At the 2008 Annual Business Meeting and Awards Dinner, which was held on Thursday, June 26, 2008, the D.C. Bar was pleased to honor the extraordinary work of the following individuals and groups.

Thurgood Marshall Award
John A. Payton

Frederick B. Abramson Award
Project 990
Community Economic Development Project Advisory Committee, D.C. Bar Pro Bono Program

Best Bar Project
Table of Affected Legal Ethics Opinions
Legal Ethics Committee and
Rules of Professional Conduct Review Committee

Pro Bono Law Firm Award
Dickstein Shapiro LLP

Pro Bono Lawyer Award (Tie)
David L. Cleveland Catholic Charities, Immigration Legal Services
Seth Galanter, Morrison & Foerster LLP

Best Section (Tie)
Corporation, Finance and Securities Law Section
Litigation Section

Best Section Community Outreach Project
Government Procurement Training Program
D.C. Bar Government Contracts and Litigation Section

For more information about the 2009 Annual Business Meeting and Awards Dinner, call Verniesa R. Allen at 202-737-4700, ext. 239, or send e-mail to annualmeeting@dcbar.org.