Trial Lawyer of the Year Award

Each year, Public Justice presents its Trial Lawyer of the Year Award to the attorney(s) who made the greatest contribution to the public interest within the past year by trying or settling a precedent-setting, socially significant case.

The nomination period for the 2021 award is now open. View the 2021 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award Nominee Information Form.

The submission deadline is March 1, 2021. Please note that to be considered for the 2020 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award, the final settlement/judgment/verdict in the case needs to have been entered between January 1, 2020 and January 1, 2021. The award will be presented at our 2021 Annual Gala in July.

Contact Director of Communications Aidan O’Shea at aoshea@publicjustice.net with any questions. For a look at past recipients, click here.