Awards

This year the Environmental Law Section is launching our new Trailblazer Award to recognize environmental leaders whose innovative and creative legal work has improved the lives of Californians and the California environment. Read more

I first met Carley about 15 years ago when we were both involved with the Tax Section of the Sacramento County Bar Association.  It didn’t take long for us to become friends once we realized we had interests in common beyond the world of tax, including doing home improvements. It’s always good to have a friend you can discuss tax topics with as well as air-nailers and tile saws!  Carley is one of the most intelligent, driven, thorough, and decisive… Read more

It is an honor and a joy to be here today to present this award to Ciro!   I met Ciro around 2010, through the Taxation Section of the Sacramento County Bar Association. I think I spent our first three meetings trying to correctly pronounce Ciro’s first name!  It didn’t take long, however, to realize what a smart, dedicated, and enjoyable person Ciro is to be around. In preparing my remarks today, I wanted some historical information concerning Ciro’s career path… Read more

Edward Robbins1 who introduced Erin: This year's award winner of the Joanne Garvey Lifetime Achievement Award is Erin Collins, our National Taxpayer Advocate.   And more importantly, is my wife.  I have the honor of introducing, Erin for this award.  I've been observing Erin very closely for the last 36 years.  And I think I know something about her character.  She has some very interesting character traits that I believe would be interesting to this audience, particularly the younger lawyers who… Read more

I am deeply touched and honored to have been selected for this award. It is especially meaningful to receive this award from people whom I hold in such high regard. The members of the Tax Section are such a wonderful group of people. I feel so lucky to be able to work with you. This award was named after the first chair of the Tax Section. The more I do this job, the more I appreciate the role of the… Read more

The California Lawyers Association (CLA) is pleased to announce the winners of its prestigious Law Practice Management and Technology (LPMT) Awards, celebrating excellence and innovation in legal technology and practice management. Read more

Steve Smith was an early pioneer of the practice of international arbitration in California, starting in 1983 with his work on expropriation cases against the Government of Iran and the National Iranian Oil company before the Iran-U.S. Claims Tribunal in the Hague. Read more

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Nomination Questions Why do you believe this person should be considered for this Award and what makes them special? (response in 500 words or less). The California Lawyers Association is committed to reflecting diversity, broadly defined, in all its activities. Please briefly (250 words or less) describe any characteristics, experiences or background, including traditional indicia of diversity, the nominee would represent. One additional reference Application Form [contact-form-7 id="990b4ca" title="2025 Excellence in Civics Engagement Award"] Read more

Bar Association Award Criteria Open to any state, regional, affinity/identity or specialty bar associations;   Demonstrated success creating and sustaining a program, campaign, project or effort that promotes diversity in the bar association and/or legal community Organizational Award Criteria Open to any 501c3, 501c4 or 501c6 non-profit organization or educational institution Demonstrated success creating and sustaining a program, campaign, project or effort that promotes diversity in the bar association or community at large.   Law Firm Award Criteria Open to… Read more