2024 AWARD RECIPIENTS
The 2023 KDC Award Recipients were recognized during the 2024 Fall Seminar, Annual Meeting & Awards Recognition. Congratulations to Susan, Jillian, and Ryan!
DIPLOMAT | DEFENSE LAWYER OF THE YEAR | NEW LAWYER OF THE YEAR |
SUSAN PHILLIPS | JILLIAN HOUSE | RYAN GALLOWAY |
PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS
Diplomat: 2013 -- Jack Ballantine, Reford Coleman, Frank Doheny, Jr., Charles English, Bill Grubbs & Dick Roberts (Founding members of KDC) 2014 -- Cliff Travis 2015 -- Bill Tooms 2016 -- Pat Moloney 2017 -- David Nunery 2018 – Hank Jones 2019 – James D. Harris 2020 – Robert M. Spragens, Jr. 2021 -- Gerald R. Toner 2022 - George Hocker 2023 - Rick Straub, Jr. 2024 - Susan Phillips | Defense Lawyer of the Year: 2014 -- Craig Reinhardt and Jeff Taylor 2015 -- Michael Schmitt 2016 -- Dave Kramer 2017 -- Ashley Brown and Melanie Sublett Marrs 2018 – Jeff Mando 2019 - James A. Sigler 2020 – Stacey A. Blankenship 2021 -- Thomas N. Kerrick 2022 - Valerie Herbert 2023 - Barbara Bowers 2024 - Jillian House |
New Lawyer: 2014 -- Stephanie Wurdock 2015 -- Scott Burroughs and Jillian House 2016 -- Brandon Lally 2017 -- Tia Combs 2018 – Kristen Worak 2019 – James P. Landry 2020 – Olivia F. Amlung 2021 -- Olivia H. Gilkison 2022 -- Leigh Schell 2023 - Catie Coldiron Joseph 2024 - Ryan Gallowy | Executive Committee: 2014 – Mitch Hall 2018 – Jason Coltharp 2019 – David V. Kramer 2020 – Robert M. Hoffer and Katherine J. Hornback 2022 -- Noelle Haegele |
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To download past award recipients, click here: KDC AWARD RECIPIENTS (1).docx