2026 Pro Bono Award Reception
Date: Dec 1, 2026 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: New Jersey Law Center, New Brunswick
Member Price: $0.00
Non-Member Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: For All Attorneys
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All are welcome to attend the New Jersey State Bar Association's annual Pro Bono Awards, dedicated to attorneys who show outstanding commitment to providing legal services to the state's underserved residents. Awards and Honorees this year include:
- Pillar of Justice Award: This award recognizes significant and innovative pro bono contributions of law firms towards forwarding access to justice in New Jersey. Nominees in this category are evaluated based on the breadth and scope of the law firm’s pro bono involvement, promotion of pro bono service by its lawyers, and inventive approaches taken by the firm.
2026 Honoree: Archer & Greiner
- Champion of Justice Award: This award recognizes the exemplary pro bono efforts of an individual attorney. Nominees are evaluated on the scope of the individual lawyer’s pro bono involvement and their promotion of pro bono service by others.
2026 Honorees:
Nathan Howe, K&L Gates
Mark Makhail, McCarter & English
- Distinguished New Lawyer Award: This award recognizes the pro bono excellence of new lawyers who have been in the practice of law for ten years or less. Nominees in this category are evaluated on the scope of the individual lawyer’s pro bono involvement and their promotion of pro bono service by others.)
2026 Honoree: Corey L. LaBrutto, Riker Danzig
- Lifetime Advancement of Pro Bono Service Award: This award recognizes the exemplary pro bono efforts of an attorney with a long history of work in the pro bono arena. Nominees in this category are evaluated based on the following criteria (a) A career spanning at least 25 years with an established history of pro bono work; (b) Leadership and inspiration to others; service as a role model and/or mentor; (c) A lasting contribution to a field of law that impacts the underserved; and (d) Influence on the pro bono arena.
2026 Honoree: Susan McGahan at AT&T
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