Distinguished Service Award
Sponsored by: Oakland County Bar Association
Established: 1985
Purpose: To recognize a member of the Oakland County Bar Association who provides exceptional voluntary services to benefit the organization.
Awarded: Annually at the OCBA Annual Meeting
Criteria:
- Member of the Oakland County Bar Association
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Superior dedication to the OCBA, the legal community and the general public
How to Nominate: Letter of nomination inclusive of nominee’s activities
Selection Process: The OCBA president selects the award recipient(s) from the nominations that have been submitted.
Past Recipients
1985
Francile Anderson
Judith K. Cunningham
Hon. Bernard A. Friedman
Hon. Wendy L. Potts
Hon. Frederick C. Ziem
1986
Lynn V. Hooe Jr.
Leon H. Hubbard
George A. Googasian
Donald F. Tucker
Hon. Joan E. Young
People’s Task Force
1987
Alan Frank
1988
Hon. Dennis C. Drury
Henry Maldonado
Laurie Oberman
1989
Lawrence F. Schiller
John C. Talpos
1990
Hon. Stephen C. Cooper
1991
Hanley M. Gurwin
William R. VanderKloot
1992
Dennis M. Kacy
1993
William D. Booth
Edward H. Pappas
1994
Alexander B. McGarry
Hon. Edward Sosnick
Richard S. Victor
1995
Judith S. Gracey
1996
Thomas W. Cranmer
Betty L. Lowenthal
1997
Janice M. Morganroth
1998
Martin I. Reisig
Phyllis A. Zimmerman
1999
Douglas K. Oliver
2000
Patrick B. McCauley
2001
Anne Cole-Pierce
James P. Cunningham
Paula M. Zimmer
2002
Nanci S. Klein
2003
Michael J. Sullivan
Sandra D. Glazier
2004
Hon. Denise Langford Morris
Kelly L. Bidelman
Ashley E. Lowe
2005
Hillarie F. Boettger, Public Service Committee
Michael D. Schloff
2006
Alan T. Ackerman
Cynthia E. Brazzil
Anne Cole Pierce
2007
Melinda N. Deel
Thomas H. Howlett
2008
Millicent K. Sloan
2009
Daniel D. Quick
2010
David Carl Anderson
Hon. Maureen M. McGinnis
2011
Syeda Hossain Davidson
Michael K. Lee
2012
Charles E. Brown
2013
Debra S. Janicki
Thomas H. Howlett
2014
Gerald A. Fisher
Elizabeth L. Luckenbach
James M. Reid IV
2015
Victoria B. King
Karen H. Safran
2016
Nicole B. Tabin
2017
Gerald J. Gleeson II
Moheeb H. Murray
2018
Keefe A. Brooks
2019
Sheldon G. Larky
2020
Kari L. Melkonian