Criminal Justice Act (CJA) Panel Award Past Recipients
Presented by the LACDL to a Criminal Justice Act panel attorney who has demonstrated extraordinary commitment, professionalism, and achievement in the appointed representation of clients in the federal courts of Louisiana. 

2003 - Virginia L. Schlueter 

2004 - Richard Goorley

2005 - Shelia Myers

2006 - Neal Walker

2007 - J. Rodney Baum

2008 - Glass & Reed Law Firm

2009 - Gerald Block 

2010 - Herbert V. Larson, Jr. 

2011 - Thomas C. Damico 

2012 - Dwight Doskey

2013 - Christopher Albert Aberle 

2014 - Billy Gibbens

2015 - Andrew Lee, Avery Pardee & the Law Office of Jones Walker

2016 - Michael G. Riehlmann

2017 - Marci Blaize

2018 - Arthur “Buddy” Lemann, III 

2019 - Lester Gauthier, Jr.

2021 - Aris W. Cox VI

2022 - Ian Hipwell

2023 - Townsend Myers 

2024 - Sarah Giglio

2025 - Christopher Murell

 

 

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