Pro Bono Project

Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award
Miles & Stockbridge PC - Domestic Violence Pro Bono Program
Legal Aid Ministry of Baltimore

Government or Corporate Legal Department
State of Maryland - Office of the Public Defender

Non-Legal or Organizational Involvement
E. Duane Smith

2006

Individual awards
Anu B. Kemet
Ann Baer Cogan
Sharvari-Dalal Dheini

Alex Fee Memorial Award
Youshea A. Berry

Judiciary
Judges of the Carroll County Circuit Court

Law Firm
Saul Ewing LLP

Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award
Reese & Carney LLP

2005

Individual awards
F. William DuBois, III
John P. Evans

Alex Fee Memorial Award
Linda J. Springrose

Lee A. Caplan Award
Francis J. Gorman

Pro Bono Program
Community Law Center, Inc.
Civil Justice Network, Inc.

Law Firm
Hodes, Ulman, Pessin & Katz

Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award
Project HEAL

2004

Individual awards
Michael A. Pretl
David L. McGill
Michael Hecht

Alex Fee Memorial Award
Susan M. Euteneuer

Lee A. Caplan Award
Hillary Galloway Davis

Pro Bono Program
Trial Lawyers Care

Law Firm
King & Spalding LLP

Government or Corporate Legal Department
MD Attorney General's Office

Non-Legal or Organizational Involvement
Cathy Miller

2003

Individual awards
Michael C. Hickey
Charles Balint
Kathleen A. Ellis

Alex Fee Memorial Award
Stephanie Ketchum

Lee A. Caplan Award
Stephen J. Nolan

Pro Bono Program
The Law Foundation of Pr George's County, Inc. - Latino Legal Access Project

Law Firm
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP

2002

Individual awards
Ward B. Coe, III
Young Song

Alex Fee Memorial Award
Terri Ann Lowery

Judiciary
Hon. William D. Missouri

Pro Bono Program
Women's Law Center of MD

Law Firm
DLA Piper Rudnick, LLP

Government or Corporate Legal Department
Somerset County Welfare to Work Program

SPECIAL RECOGNITION
Hon. Deborah S. Eyler
James L. Thompson
Pamela J. White

2001

Individual awards
Emily Vaias
Frank Mastro
Stephen Sachs

Lee A. Caplan Award
Carl R. Gold

Judiciary
Judges of U.S. Bank. Court for the District of MD

Pro Bono Program
University of Baltimore School of Law Clinical Programs

Law Firm
Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, LLP

Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award
Stanley S. Herr

Government or Corporate Legal Department
Family Services Program - Administrative Offices of the Courts

2000

Individual awards
Cathy Hollenberg Serette
Douglas M. Bregman
Lee A. Caplan

Judiciary
Judge Deborah S. Byrnes

Pro Bono Program
The Law Foundation of Prince George's County, Inc.

Law Firm
Hogan and Hartson, LLP

Non-Legal or Organizational Involvement
Michael Daigneault of Priority Process

1999

Individual awards
Jeffrey Liss & William Crowley
Lee Sachs
Daniel Schmitt

Law Firm
Whiteford, Taylor & Preston

Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award
MICPEL

Non-Legal or Organizational Involvement
Beverly Mondin Vander Haar

1998

Individual awards
Cynthia Fenimore
Mary Anna Donohoe
Bryan A. Bishop

Judiciary
Circuit Court for Baltimore County

Pro Bono Program
Bruce David Blum, Family Law Clinic

Law Firm
Stark & Keenan, P.A.

Venable, Baetjer & Howard Tax Section Clinic

Non-Legal or Organizational Involvement
Salomon Reporting Services

1997

Individual awards
James F. Gilligan
Mark Kopec
Sylvia Quinton
David Wasserman

Judiciary
Hon. William O. Carr

Law Firm
Armitage & Armitage

Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award
Weinberg & Green, LLC & Law Office of Matthew Ruble - AIDS Housing Project

Non-Legal or Organizational Involvement
Art Miller & Associates

1996

Individual awards
John H. Price, Jr.
Craig F. Ballew
Linda S. Spevack

Judiciary
Hon. J. Frederick Sharer

Pro Bono Program
House of Ruth Domestic Violence Legal Clinic

Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award
Legal Forms Helpline - Women's Law Center

Non-Legal or Organizational Involvement
Joe Dishman, At Your Service Process Service
Margaret Kahlor, Rent Court Video

1995

Individual awards
David V. Diggs
Thomas J. Mulrenin
Scott B. Baron

Pro Bono Program
Harford County Bar Foundation

Law Firm
Goldstein & Baron

Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award
MVLS
Pro Bono Earned Income Credit Project (MSBA Section on Tax)

Non-Legal or Organizational Involvement
MD Hispanic Bar Association

1994

Individual awards
Michele LaRocca
Lane M. Terwilliger
Sean W. Glynn

Pro Bono Program
Bar Association of Baltimore City Legal Services to the Elderly Program

Law Firm
Gallagher, Evelius & Jones

Non-Legal or Organizational Involvement
Mid-Shore Council on Family Domestic Violence Legal Advocacy Program

1993

Individual awards
Suzanne Kirby Welch
Thomas C. Dane
Judith Wolfer

Judiciary
Hon. Alan J. Karlin

Pro Bono Program
Wicomico County Bar Association

Law Firm
Brown, Goldstein & Levy

Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award
Women's Law Center's Family Law Hotline

Non-Legal or Organizational Involvement
The Daily Record

1992

Individual awards
Mitchell Y. Mirviss
Edward J. O'Connor, Jr.
Andrew Gendron

Judiciary
Hon. Robert B. Watts

Pro Bono Program
Charles County Bar Association Pro Bono Program

Law Firm
Hogan & Hartson

Herbert S. Garten Special Project Award
Public Justice Center's Tenant Advocacy Project

Government or Corporate Legal Department
Office of the Public Defender for Montgomery County

Non-Legal or Organizational Involvement
TCI Cablevision of Annapolis
video production of "Victims No More: Emergency Relief in MD Courts for Victims of Domestic Violence"

1991

Individual awards
Frederick A. Balkin
Margaret Maupin
Michael Gerace

Pro Bono Program
Homeless Persons Representation Project

Law Firm
Shulman, Rogers, Gandal, Pordy & Ecker

Government or Corporate Legal Department
Office of the Attorney General

Non-Legal or Organizational Involvement
Mead Data Central's Pro Bono Partnership