LACDL President's Award Past Recipients
Selected by the LACDL President, this award honors an individual or group whose devotion to justice and service to the organization have set an example for others. Recipients demonstrate exceptional commitment, guidance, and support to both LACDL and the broader criminal defense community during the President’s term.

2003 - George Steimel, Jim Boren, Thomas Lorenzi & Julie Hayes

2004 - Norman Ferrachi, Samantha McAllister & Hon. Ernestine Gray

2005 - Sen. Lydia Jackson

2006 - Elton Richey

2007 - Elton Richey, George Steimel, Steve Singer & Paul Marx

2008 - Julie Kilborn & King Alexander

2009 - Paul Fleming, Richard Goorley & Jill Guillory

2010 - Mitch Bergeron

2011 - Ben LaBranche & Jill Guillory

2012 - Brett Brunson

2013 - Ed Greenlee

2014 - Richard T. Simmons, Jr.

2015 - Kathryn Cooper

2016 - S. Christie Smith IV

2017 - Suchitra Satpathi

2018 - Lindsay Blouin

2019 - Meghan Garvey 

2020 - Jim Boren, Walt Sanchez & Rick Schroeder

2021 - Tulane Law School Women's Prison Project

2022 - Lisa Wayne

2023 - Ronald Marshall

2024 - Douglas Lee Harville

 2025 - Stephen Haedicke, Kerry Cuccia & Michael Fiser

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