This October we celebrated our incredible volunteers at our annual Pro Bono Awards Breakfast. In addition to our special awards, we honored all of our volunteers who have taken three cases with us in the past year or who have volunteered over 50 hours of their time to Legal Aid. Thank you all for everything that you do for our clients! Your commitment to them means everything to us.

Pro Bono Awards Breakfast 2019 Honorees:

Volunteer Impact Award: Bridget Beier

Rockstar Rookie Award: Annie Mulligan

William Stanhope Meritorious Service Award: Kathryn Lee

Dedication to Health Services Award: Monica Asante Addo

The Honorable Judge G. Conley Ingram Commitment to Cobb Legal Service Award: Scott Halperin

Debbie Ennis Pro Bono Service Award: Kevin G. Moore 
Debbie Ennis Pro Bono Service Award: Michael C. Murphy

Catherine Vandenberg Advocate for Victims of Domestic Violence Award: Douglas Hill

Judge Robert Castellani Commitment to DeKalb Legal Services Award: Gary Leshaw

Clayton & South Fulton Volunteer of the Year: Kristina Griffin

Michael T. Nations Service to Program Award: William Boling Jr.

Atlanta Legal Aid Commitment to Pro Bono Services Award: Elisa Kodish

Randall L. Hughes Lifetime Commitment to Legal Services Award: Richard Horde

Pro Bono Stars

Ashley Akins Tala Amirfazli Patricia Ammari Kaitlyn Appleby Monica Asante Addo John Bailey Lauren Ulrich Baker Gracy M. Barksdale Sebrena Pollard Bartlett Randy Beebe Bridget Beier Mary Benton Justin Berger Aliyah Berry Chelsey Boatman Adelyn Boleman Joseph Chad Brannen Heather Brown Samuel Bruner Terrence Burroughs Althea Caces Patrick Ian Calhoun Christina Campbell Stephanie Carman Mark Carter Sarah Cipperly Mariette Clardy-Davis Walter J. Clarke Hugh G. Cooper Glenda Cucher Michael Dalton Jeffrey Daxe Chris Nicole Davis Naomi Day Dawn C. Deans Samantha Dorsey Kristin Doyle Bethaney Embry Jones Nuru Emmanuel Melissa Fox Jay Fox Ashby Kent Fox Anjanette Frias Lauren Frisch Courtney Gilkinson Simone Graff Meagan Griffin

Irma Griffith-Steele Arun Gupta Scott Halperin Katarzyna Hebda Kathryn Hecker Douglas Hill James D. Hogan Jr. Thomas Holcomb Brenda Holmes Randall Hughes Mitchell Adam Kaye Jr. Harriett Kelly Yebin Ki Alexander King Rhonda Klein Tali Knauer Elisa Kodish Russell Korn Vanessa I. Kosky John Lamberski Laurice Lambert Luke Lantta Todd Larsen Sierra Lawrence William Layng Jr. Amy Lea Kathryn Lee Joshua Lee Peter Lee Gary Leshaw Dawn Levine James Lewis Ashley Lightsey Sarah Loya Constance Manigo Daise Madison Marcus Katie Marsh Roderick H. Martin Shonterria Martin Stokes Nicole McArthur Mary McCallum James McCarten Mack McGuffey Jenna Meints Pfeiffer M. Middleton Lorette Mitchell Kevin G. Moore

Amanda Moulthrop Claire Moynihan Yesenia Muhammad Michael C. Murphy Raina Nadler Cheryl Naja Joshua H. Norris Terri B. O'Neil Franceska Payen Benjamin Persons Margaret Quinlan Darrell Reynolds Sr. Michika Reynolds-Quillin John Rezac Amanda Riedling Rebekah Runyon Jessica Samford Philip Sandick Debra Scott Jewel C. Scott Cheryl Shaw Sarah Siedentopf Loretta Smith William Stanhope Sarah M. Steele J. Lindsay Stradley Jr. Matthew Strumph Phyllis Talley Myles Tarriq D'Andre Braxton Dene Terry Cynthia Tolbert Jefferson Upshaw IV Denise VanLanduyt Frank Virgin Renae Wainwright Suzanne Wakefield Eugenia Wallace Cathy Ward Emily Ward Markayla Warren James Washburn Victoria Watkins Jennifer Whitton Stephanos Yiannas Ning Zhang