Previous Award Video Presentations
Over the years, we've honored our awardees through video presentations.
2022 Award Recipients
- The Ritter Award
- Annalisa Williams - Akron, OH
- The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
- Inajo Davis Chappell - Solon, Ohio
- Outstanding Program or Organization Award
- Luigi Dodieu - Dayton, OH
- Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award
- Carl Smallwood - Columbus, OH
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Valissa Turner Howard - South Euclid, Ohio
- Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Cindy Cunningham - Mount Vernon, OH
- Joseph Barton - Dayton, OH
- Bailey Higgins - Bucyrus, OH
- Hanne-Lore Gambrell - Akron, Ohio
- Sarah Perez - Columbus, Ohio
- Aaron Bruggeman - Barnesville, OH
- Lydia Gross - Painesville, OH
- Sam Berten - Cincinnati , Ohio
- Rachel Triplett - Georgetown, OH
- Amanda Lantz - Springfield, OH
- Brandon Brown - Cleveland, Ohio
2021 Award Recipients
- The Ritter Award
- John S. Stith - Cincinnati
- The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
- Sanford Watson - Cleveland
- Outstanding Program or Organization Award
- Peggy Zone Fisher - Cleveland
- Peggy Zone Fisher, President and CEO - Cleveland, Ohio
- Luigi Dodieu - Dayton, OH
- Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- S. Andrew Sturgill - Portsmouth, Ohio
- Lindsey Baker - Cincinnati, OH
- Liliana Vasquez - Columbus, OH
- Kyle Witucky - Zanesville, Ohio
- Elizabeth Bux - Medina, oh
- Molli Schleucher - Celina, Ohio
- Marissa Fitzpatrick - Perrysburg, OH
- Tonya Rogers - Canton, Ohio
2020 Award Recipients
- The Ritter Award
- Hon. Michael J. Newman - Dayton
- The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
- Jeffrey Pollock - Cleveland
- Outstanding Program or Organization Award
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association/Rebecca McMahon - Cleveland
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Katrina Thompson - Columbus
- Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Christopher Teodosio - Akron
- Bryan Conaway - Cambridge
- Jaclyn Vary - Cleveland
- Judge Gerald Parker - Dayton
- Katrina Thompson - Columbus
- Lee Heckman - Newark
- Matthew Wagner - Cincinnati
2019 Award Recipients
- The Ritter Award
- Richard F. Swope - Columbus
- The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
- Donald H. Messinger - Cleveland
- Outstanding Program or Organization Award
- Ohio Crime Victim Justice Center - Columbus
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- James K. Stanley - Pomeroy
2018 Award Recipients
- The Ritter Award
- Marvin L. Karp - Cleveland
- The 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 and Under
- Brandon Cox - Cleveland
2017 Award Recipients
- The Ritter Award
- Retired Honorable Evelyn Lundberg Stratton - Columbus
- The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
- Stephen F. Tilson - Galion
- Outstanding Program or Organization Award
- Sisters In Law - Toledo
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Michael W. Kelley - Columbus
2016 Award Recipients
- The Ritter Award
- Sandra J. Anderson - Columbus
- The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
- Ronald L. Kahn - Cleveland
- Outstanding Program or Organization Award
- Summit County Juvenile Court Crossroads Program - Akron
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Drew Odum - Cleveland
2015 Award Recipients
- The Ritter Award
- Fred J. Ball - Cleveland
- The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
- Steven W. Jemison - Cincinnati
- Outstanding Program or Organization Award
- Ohio Innocence Project, University of Cincinnati College of Law - Cincinnati
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Sarah K. Skow - Toledo
2014 Award Recipients
- The Ritter Award
- Patrick J. Perotti - Painesville
- The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
- Carter E. Strang - Cleveland
- Outstanding Program or Organization Award
- Ao: Advocating Opportunity and Louis Stokes Scholars Program - Toledo/Cleveland
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Angela A. Wu - Oberlin
2013 Award Recipients
- The Ritter Award
- Reginald S. Jackson, Jr. - Maumee
- The Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service
- Edward G. Marks - Cincinnati
- Outstanding Program or Organization Award
- START Program - Dayton
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Nicole I. Khoury - Toledo
2012 Award Recipients
- Distinguished Community Service Award
- Merle F. Wilberding - Dayton
- The Ritter Award
- Ronald W. Dougherty - Canton
- Outstanding Program or Organization Award
- Perry County Free Legal Clinic - Lexington
- Court Community Service - Cleveland
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Jason Given - Coshocton
2011 Award Recipients
- Honorary Life Fellowship Award
- Harold D. Spears - Ironton
- Statewide Community Service for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Shawna L. L'Italien - Salem
- The Ritter Award
- Stephen E. Chappelear - Columbus
- Outstanding Program or Organization Award
- Fugitive Safe Surrender Program of Cleveland - Cleveland
2010 Award Recipients
- Honorary Life Fellowship Award
- David C. Weiner - Cleveland
- The Ritter Award
- Hon. Richard K. Warren - Lima
- 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 and Under
- Danyelle S. T. Wright - Dayton
2009 Award Recipients
- Honorary Life Fellowship
- The Hon. Charles F. Kurfess - Perrysburg
- The Ritter Award
- Robert M. Clyde - Hubbard
- Outstanding Program or Organization Award
- Interfaith Legal Services Clinic at Andrews House - Delaware
- Legal Aid Society of Cleveland - Community Advocacy Program - Cleveland
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Jeffrey A. Brauer - Cleveland
- Chad A. Readler - Columbus
2008 Award Recipients
- Honorary Life Fellowship
- Michael R. Merz - Dayton
- The Ritter Award
- Joseph W. Shea III - Cincinnati
- Outstanding Program or Organization Award
- Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association 3 Rs Program - Cleveland
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Robert W. Edmund - Tampa, FL
2007 Award Recipients
- Honorary Life Fellowship
- Charles C. Warner - Columbus
- The Ritter Award
- Sally W. Bloomfield - Columbus
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Amy L. Demlow - Medina
2006 Award Recipients
- Honorary Life Fellowship
- John J. Chester - Columbus
- Outstanding Research Award
- Douglas A. Berman - Columbus
- Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
- Terre L. Vandervoort - Lancaster
- R. Edward Marks - Alberquerque, NM
- Outstanding Program or Organization
- Summer Legal Academy of Cleveland - Cleveland
- The Ritter Award
- William J. Bingle - Toledo
- 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
- Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
- Thomas W. Weeks - Columbus
- Outstanding Research Award
- Election Law @ Moritz - Columbus
- Honorary Life Fellowship
- Lyonel C. Jones - Cleveland
- The Ritter Award
- Michael E. Flowers - Columbus
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Matthew L. Reger - Bowling Green
2004 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Research Award
- Donald F. Melhorn Jr. - Toledo
- Robert J. Nordstrom - Columbus
- Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
- Justice Evelyn L. Stratton - Worthington
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Earnest Karam - Cincinnati
- Outstanding Program or Organization
- Law Tuesday of the Toledo Bar Association's Pro Bono Services - Toledo
- The Ritter Award
- F.M. (Mike) Apicella - Russell Township
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Joanne S. Peters - Columbus
2003 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Research Award
- Prof. Susan R. Martyn - Toledo
- Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
- Michael Orlando - Lancaster
- Jean E. Atkin - Newbury
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Eddie M. Cole - Detroit, MI
- Outstanding Program or Organization
- Toledo Bar Association Law-Related School Education Committee - Toledo
- The Ritter Award
- Samuel H. Porter - Columbus
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Mark K. McCown - Ironton
2002 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
- Hon. Kathleen L. Giesler - Port Clinton
- Outstanding Research Award
- Howard M. Friedman - Toledo
- Honorary Life Fellows
- John S. Stith - Cincinnati
- Josiah Hillerman Blackmore III - Blacklick
- The Ritter Award
- Ralph Kennedy Frasier - Jackson, FL
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Grant B. Garverick - Galion
2001 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Research Award
- Glen Weissenberger - River Forest, IL
- Outstanding Public or Government Service Award
- Hon. Denise Herman McColley - Napoleon
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Howard H. Harcha Jr. - Portsmouth
- Outstanding Program or Organization
- The Ohio State University Pro Bono Research Program - Columbus
- The Ritter Award
- Robert G. Morris - Toledo
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Linda R. Warner - Pomeroy
2000 Award Recipients
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Hon. Gerald E. Radcliffe - Chillicothe
- Lloyd Fisher Jr. - Columbus
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- Hon. John D. Holschuh - Cincinnati
- Toledo Bar Association AIDS Assistance Committee - Toledo
- Honorary Life Fellows
- John F. Hayward - Toledo
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- William K. Weisenberg - Columbus
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Kent Wellington - Cincinnati
1999 Award Recipients
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Walter M. Lawson Jr. - Lima
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- Jack G. Day - Cleveland
- Honorary Life Fellows
- William C. Becker - Akron
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Thomas L. Blust - Batavia
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- David A. Martin - Columbus
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
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Hon. Ronald B. Adrine - Cleveland
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Hon. James G. Carr - Toledo
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Edward S. Noble - St. Marys
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- Leslie W. Jacobs - Gates Mills
- P.E.A.C.E Program - Marion
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- John J. Williams - Cincinnati
1996 Award Recipients
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Albert L. Bell - Westerville
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Hon. Walter A. Porter - Dayton
- 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
- The Cleveland Bar Association Juvenile Justice Initiative - Cleveland
- Statewide Community Service Award for Attorneys 40 and Under
- Stephen F. Hubbard - Defiance
1995 Award Recipients
- 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
- Thomas E. Szykowny - Columbus
- Paul E. Croy - Waterville
1994 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Thomas E. Cavendish - Columbus
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- Hon. John M. Meagher - San Rafael, CA
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Lloyd H. O'Hara - Dayton
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Edward C. Redmond - Painesville
1993 Award Recipients
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- Toledo Citizen Dispute Settlement Program - Toledo
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Ivan L. Miller - Cleveland
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- C. Terry Johnson - Dayton
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Theodore M. Berry - Cincinnati
1992 Award Recipients
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Thomas J. Harrington - Fort Meyers, FL
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- Robert M. Duncan - Columbus
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Hon. William Ammer - Circleville
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Gordon B. Gray - Athens
1991 Award Recipients
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Wayne E. Shaffer - Bryan
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- William E. Knepper - Columbus
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Hon. Charlton M. Myers - Moral
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- Supreme Court of Ohio's Off-Site Court Program - Columbus
1990 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Zolman Cavitch - Tarpon Springs, FL
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Hon. J. Craig Wright - Columbus
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- The Ohio Center for Law-Related Education Ohio Mock Trial Program - Columbus
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Leonard A. Weakley - Cincinnati
1989 Award Recipients
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Robert L. Moulton
- Honorary Life Fellows
- John T. Brown - Mansfield
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- William K. Thomas - Cleveland
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- Florence E. Allen - Mentor
1988 Award Recipients
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- John E. Bauknecht
- Charles P. Baker Jr. - Painesville
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Jack F. Pickrel - Montgomery
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Francis X. Beytagh - Jacksonville, FL
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- Abraham Gertner - Columbus
1987 Award Recipients
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Kenneth M. Petri - Galion
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Bradley J. Schaeffer
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Richard M. Markus - Fairview Park
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- John A. Carnahan - Columbus
- Frank A. Bazler - Troy
1986 Award Recipients
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Bruce I. Petrie - Cincinnati
- Honorary Life Fellows
- William W. Falsgraf - Cleveland
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- Ohio Northern University Law Review - Ada
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Karl H. Weaner - Defiance
1985 Award Recipients
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Joseph B. Miller - Columbus
- William R. Van Aken - Shaker Heights
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Robert L. Hausser - Marietta
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- J. Paul McNamara
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- Ralph S. Locher - Beachwood
1984 Award Recipients
- Honorary Life Fellows
- James L. Young
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- John W. McCormac - Worthington
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Earl F. Morris - Columbus
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- Robert L. McBride - Dayton
1983 Award Recipients
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Robert E. Leach - Columbus
- 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
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Robert Lynn - Upper Arlington
1982 Award Recipients
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- James L. McCrystal - Cleveland
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Stanley E. Harper Jr. - Fort Mitchell, KY
- Honorary Life Fellows
- Sam D. Bartlo - Hudson
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Harry P. Jeffrey - Dayton
- George J. McMonagle - Rocky River
1981 Award Recipients
- Honorary Life Fellows
- William L. Howland - Portsmouth
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- James Slater Gibson - Ottawa Hills
- The Ritter Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Administration of Justice
- Licking County Municipal Court - Newark
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Oliver Schroeder Jr. - Chardon
1980 Award Recipients
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Lisle M. Buckingham - Akron
- Honorary Life Fellows
- John A. Eckler - Columbus
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- William R. Van Aken - Shaker Heights
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
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Jamille G. Jamra - Toledo
- Girard E. Kalbfleisch - Mansfield
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Craig Spangenberg - Cleveland
1974 Award Recipients
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Henry S. Brainard
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- James L. Young
1973 Award Recipients
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- John M. Newman - Youngstown
- Robert P. Goldman - Cincinnati
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- C. William O'Neill - Dublin
1972 Award Recipients
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Murray Seasongood - Cincinnati
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- John W. Bricker - Columbus
1971 Award Recipients
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Leo H. Faust - Urbana
- John Baker Hollister - Cincinnati
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Charles M. Zelkowitz - Mount Vernon
1970 Award Recipients
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Joseph Thomas
- Grace Fern Heck Faust - Troy
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Hiram L. Connett - Columbus
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
- The Ritter Award
- C. Blake McDowell - Akron
1966 Award Recipients
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Aronhold C. Schapiro - Portsmouth
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Charles B. Zimmerman - Columbus
1965 Award Recipients
- Service to the Public for 50 Years
- Gillum H. Doolittle - Akron
- Outstanding Research or Service in Law or Government
- Paul C. Weick - Stow
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