Distinguished Maritime Lawyer Award
Honors maritime attorneys for their dedication in practicing admiralty law.
Join us as we honor the 2011 recipient of the Distinguished Maritime Lawyer Award, Glenn G. Goodier, on October 24, 2011 at the JW Marriott New Orleans. Call NOBA at (504) 525-7453 to register. For more information, click here.
Criteria
- long-standing member of the Maritime and International Law Committee
- highly respected among peers
- contributes significantly to the local admiralty bar
Eligibility
- membership in the Maritime and International Law Committee and the New Orleans Bar Association
- actively engaged in the private practice of law
- lawyers holding or seeking elective office are ineligible
- previous recipients are ineligible
Nominations
Deadline August 15th of each year (Nominations received after deadline will be considered for the following year’s award.)
Previous Recipients
- Benjamin W. Yancey, 1989
- John W. Sims, 1990
- Henry J. Read, 1992
- Brunswick G. Deutsch, 1993
- Warren M. Faris, 1994
- George W. Healy III, 1995
- Robert B. Acomb Jr., 1996
- Charles E. Lugenbuhl, 1997
- Samuel C. Gainsburgh, 1998
- Gerard T. Gelpi, 1999
- Neal D. Hobson, 2000
- Jack C. Benjamin, 2001
- John B. Gooch, Jr., 2002
- James H. Roussel, 2003
- William A. Porteous III, 2004
- A. Gordon Grant, Jr., 2006
- Donald R. Abaunza, 2008
- Patricia A. Krebs, 2009
- Ronald A. Johnson, 2010
- Glenn G. Goodier, 2011
