Griffin Bell Award for Courageous Advocacy Committee

MANDATE: To receive and investigate recommendations and information relative to outstanding courage demonstrated by trial lawyers in unpopular or difficult cases, and where appropriate to recommend an award.

Committee Members

Image of Deborah B. Barbier

Deborah B. Barbier

Chair

Deborah B. Barbier, LLC

Columbia, SC

Image of Henry W. Asbill

Henry W. Asbill

Member

Schertler Onorato Mead & Sears, LLP

Washington, DC

Image of Christy Comstock

Christy Comstock

Member

U.S. Dist. Court, Western Dist. of Arkansas

Fayetteville, AR

Image of Michael L. Desautels

Michael L. Desautels

Member

Federal Public Defender, District of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Image of Marsha L. Goodenow

Marsha L. Goodenow

Member

District Attorney's Office, NC District 26

Charlotte, NC

Image of Harold K. Gordon

Harold K. Gordon

Member

Jones Day

New York, NY

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Nathaniel Lampley, Jr.

Member

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Cincinnati, OH

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Sidney L. Matthew

Member

Sidney L. Matthew, PA

Tallahassee, FL

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Martha McCarthy

Member

McCarthy Hansen & Company LLP

Toronto, ON

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Walter C. Morrison IV

Member

Gainsburgh, Benjamin, David, Meunier & Warshauer, L.L.C.

Ridgeland, MS

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Robert C. Riter, Jr.

Member

Riter Rogers, LLP

Pierre, SD

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Jonathan Rosenthal

Member

Jonathan M. Rosenthal, Barrister

Toronto, ON

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V. Natasha Perdew Silas

Member

Federal Public Defender, Northern District of Georgia

Atlanta, GA

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Cyrus R. Vance, Jr.

Member

Baker & McKenzie LLP

New York, NY

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Ralph A. Weber

Member

Weber Advising

Wauwatosa, WI

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John B. Williams

Member

Williams Lopatto PLLC

Washington, DC

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James E. Williams

Member

Melton, Espy & Williams, P.C.

Montgomery, AL

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Donald J. Wolfe, Jr.

Member

Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP

Wilmington, DE

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Stuart P. Miller

Immediate Past Chair

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C.

Rogers, AR

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Robert P. MacKenzie III

Regent

Starnes Davis Florie LLP

Birmingham, AL