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SBA Awards
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Serving Savannah Since 1917
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SBA Awards |
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Judge Cheatham Professionalism Award Presented annually to the attorney within our legal community who best exemplifies professionalism in the manner in which he or she engages clients and other members of the profession and the community as a whole. |
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1998 |
William K. Broker |
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1999 |
George Chamlee |
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2001 |
James "Jim" Edward McAleer, Jr. |
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2002 |
Judge Frank S. Cheatham, Jr. |
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2003 |
Judge George Oliver |
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2004 |
Paul Painter |
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2005 |
Malberry Smith, Jr. |
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2006 |
John Miller |
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2007 |
Richard Rominger |
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2008 |
Harvey Weitz |
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2009 |
Patrick T. O’Connor |
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2010 |
Kathleen Horne |
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2011 |
J.B. Blackburn, Sr. |
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2012 |
James Pannell |
2013 |
Lea Holliday |
| 2014 |
William (Bill) P. Franklin |
2015 |
John Tatum |
| 2016 | Judge Louisa Abbot |
| 2017 | Thomas S. Gray, Jr. |
| 2018 | Judge Michael Karpf |
2019 | Judge William Theodore Moore, Jr. |
2020 | Frederick William (Fred) Kramer III |
2021 | Judge Hermann W. Coolidge, Jr. |
2022 | Wendy Williamson |
2023 | Jeffrey W. Lasky |
2024 | Stanley H. Friedman |
20254 | Leesa Bohler |
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Robbie Robinson Award Presented to a member of the legal profession who has demonstrated dedication to the principles of service to individuals and of advancement of the legal, political, social, and civil rights of the citizens of the Savannah community. (Add’l recipients, years unknown: J. B. Blackburn; Aaron Buschbaum) |
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1991 |
Judge James F. Bass, Jr. |
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1992 (?) |
Fletcher Farrington |
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1993 |
Judge Louisa Abbot |
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1994 |
William K. Broker |
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2000 |
Scott Vaughn |
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2001 |
Diane Morrell-McLeod |
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2003 |
Tom Edenfield |
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2004 |
Thomas C. Bordeaux, Jr. |
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2005 |
Michael L. Edwards |
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2006 |
Judge Lisa Goldwire Colbert |
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2007 |
Wanda Andrews |
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2008 |
Chris Colson |
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2009 |
Christy and Judge Michael Barker |
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2010 |
Colin McRae |
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2011 |
Wade Herring |
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2012 |
Lester Johnson |
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2013 |
Douglas G. Andrews |
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2014 |
Joe Newman |
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2015 |
Wendy W. Williamson |
| 2016 |
Chris Middleton |
| 2017 | William S. Lewis |
| 2018 | Robert Bush |
2019 | Shari S. Miltiades |
2020 | Amy Lee Copeland |
2021 | Judge Hermann W. Coolidge, Jr. |
2022 | Sandra M. Saseen-Smith |
2023 | Nancy DeVetter |
| 2024 | June E. Fogle |
2025 | Jason C. Pedigo |
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Liberty Bell Award Recognizes a non-lawyer for outstanding service in promoting |
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1991 | Thomas Kohler |
| 1992 | Harry L. Garvin, Jr. |
| 1993 | Anita Varner |
| 1994 | Jan Skutch |
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2001 |
Cheryl Branch |
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2003 |
Dr. John Kearnes/Dr. Richard Norquist |
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2004 |
Renee Gresham-Crawford |
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2005 |
Latrelle Snead-Brown |
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2006 |
Peter Foley |
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2007 |
Rev. Thurmond Tillman |
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2008 |
Vaugnette Goode-Walker |
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2009 |
Erica Usher |
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2010 |
Tom Kohler |
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2011 |
Carol Elliott |
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2012 |
Jan Skutch |
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2013 |
Allison S. Konter |
| 2014 |
Rose Grant Robinson |
| 2015 |
Becky Da Cruz |
| 2016 |
Heidi Behnke |
| 2017 | Edward Gresham |
| 2018 | Ernest W. Lee |
2019 | Valentina Quarterman, M.Ed |
2020 | Sheriff John T. Wilcher |
2021 | Kurtis Purtee |
2022 | Jill Cheeks |
2023 | Chief Jeffrey M. Hadley |
| 2024 | Wanda Early |
2025 | Courtnay "Coco" Papy |
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Judge Edward Hester Award Recognizes outstanding local courthouse personnel who have been of particular assistance to the members of the local bar. Add’l recipients, years unknown: Johnny Wilcher; Peter Schrek; John Haar, Jr.; Regenia Moreland; Walter Mitchell; Evelyn Butler |
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| 1991 | Wayne Williams |
| 1992 | Marti Walker |
| 1993 | Maryanne Whatley |
| 1994 | Mary Hilton |
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1997 |
Peter Shreck |
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2000 |
Kim Birge |
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2001 |
Henry R. Crumley, Jr. |
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2002 |
Dan Massey |
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2003 |
Julie E. Walet |
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2004 |
Susan D. Prouse |
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2005 |
Larry Perkins |
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2006 |
Dep. Sheriff Harold Singleton |
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2007 |
Danny DeLoach |
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2008 |
Dep. Sheriff Billy Purvis (posthumously) |
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2009 |
Sandy Crow |
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2010 |
Sheila Small |
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2011 |
Patricia McCoy |
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2012 |
Ellen Lynch |
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2013 |
Sharon Hughes |
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2014 |
Becky Powell |
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2015 |
Donna Boles |
| 2016 |
Dep. Sheriff Cynthia Kight |
| 2017 | Sandra Kent |
| 2018 | Brian K. Hart |
2019 | Leslie Cecil Keene |
2020 | Angela R. Hollinger |
2021 | Shelia Phoenix |
2022 | Kara Mobley |
2023 | Tammie Mosley |
| 2024 | Molly Davenport |
2025 | Nikki M. Poulos |
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John B. Miller Service Award Presented to a member of the Savannah Bar who is selflessly |
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2008 |
Dennis Dozier |
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2009 |
Dolly Chisholm |
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2010 |
Wendy Williamson |
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2011 |
Howard Spiva |
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2012 |
Steve Greenberg |
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2013 |
Dennis B. Keene |
2014 |
Julie Wade |
2015 |
Elizabeth F. Thompson |
| 2016 |
Denise Cooper |
| 2017 | Catherine M. Bowman |
| 2018 | Doug Andrews |
2019 | Susannah Rogers Pedigo |
2020 | Andre Pretorius |
2021 | Patricia (Trish) Murphy |
2022 | Craig Call |
2023 | Sarah J. Anderson |
| 2024 | Gregory L. Finch |
2025 | Judge Christopher K. Middleton |
