Celebration of Leadership: D.C. Bar Annual Meeting and Awards Dinner
Thursday, June 26
7:30 – 9:30 p.m.
The Westin DC Downtown
Honoring Excellence
Our members are the brightest and most influential legal professionals in the nation, and this is our night to celebrate! Join us as we recognize the best of the Bar’s leaders and innovators, including the recipients of our annual awards and the swearing-in of a new D.C. Bar President, current President-Elect Sadina Montani.
Event Highlights:
- Presentation of the D.C. Bar Annual Awards
- Passing of the gavel to D.C. Bar President-Elect Sadina Montani
- Remarks from outgoing D.C. Bar President Shaun M. Snyder
2025 D.C. Bar Annual Awards Winners
Beatrice Rosenberg Award for Excellence in Government Service
Janice L. Hoffman
Associate General Counsel
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Office of the General Counsel, CMS Division
William J. Brennan Jr. Award
Nkechi Taifa
President, The Taifa Group
The Frederick B. Abramson Award
Virtual DC Courts Interactive Website (tie)
MyDCLawyer (tie)
The Community of the Year Award
The Early Career Lawyers Community (ECLC)
The Voluntary Bar Association of the Year Award
Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association (MWELA)
Laura N. Rinaldi Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year
Paul Cornoni
Regan Zambri Long PLLC
Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year
Sidley Austin LLP
Show your support for the 2025 D.C. Bar Annual Award winners by joining the Celebration of Leadership Host Committee! Simply attend the dinner as part of a group of four or more to be included. Host Committee groups will receive public recognition during the event. To learn more or to sign up, contact us at [email protected].
