Bar Awards Every Spring, the El Paso County Bar Association awards outstanding members of our legal community at the Law Day Award Ceremony. Below you can find past award recipients. |
Anderson Award
2011: Gary Lawyer
2012: Bill Kirkman
2013: David Johnson
2014: "Mo" Frederick
2015: Family of Doug Anderson
2016: Tom Henley
2017: Honorable Jann DuBois
2018: John Otto
2019: Magistrate M. Flynn Feeney
2020: Ret. Judge Robert Lowrey
2021: John Ciccolella
2022: Thomas R. Cross
Ben S. Wendelken Awardees
2006: Steve Mulliken
2007: Honorable Richard V. Hall
2008: Bruce Buell
2009: Honorable D. Richard Toth
2010: Larry R. Gaddis
2011: Honorable J. Patrick Kelly
2012: Ken Jaray
2013: Jeanne M. Smith
2014: Dan D. Stuart
2015: David M. Johnson
2016: Patricia Kelly
2017: Norm Thom
2018: Mayor John Suthers
2019: William "Bill" Hybl
2022: Lisa Dailey
2023: Honorable Diana May
Brian S. Gardner Award
2017: Joi G. Kush
2018: Alex Masterson
2019: Chance Hill
2022: Joel Pratt
2023: Elizabeth J. Vanatta
El Paso County Regional Mock Trial Competition Victors
1986: Rampart High School
1987: Rampart High School
1988: Rampart High School
1989: Falcon High School
1990: Rampart High School
1991: Cheyenne Mountain High School
1992: Doherty High School
1993: Cheyenne Mountain High School
1994: Cheyenne Mountain High School Team #1
1995: Cheyenne Mountain High School
1996: Cheyenne Mountain High School
1997: Cheyenne Mountain High School
1998: Doherty High School
1999: Doherty High School
2000: Doherty High School
2001: Doherty High School
2002: Coronado High School
2003: Coronado High School
2004: Cheyenne Mountain High School
2005: Doherty High School
2006: Coronado High School
2007: Doherty High School
2008: William Jackson Palmer High School
2009: William Jackson Palmer High School
2010: William Jackson Palmer High School
2011: William Jackson Palmer High School
2012: William Jackson Palmer High School
2013: Coronado High School
2014: William Jackson Palmer High School
2015: William Jackson Palmer High School
2016: William Jackson Palmer High School
2017: Coronado High School
2018: Pueblo West High School
2019: Pueblo West High School
2022: Pueblo West High School
2023: Sand Creek High School
The Justice Center Pro Bono Firm of the Year
2017: Gould, Whitley & Marshall, Attorneys at Law
2018: Johnson Kush, P.C.
2019: Knies, Helland, McPherson, Attorneys at Law
2022: Burnham Law
2023: Gardner Chalmers, PLLC
Liberty Bell Award
1983: James H. Smith, Sr.
1984: Millicent E. Kraushaar
1985: Frances Taylor
1986: Dennis Rithie
1987: Kathy Butterfield
1988: Thomas Crawford
1989: Lyn Doyon
1990: Leslie Cook
1991: Linda Kruse Lynch
1992: Pat & Marcia Murphy
1993: Terry Lynn Green
1994: Pat Ezell & Barby Schlabs2017: Magistrate Jamie Vigil
2018: Sarah Lipka
2019: Charles Simon
2022: Deborah Hamilton
2023: Brent I Weiner
Lohman Award
2004: The Lohman Children
2005: David M. Johnson
2006: Debra Campeau
2007: Rita K. Wiley
2008: Jan Isaacs Henry
2009: Gerald Kimble
2010: Jan Weiland
2011: Debi & Steve Pelican
2012: Leanne Ciampa Hadley
2013: Brenda K. (Sunni) Ball
2014: John Ciccolella & Chief Judge Gilbert Martinez
2015: Honorable Douglas E. Anderson (presented posthumously)
2016: Wendy Hammack Smith2017: Trudy Strewler Hodges
2018: Debbie English
2019: Honorable G. David Miller
2022: Patricia Martin
Mikki Kraushaar Award
2004: Mikki Kraushaar
2005: Clifton B. Kruse, Jr.
2006: E. David Griffith
2007: Bruce T. Buell
2008: Byron L. Akers, Jr.
2009: Fred Feinsod, M.D.
2010: Sara Qualls, Ph.D.
2011: Dr. Stephen Telatnik
2012: Laurie Tebo
2013: Mendy Putnam
2014: Lynn Vanatta Perry
2015: Judge Rebecca Bromley
2016: Susan Pavlica
2017: Detective Chuck Szatkowski
2018: Catherine Seal
2019: Wayna Marshall
2022: Kent Mathews
2023: E. Steven Ezell
The Mo Frederick Pro Bono Volunteer of the Year Award
2017: Jon Hertzog
2018: Erika Kaiser
2019: Steve Koerner
2022: John Kirchner
2023: John R. Stefonik
Portia Award
1985: Nancy Chase Miller
1986: Rebecca Bromley
1987: Caroline Benham
1988: Christine Arguello
1989: Maria Oldendorf
1990: Mary Jane Looney
1992: Deborah Adams
1993: Paula Miller
1994: Stephanie Yukawa
1995: Virginia Etheridge
1996: Sue Grant
1998: Ruth Rouss
1999: Ellen Chestnut
2000: Regina Walter
2001: Theresa Cisneros
2002: Lisa Dailey
2003: Mary Evans
2006: Robyn Cafasso
2008: Patricia Germer Coolidge
2009: Jann DuBois
2010: Dianna Harris
2011: Lisa Kirkman
2012: Meredith Cord
2013: Theresa Kilgore
2014: Diana May
2015: Margaret Vellar
2016: Jill Brady
2017: Peggy Gardner
2018: Denise Peacock
2019: Amy Folsom
2020: Daphne Burlingame
2022: Judge Deborah Grohs
2023: Mary Kominek Linden