NAPABA Call for Recommendations for the ABA's Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award
The Call for Recommendations is Now Closed
General Information
Each year, the NAPABA Margaret Brent Award Committee reviews the outstanding pool of well-qualified NAPABA members to select a woman to be nominated by NAPABA for the American Bar Association's Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award.
The Margaret Brent Women Lawyers of Achievement Award, established in 1991, recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of women lawyers who have achieved professional excellence within their area of specialty and have actively paved the way to success for other women lawyers. These women demonstrate excellence in a variety of professional settings and personify excellence on either the national, regional, or local level. Most recently, NAPABA nominated Gina Shishima, who was honored with this prestigious award in August 2024.
NAPABA is now accepting recommendations for the 2025 award cycle. The deadline to submit a recommendation is Wednesday, December 4 at 11:59 pm ET.
The Committee is looking for NAPABA members who have:
1. Achieved professional excellence in her field; AND
2. Influenced other women to pursue legal careers; OR
3. Opened doors for women lawyers in a variety of job settings that historically were closed to them; OR
4. Advanced opportunities for women within a practice area or segment of the profession.
PLEASE NOTE: Candidates may be ABA members or nonmembers and may not be sitting members of the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession. The candidate put forth by NAPABA must be members of NAPABA.
Submit a Recommendation
To recommend a candidate for consideration to NAPABA's Margaret Brent Award Committee please submit the form below.
To strengthen your recommendation, please consider including responses for queries 3-7 below. While these details are optional, they can further enhance the submission and will support NAPABA in the development of a robust nomination package to the ABA. If the candidate is selected by NAPABA's Margaret Brent Award Committee, NAPABA will seek these details from the nominee if not included.
- Candidate contact information;
- An explanation of why the individual is deserving of the award, which must describe details of how they have met the award criteria outlined above;
- Candidate resume and/or curriculum vitae;
- High-resolution digital image of the nominee;
- Candidate narrative biography;
- Three letters of support from other individuals or organizations, please note that each letter may have no more than five signatories;
- You may include additional supporting information such as news or magazine articles written by or about the candidate.
Submit a Nominee Recommendation
