Awards History
Awards History
2019 Award Recipients
Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
Donald H. Messinger , Cleveland
The Ritter Award
Richard F. Swope, Columbus
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under
James K. Stanley, Pomeroy
Outstanding Program of Organization Award
Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center, Columbus
2018 Award Recipients
Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
Melinda G. Seeds, Pataskala
Outstanding Program or Organization Award
Pro Bono Partnership of Ohio, Cincinnati
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under
Brandon Cox, Cleveland
The Ritter Award
Marvin L. Karp, Cleveland
2017 Award Recipients
Outstanding Program or Organization Award
Sisters In Law, Toledo
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under
Michael W. Kelley, Columbus
Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
Stephen F. Tilson, Galion
The Ritter Award
Retired Honorable Evelyn Lundberg Stratton, Columbus
2016 Award Recipients
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under
Drew Odum, Cleveland
Outstanding Program or Organization Award
Summit County Juvenile Court Crossroads Program, Akron
Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
Ronald L. Kahn, Cleveland
The Ritter Award
Sandra J. Anderson, Columbus
2015 Award Recipients
The Ritter Award
Fred J. Ball, Cleveland
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under
Sarah K. Skow, Toledo
Outstanding Program or Organization Award
Ohio Innocence Project, University of Cincinnati College of Law, Cincinnati
Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
Steven W. Jemison, Cincinnati
2014 Award Recipients
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Angela A. Wu, Oberlin
Outstanding Program or Organization Award
Ao: Advocating Opportunity and Louis Stokes Scholars Program, Toledo/Cleveland
Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
Carter E. Strang, Cleveland
The Ritter Award
Patrick J. Perotti, Painesville
2013 Award Recipients
Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
Edward G. Marks, Cincinnati
The Ritter Award
Reginald S. Jackson, Jr., Maumee
Outstanding Program or Organization Award
START Program, Dayton
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Nicole I. Khoury, Toledo
2012 Award Recipients
Outstanding Program or Organization Award
Perry County Free Legal Clinic, Lexington
The Ritter Award
Ronald W. Dougherty, Canton
Distinguished Community Service Award
Merle F. Wilberding, Dayton
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under
Jason Given, Coshocton
Outstanding Program or Organization Award
Court Community Service, Cleveland
2011 Award Recipients
Honorary Life Fellowship Award
Harold D. Spears, Ironton
The Ritter Award
Stephen E. Chappelear, Columbus
Outstanding Program or Organization Award
Fugitive Safe Surrender Program of Cleveland, Cleveland
Statewide Community Service for Attorneys 40 and Under
Shawna L. L'Italien, Salem
2010 Award Recipients
Outstanding Program or Organization Award
Advocates for Basic Legal Equality & Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Dayton/Toledo/Defiance
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 & Under
Danyelle S. T. Wright, Dayton
The Ritter Award
Hon. Richard K. Warren, Lima
Honorary Life Fellowship Award
David C. Weiner, Cleveland
2009 Award Recipients
The Ritter Award
Robert M. Clyde, Hubbard
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Chad A. Readler, Columbus
Honorary Life Fellowship
The Hon. Charles F. Kurfess, Perrysburg
Outstanding Program or Organization Award
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland - Community Advocacy Program, Cleveland
Outstanding Program or Organization Award
Interfaith Legal Services Clinic at Andrews House, Delaware
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Jeffrey A. Brauer, Cleveland
2008 Award Recipients
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Robert W. Edmund, Tampa, FL
Outstanding Program or Organization Award
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association 3 Rs Program, Cleveland
Honorary Life Fellowship
Michael R. Merz, Dayton
The Ritter Award
Joseph W. Shea III, Cincinnati
2007 Award Recipients
The Ritter Award
Sally W. Bloomfield, Columbus
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Amy L. Demlow, Medina
Honorary Life Fellowship
Charles C. Warner, Columbus
2006 Award Recipients
The Ritter Award
William J. Bingle, Toledo
Outstanding Program or Organization
Summer Legal Academy of Cleveland, Cleveland
Honorary Life Fellowship
John J. Chester, Columbus
Outstanding Research Award
Douglas A. Berman, Columbus
Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
Terre L. Vandervoort, Lancaster
Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
R. Edward Marks, Alberquerque, NM
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Paul Scott Lorenzo, Powell
2005 Award Recipients
Outstanding Program or Organization
Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project, Dayton
The Ritter Award
Michael E. Flowers, Columbus
Outstanding Research Award
Election Law @ Moritz, Columbus
Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
Thomas W. Weeks, Columbus
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Matthew L. Reger, Bowling Green
Honorary Life Fellowship
Lyonel C. Jones, Cleveland
2004 Award Recipients
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Joanne S. Peters, Columbus
Outstanding Research Award
Donald F. Melhorn Jr., Toledo
The Ritter Award
F.M. (Mike) Apicella, Russell Township
Outstanding Research Award
Robert J. Nordstrom, Columbus
Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
Justice Evelyn L. Stratton, Worthington
Outstanding Program or Organization
Law Tuesday of the Toledo Bar Association's Pro Bono Services, Toledo
Honorary Life Fellows
Earnest Karam, Cincinnati
2003 Award Recipients
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Mark K. McCown, Ironton
Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
Michael Orlando, Lancaster
Outstanding Program or Organization
Toledo Bar Association Law-Related School Education Committee, Toledo
Honorary Life Fellows
Eddie M. Cole, Detroit, MI
Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
Jean E. Atkin, Newbury
Outstanding Research Award
Prof. Susan R. Martyn, Toledo
The Ritter Award
Samuel H. Porter, Columbus
2002 Award Recipients
Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
Hon. Kathleen L. Giesler, Port Clinton
Honorary Life Fellows
John S. Stith, Cincinnati
Outstanding Research Award
Howard M. Friedman, Toledo
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Grant B. Garverick, Galion
Honorary Life Fellows
Josiah Hillerman Blackmore III, Blacklick
The Ritter Award
Ralph Kennedy Frasier, Jackson, FL
2001 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research Award
Glen Weissenberger, River Forest, IL
The Ritter Award
Robert G. Morris, Toledo
Honorary Life Fellows
Howard H. Harcha Jr., Portsmouth
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Linda R. Warner, Pomeroy
Outstanding Program or Organization
The Ohio State University Pro Bono Research Program, Columbus
Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
Hon. Denise Herman McColley, Napoleon
2000 Award Recipients
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Lloyd Fisher Jr., Columbus
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Kent Wellington, Cincinnati
Honorary Life Fellows
John F. Hayward, Toledo
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
William K. Weisenberg, Columbus
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Hon. Gerald E. Radcliffe, Chillicothe
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Toledo Bar Association AIDS Assistance Committee, Toledo
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Hon. John D. Holschuh, Cincinnati
1999 Award Recipients
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
David A. Martin, Columbus
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Jack G. Day, Cleveland
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Walter M. Lawson Jr., Lima
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Thomas L. Blust, Batavia
Honorary Life Fellows
William C. Becker, Akron
1998 Award Recipients
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Arthur I. Vorys, Gahanna
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Nancy H. Rogers, Columbus
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Hon. Robert V. Franklin Jr., Toledo
Honorary Life Fellows
Hon. Harold F. White, Akron
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Robert J. Reynolds, Wooster
1997 Award Recipients
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
P.E.A.C.E Program, Marion
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Leslie W. Jacobs, Gates Mills
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Edward S. Noble, St. Marys
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Hon. James G. Carr, Toledo
Honorary Life Fellows
Hon. Ronald B. Adrine, Cleveland
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
John J. Williams, Cincinnati
1996 Award Recipients
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Robert B. Gosline, Toledo
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer, Columbus
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Hon. Walter A. Porter, Dayton
Honorary Life Fellows
Albert L. Bell, Westerville
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Stephen F. Hubbard, Defiance
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
The Cleveland Bar Association Juvenile Justice Initiative, Cleveland
1995 Award Recipients
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Thomas E. Szykowny, Columbus
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
The Toledo Bar Association Pro Bono Legal Services Program, Toledo
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Hon. William W. Badger, Millersburg
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Hon. John W. Potter, Toledo
Honorary Life Fellows
George E. Schroeder, Ottawa
Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
Paul E. Croy, Waterville
1994 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Thomas E. Cavendish, Columbus
Honorary Life Fellows
Edward C. Redmond, Painesville
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Lloyd H. O'Hara, Dayton
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Hon. John M. Meagher, San Rafael, CA
1993 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
C. Terry Johnson, Dayton
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Theodore M. Berry, Cincinnati
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Toledo Citizen Dispute Settlement Program, Toledo
Honorary Life Fellows
Ivan L. Miller, Cleveland
1992 Award Recipients
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Gordon B. Gray, Athens
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Robert M. Duncan, Columbus
Honorary Life Fellows
Thomas J. Harrington, Fort Meyers, FL
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Hon. William Ammer, Circleville
1991 Award Recipients
Honorary Life Fellows
Wayne E. Shaffer, Bryan
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Supreme Court of Ohio's Off-Site Court Program, Columbus
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Hon. Charlton M. Myers, Moral
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
William E. Knepper, Columbus
1990 Award Recipients
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
The Ohio Center for Law-Related Education Ohio Mock Trial Program, Columbus
Honorary Life Fellows
Hon. J. Craig Wright, Columbus
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Zolman Cavitch, Tarpon Springs, FL
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Leonard A. Weakley, Cincinnati
1989 Award Recipients
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Robert L. Moulton
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Florence E. Allen, Mentor
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
William K. Thomas, Cleveland
Honorary Life Fellows
John T. Brown, Mansfield
1988 Award Recipients
Honorary Life Fellows
Jack F. Pickrel, Montgomery
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Francis X. Beytagh, Jacksonville, FL
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Charles P. Baker Jr., Painesville
Service to the Public for 50 Years
John E. Bauknecht
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Abraham Gertner, Columbus
1987 Award Recipients
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Frank A. Bazler, Troy
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
John A. Carnahan, Columbus
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Kenneth M. Petri, Galion
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Richard M. Markus, Fairview Park
Honorary Life Fellows
Bradley J. Schaeffer
1986 Award Recipients
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Ohio Northern University Law Review, Ada
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Bruce I. Petrie, Cincinnati
Honorary Life Fellows
William W. Falsgraf, Cleveland
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Karl H. Weaner, Defiance
1985 Award Recipients
Honorary Life Fellows
William R. Van Aken, Shaker Heights
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Ralph S. Locher, Beachwood
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Robert L. Hausser, Marietta
Honorary Life Fellows
Joseph B. Miller, Columbus
Service to the Public for 50 Years
J. Paul McNamara
1984 Award Recipients
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Robert L. McBride, Dayton
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
John W. McCormac, Worthington
Honorary Life Fellows
James L. Young
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Earl F. Morris, Columbus
1983 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Robert Lynn, Upper Arlington
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Carl B. Felger, Piqua
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Columbus Night Prosecutors Program, Columbus
Honorary Life Fellows
Robert E. Leach, Columbus
1982 Award Recipients
Honorary Life Fellows
Sam D. Bartlo, Hudson
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Stanley E. Harper Jr., Fort Mitchell, KY
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Harry P. Jeffrey, Dayton
Service to the Public for 50 Years
George J. McMonagle, Rocky River
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
James L. McCrystal, Cleveland
1981 Award Recipients
Honorary Life Fellows
William L. Howland, Portsmouth
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Oliver Schroeder Jr., Chardon
The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
Licking County Municipal Court, Newark
Service to the Public for 50 Years
James Slater Gibson, Ottawa Hills
1980 Award Recipients
Honorary Life Fellows
John A. Eckler, Columbus
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
William R. Van Aken, Shaker Heights
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Lisle M. Buckingham, Akron
1979 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Earl F. Morris, Columbus
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Leonard J. Stern, Columbus
1978 Award Recipients
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Lester L. Cecil Sr., Dayton
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Hon. William B. Saxbe, Columbus
1977 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Arthur W. Doyle, Akron
Service to the Public for 50 Years
J.J.P. Corrigan, Columbus
1976 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
W. Bitner Browne, Springfield
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Samuel T. Gains
1975 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Craig Spangenberg, Cleveland
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Girard E. Kalbfleisch, Mansfield
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Jamille G. Jamra, Toledo
1974 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
James L. Young
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Henry S. Brainard
1973 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
C. William O'Neill, Dublin
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Robert P. Goldman, Cincinnati
Service to the Public for 50 Years
John M. Newman, Youngstown
1972 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
John W. Bricker, Columbus
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Murray Seasongood, Cincinnati
1971 Award Recipients
Service to the Public for 50 Years
John Baker Hollister, Cincinnati
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Leo H. Faust, Urbana
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Charles M. Zelkowitz, Mount Vernon
1970 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Hiram L. Connett, Columbus
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Joseph Thomas
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Grace Fern Heck Faust, Troy
1969 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Hon. John V. Corrigan, Cleveland
Service to the Public for 50 Years
H.R. Loomis, Ravenna
1968 Award Recipients
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Andrew S. Iddings, Dayton
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Oscar A. Hunsicker, Akron
1967 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Russell H. Kear, Upper Sandusky
Service to the Public for 50 Years
C. Blake McDowell, Akron
1966 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Charles B. Zimmerman, Columbus
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Aronhold C. Schapiro, Portsmouth
1965 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Paul C. Weick, Stow
Service to the Public for 50 Years
Gillum H. Doolittle, Akron
1964 Award Recipients
Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
Frank R. Strong, Columbus/Chapel Hill, NC
Service to the Public for 50 Years
George W. Ritter, Toledo