Awards
J. Chrys Dougherty Award
The J. Chrys Dougherty Award is presented annually to an individual volunteer for exemplary dedication and commitment to the principle of access to justice for all people regardless of income. The award is named for J. Chrys Dougherty, a private attorney and bar leader, whose efforts helped to build a strong working partnership between the Bar and legal services providers.
Recent Recipients:
2010 - J. Iris Gibson
2009 - Hilton Moore
2008 - Robert O'Boyle
2007 - James Arth, Lynn Sanders, Victoria Touchet
Joseph H. Hart Award
The Joseph H. Hart Award is presented annually to a law firm that has demonstrated the integrity and dedication to legal services to the poor exemplified by Mr. Hart throughout his legal and judicial career. The award alternates between large and small firms.
Recent Recipients:
2010 - De Leon & Washburn
2009 - Clark, Thomas & Winters, PC
2008 - Perlmutter & Schuelke, LLP
2007 - Locke, Liddell & Sapp, LLP
Judge Suzanne Covington Pro Bono Service Award
The Judge Suzanne Covington Pro Bono Service Award honors firms and attorneys volunteers who commit an extraordinary amount of time assisting the low-income clients of Volunteer Legal Services of Central Texas. The Covington Award hangs outside the District Judges’ Office on the third floor of the Travis County Courthouse throughout the year.
2010 Recipients
Firms
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Ausley Algert Robertson & Flores
Baker Botts
Barron Newburger & Sinsley
Brown McCarroll
Cantilo & Bennett
Clark Thomas & Winters
Davis & Wilkerson
De Leon & Washburn
DLA Piper
Evans & Peek
Friday Friday & Kazen
Fulbright & Jaworski
Graves Dougherty Hearon & Moody
GreenbergTraurig
Heath Davis & McCalla
Jackson Walker
Law Offices of Becky Beaver
Locke Lord Bissell & Liddell
McGinnis Lochridge & Kilgore
Morris Craven & Sulak
Perlmutter & Schuelke
Reeves & Brightwell
Scott Douglass & McConnico
Strasburger & Price
Thompson & Knight
Vinson & Elkins
Whitehurst Harkness Brees Cheng & Imhoff
Individuals
Jim Arth
Michael Baumer
Robert Black
Christopher Bourgeacq
Nicholas Bressi
Dan Brustkern
Patrick Caballero
Beth Cockerham
Craig Davis
Thomas Davies
Ron De La Rosa
Barbara Ellis
Thomas Fredell
Alberto Garcia
J. Iris Gibson
Malcolm Greenstein
Candace Hunter
Anthony Icenogle
Deena Kalai
Amy Kovar
J. Winston Krause
Angela Lee
Tiffany Lowe
Tonia Lucio
Stephen Mack
Jennifer Mattingly
Hilton Moore
Mark Morris
Christopher Mugica
Steve Musil
Rick Nemer
Marianne Reat
Lynn Sanders
Mark Sims
Malcom Smith
Vicki Touchet
Brad Wiewel
Fred Williams
