Awards Listings from NABE, NCBP, NCBF & the Division for Bar Services
Bar-Eligible Awards Listing
The Awards Listing page lists all ABA awards for and open to bar associations, and includes deadline dates and links to the awards' Web pages.
ABA Partnership Awards
The ABA Partnership Awards Program recognizes efforts by bar associations to increase the participation and advancement of lawyers of color in the organized bar and to attract students of color to the legal profession.
NABE Bolton Award for Outstanding Bar Leadership
The Bolton Award for Professional Excellence is NABE’s highest accolade. The award recognizes a bar executive who has the four C’s: congeniality, character, camaraderie and cooperation.
NABE Communications Section - Anne Charles Award
The Anne Charles Award for Distinguished Service is presented to a member of the NABE Communications Section who has made a significant contribution to advancing the goals of the Section through committee service or other Section volunteer efforts. The award recognizes the “unsung heroes” who have shared their time and expertise on behalf of the Section.
NABE Communications Section -E.A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award
The E.A. "Wally" Richter Leadership Award is presented to a member of the NABE Communication Section who is recognized for his or her outstanding achievement in the field of communications, for extraordinary service to colleagues in the National Association of Bar Executives, and for distinguished leadership of the section.
NABE Luminary Award
NABE Communications Sections Luminary Awards recognize the outstanding work among bar communications professionals nationwide.
NABE LexisNexis Community & Educational Outreach Awards
LexisNexis Community & Educational Outreach Awards honor outstanding public service and law-related education programs implemented during a calendar year.
NABE Peer Excellence Award
The Peer Excellence Award recognizes those members who have made a significant contribution to NABE.
NCBF Award for Bar Foundation Excellence in Public Service
This award recognizes innovative and imaginative programs that are executed efficiently and respond effectively to important problems in society and the legal system.
NCBP Fellows Award
This award recognizes a past bar president who has demonstrated a commitment to leadership, service, the work of the organized bar and to the National Conference of Bar Presidents.


