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PREVIOUS HONOREES

THE MILTON S. GOULD AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING ORAL ADVOCACY
is awarded annually to two of the nation’s most accomplished lawyers. We have proudly presented the
Gould Award to the following individuals since 1994:

ELKAN ABRAMOWITZ HON. BARRY KAMINS E. JOSHUA ROSENKRANZ
FLOYD ABRAMS ROBERTA A. KAPLAN PAUL C. SAUNDERS
MYRON BELDOCK NEAL KUMAR KATYAL JOHN F. SAVARESE
JAMES J. BENJAMIN, JR. JOON H. KIM BARRY C. SCHECK
BARRY H. BERKE DANIEL F. KOLB FREDERICK A.O. SCHWARZ, JR.
SHEILA L. BIRNBAUM GERALD B. LEFCOURT KAREN PATTON SEYMOUR
LISA S. BLATT ANDREW J. LEVANDER SAMUEL W. SEYMOUR
DAVID BOIES HON. LEWIS J. LIMAN THEODORE M. SHAW
BENJAMIN BRAFMAN MARTIN LONDON PAUL SHECHTMAN
ZACHARY W. CARTER HON. LORETTA E. LYNCH BRYAN A. STEVENSON
EVAN R. CHESLER HENRY G. MILLER CHARLES A. STILLMAN
PAUL J. CURRAN GARY P. NAFTALIS KATHLEEN M. SULLIVAN
EVAN A. DAVIS SHARON L. NELLES MICHAEL E. TIGAR
FAITH E. GAY BURT NEUBORNE JAY TOPKIS
HON. JOHN GLEESON GUSTAVE H. NEWMAN HON. DONALD B. VERRILLI, JR.
HELEN GREDD BERNARD W. NUSSBAUM ALAN VINEGRAD
CAITLIN J. HALLIGAN OTTO G. OBERMAIER HERBERT M. WACHTELL
CONRAD K. HARPER DAVID PATTON THEODORE V. WELLS, JR.
MICHELE HIRSHMAN BETTINA B. PLEVAN MARY JO WHITE
DANI R. JAMES MARK F. POMERANTZ DAVID M. ZORNOW
HON. JEH C. JOHNSON ANTHONY L. RICCO

THE OAD COUNSEL FOR JUSTICE AWARD
recognizes a prominent in-house counsel who exemplifies OAD’s commitment to justice. We have proudly
presented the Counsel for Justice Award to the following individuals since 2014:
CHRISTINA B. DUGGER JENNIFER NEWSTEAD KATHRYN RUEMMLER
STACEY R. FRIEDMAN ELLEN R. PATTERSON AUDREY STRAUSS
DANIELLE C. GRAY CHRISTOPHER P. REYNOLDS TONY WEST
ELLEN ORAN KADEN TERESA WYNN ROSEBOROUGH

THE OAD BEACON OF HOPE AWARD
celebrates a former client whose life stands as a powerful example of the human capacity for resilience and
highlights the importance of centering the administration of criminal justice around the inherent potential of
every person. We have proudly presented the Beacon of Hope Award to the following individuals since 2018:

MARVIN CLARK CLEVELAND LOVETT
KHALIL A. CUMBERBATCH FAYOLA McINTOSH
DESHEEN EVANS EZEQUIEL OCHOA
RICARDO JIMENEZ

THE OAD GIDEON AWARD
honors a law firm that has demonstrated exemplary commitment to indigent appellate defense through
its participation in OAD’s Volunteer Appellate Defender program. We have proudly presented the Gideon
Award to the following firms since 2018:
CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE LLP JONES DAY
DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON LLP ORRICK
FRIED, FRANK, HARRIS, SHRIVER WACHTELL, LIPTON, ROSEN & KATZ
& JACOBSON LLP WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP

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