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Life Service Awards

The Life Service Award is awarded to a member that has provided longstanding contributions to BCABA. The Life Service awardee is selected by vote. The Life Service Award Committee prepares a slate of potential awardees for a vote by former Life Service Awardees or the BCABA Board. Congratulations to our present and former Life Service Award awardees!

2025 – Terry L. Elling, Holland & Knight

2024 – Hon. Ruth C. Burg and Hon. Carol N. Park-Conroy (posthumous)

2023 – No selection

2022 – No selection

2021 – No selection

2020 – No selection

2019 – Skye Mathieson, Crowell & Moring
2018 – No selection
2017 – Ralph Nash, Jr., Professor Emeritus of Law of The George Washington University (Ret.)
2016 – Kristen Ittig, Arnold & Porter
2015 – Hon. Gary E. Shapiro, PSBCA
2014 – David Black, Holland & Knight
2013 – Michele Brown, SAIC
2012 – Thomas H. Gourlay, Army Corps of Engineers
2011 – Hon. Carol Park-Conroy, ASBCA
2010 – Susan Warshaw Ebner, Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney
2009 – James J. McCullough, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
2008 – Hon. Richard Walters, CBCA
2006 – Clarence D. Long, USAFLSA/JACN
2005 – James F. Nagle, Oles, Morrison, Rinker & Baker
2004 – Hon. Stephen Daniels, CBCA
2003 – Hon. Paul Williams, ASBCA
2002 – David Metzger, Arnold & Porter
2001 – Peter A. McDonald, Navigant
2000 – Hon. Ronald A. Kienlen, ASBCA

President's Awards

The President selects the awardee for the President’s Award. The President’s Award is awarded to a member that provided extraordinary contributions, e.g., started a new initiative, organized an event, or provided other significant contributions to BCABA during the President’s term. Congratulations to our present and former President Award awardees!

2025 –  Bret Wacker, Clark Hill

2024 – No selection

2023 – No selection

2022 – No selection

2021 – No selection

2020 – No selection

2019 – Scott Fitzsimmons, Watt, Tieder, Hoffar, & Fitzgerald 
2018 – Terry Elling, Holland & Knight
2017 – Hon. Heidi Osterhout, ASBCA 
2016 – Will Wozniak, Williams Mullen
2015 – Hon. Ruth C. Burg, ASBCA (Ret.)
2014 – Skye Mathieson, Crowell & Moring
2012 – Daniel J. Strouse, Wittie, Letsche & Waldo
2011 – Ryan E. Roberts, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
2010 – Thomas H. Gourlay, Army Corps of Engineers
2009 – Peter A. McDonald, Navigant
2008 – Shelley Ewald, Watt Tieder Hoffar & Fitzgerald; Jennifer Zucker, Patton Boggs
2007 – James J. McCullough, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson
2006 – Michele Mintz Brown, SAIC



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