Annual Public Service and Outstanding Member Program Awards

Public Service Award

For the most part, the good works of individual attorneys and bar associations go unnoticed by all but the beneficiaries.  Once each year, the National Conference of Women's Bar Associations (NCWBA) honors great projects of member organizations as a way of thanking the associations involved for their work and as a way of showcasing ideas which might be suitable for adoption by other groups.  The very first NCWBA Public Service Award was presented to the Black Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles and the Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles by US Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor on July 8, 1985 as part of a "Women in Law" reception at the Supreme Court.  The groups were honored for their work in founding and supporting the Los Angeles Buhai Center of Family Law.

Outstanding Member Program Award

In 2008, the NCWBA initiated an award to recognize and highlight innovative programs and services offered by women's bar associations which focus on training and other benefits to their own members. 

Nominations for the annual awards are due in January each year.  A plaque is presented to each winning organization at the annual Women's Bar Leader Summit.

For a listing of previous winners, click here.