Awards for Nomination
Antitrust Section: William T. Lifland Award
Antitrust Section: Distinguished Public Service Award
Business Law Section: David S. Caplan Award for Meritorious Service
Commercial and Federal Litigation Section: George Bundy Smith Pioneer Award
Commercial and Federal Litigation Section: Robert L. Haig Award
Commercial and Federal Litigation Section: Stanley H. Fuld Award
Shira A. Scheindlin Award for Excellence in the Courtroom
Committee for Bar Leaders of New York State: Innovation Awards
Committee on Annual Awards: Gold Medal
Committee on Annual Awards: Root/Stimson Award
Committee on Attorney Professionalism: Award for Attorney Professionalism
Committee on Civil Rights: Haywood Burns Award
Committee on Diversity and Inclusion: John E. Higgins, Esq. Diversity Trailblazer Award
Committee on Lawyer Referral Service: Angelo T. Cometa Award
Committee on Legal Aid: Denison Ray Awards
Committee on Mandated Representation: Denison Ray Criminal Defender Award
Committee on Mandated Representation: Excellence in Mandated Representation Award
Committee on Veterans: Legal Advocate of the Year Award
Criminal Justice Section Awards
Department of Pro Bono Services: Empire State Counsel Program
Department of Pro Bono Services: Free Legal Answers Awards
Elder Law and Special Needs Section Awards
Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section: Phil Cowan Memorial Scholarship Writing Competition
Environmental Law Section: Council’s Certificates of Merit
Environmental Law Section: Environmental Law Section Award
General Practice Section: Section Award
International Section: Distinction in International Law and Affairs Award
Judicial Section Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Vanguard Award
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Beacon Award
Labor & Employment Law Section Samuel M. Kaynard Memorial Student Service Award
Local And State Government Law Section Carol Van Scoyoc Scholarship
President’s Committee on Access to Justice: President’s Pro Bono Service Awards
Real Property Law Section: Attorney Professionalism Award
50+ Section: 2020 Jonathan Lippman Pro Bono Award
Shira A. Scheindlin Award for Excellence in the Courtroom
Torts, Insurance and Compensation Law Section Awards
Trial Lawyers Section: Betty D. Friedlander Award for Trial Excellence
Trial Lawyers Section: Peter C. Kopff Trial Advocacy Award
Trial Lawyers Section: Justice Irma Vidal Santaella Memorial Award for Excellence in the Courtroom
Trial Lawyers Section: National Trial Competition
Women in Law Section: Kay Crawford Murray Award
Fellowships and Internships
Minority Fellowships in Environmental Law
Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Diversity Fellowship
Dispute Resolution Section Diversity Mentorship Program
Dispute Resolution Section Diversity Scholarships
Family Law Section Fellowship Program
Health Law Section Diversity Fellowship Program
Labor and Employment Law Section Diversity Fellowships
Writing Competitions
Antitrust Law Section: Student Writing Competition
Business Law Section: Annual Student Writing Competition
Committee on Animals and the Law: Student Writing Competition
Dispute Resolution Section Law Student Writing Competition
Elder Law Section: Elder and Special Needs Law Journal Diversity Writing Competition
Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Section: The Phil Cowan Memorial/BMI Scholarship
Environmental Law Section: Professor William R. Ginsberg Memorial Essay Contest
Intellectual Property Law Section: Law Student Writing Competition
International Law Section: Albert S. Pergam International Law Writing Competition Award
Real Property Law Section: Annual Student Writing Competition
