Bar Association Awards

The Richmond Bar Association presents several awards to recognize, honor, and reward the outstanding efforts and contributions of its members. Please click on the links below for more information on nomination criteria, and to find out how you can help to acknowledge the accomplishments of your distinguished colleagues. Click on the following links for more information on each.

Pro Bono Award
Criteria, Past Award Winners and Nomination Information

Hunter W. Martin Professionalism Award
Criteria, Past Award Winners and Nomination Information

Hill-Tucker Public Service Award 
Criteria, Past Award Winners and Nomination Information

Young Lawyer of the Year Award
Criteria, Past Award Winners and Nomination Information

Liberty Bell Award
Criteria, Past Award Winners and Nomination Information

Past award winners

Mary Ellen Huennekens and Judge Keith Phillips with 2024 Professionalism Award recipient Hon. Kevin Huennekens

2024 Liberty Bell Award recipient Mark Coward with 2023-24 RBA Secretary Treasurer W. Benjamin Pace

RBA Past President Hugh Fain and former RBA Board Member Eddie Bagnell with 2024 Young Lawyer of the Year Award recipient Kasey Hoare Michelle

RBA Board Member Belinda Jones with 2024 Hill Tucker Public Service Award recipient Hon. Stephen McCullough

Ami Kim, Executive Director of the Greater Richmond Bar Foundation and RBA Pro Bono Committee member Lisa Bennett with 2024 Pro Bono Award recipient Mahlon (Bud) Funk, Jr.