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NYCLA William Nelson Cromwell Award Honorees
William Nelson Cromwell Award
The William Nelson Cromwell Award was established in 1964 under NYCLA President Leo Gottlieb, partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. This award is conferred in honor of William Nelson Cromwell, one of NYCLA’s earliest and most esteemed leaders, for “unselfish service to the profession and the community.” Mr. Cromwell’s dedication to public service was renowned.
William Nelson Cromwell Award
The William Nelson Cromwell Award was established in 1964 under NYCLA President Leo Gottlieb, partner at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton. This award is conferred in honor of William Nelson Cromwell, one of NYCLA’s earliest and most esteemed leaders, for “unselfish service to the profession and the community.” Mr. Cromwell’s dedication to public service was renowned.
| Honorees | Year |
|---|---|
| Hon. Rolando T. Acosta | 2024 |
| Hon. Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick | 2023 |
| Brad S. Karp | 2019 |
| Michael D. Fricklas | 2018 |
| Colleen McMahon | 2017 |
| Janet DiFiore | 2017 |
| E. Leo Milonas | 2016 |
| Bernard J. Fried | 2015 |
| Michael B. Mukasey | 2014 |
| Jane C. Sherburne | 2013 |
| Roberta A. Kaplan | 2012 |
| Mary Jo White | 2011 |
| George W. Madison | 2010 |
| Roy L. Reardon | 2009 |
| Richard H. Walker | 2008 |
| Shira Scheindlin | 2007 |
| Richard J. Bartlett | 2006 |
| George Bundy Smith | 2005 |
| Judith S. Kaye | 2004 |
| Clifford B. Kirsch | 2003 |
| John D. Feerick | 2002 |
| Henry A. Freedman | 2001 |
| Anne Reiniger | 2000 |
| John F. Werner | 1999 |
| Haliburton Fales 2d | 1998 |
| Susan B. Lindenauer | 1997 |
| Steven Flanders | 1996 |
| Catherine O’Hagan Wolfe | 1995 |
| Cecelia H. Goetz | 1994 |
| Robert Coulson | 1993 |
| Margaret H. McDowell | 1992 |
| Marttie Louis Thompson | 1991 |
| Eve S. Plotkin | 1990 |
| Kay C. Murray | 1989 |
| Nanette Dembitz | 1988 |
| Solomon E. Star | 1987 |
| Robert E. Keegan | 1986 |
| Arthur Karger | 1985 |
| Norman Goodman | 1984 |
| Joseph J. Lucchi | 1983 |
| Fern Schair | 1982 |
| A. Daniel Fusaro | 1981 |
| Richard Haydock | 1980 |
| Seymour W. Miller | 1979 |
| Alfred H. Kleiman | 1978 |
| Archibald R. Murray | 1977 |
| Edith I. Spivack | 1976 |
| Copal Mintz | 1975 |
| Hyman W. Gamso | 1974 |
| Robert B. McKay | 1973 |
| Edward Q. Carr Jr | 1972 |
| Paul J. Powers | 1971 |
| Ruth Lewinson | 1970 |
| Orison S. Marden | 1969 |
| Thomas Keogh | 1968 |
| George A. Brownell | 1967 |
| Mary B. Tarcher | 1966 |
| Harold P. Seligson | 1965 |