Don E. Bailey Civility & Professionalism Award

The Don E. Bailey Civility & Professionalism Award was established in 2000 to honor the memory of the late San Francisco ABOTA Chapter President Don E. Bailey, a plaintiff’s attorney who became ill while in office.

The San Francisco Chapter’s decision to honor a member who models civility and humanity in his/her work was triggered by Don’s premature death. The award is given to honor a distinguished San Francisco ABOTA member who continually exemplifies Civility, Professionalism, and Integrity in the practice of the law while always vigorously, courageously and expertly advocating his/her clients’ causes.

Don successfully blended tenacity with politeness; success with humility; took his clients causes seriously – but himself not so. He was a great model to younger lawyers of how to be a zealous advocate without losing one’s sense of perspective.

He was effective but not pushy; a superior trial lawyer but never condescending. He had a long term view of life, the world and our work as trial lawyers that is to be emulated.

 

	2022 Christopher J. Beeman		2022 Richard H. Schoenberger
	2021 Michael P. Bradley		2020 Thomas Brandi
	2019 Dennis Moriarty		2018 James Brosnahan
	2017 Craig Needham		2016 Eugene Brown, Jr.
	2015 Charles Warner		2014 William B. Smith
	2014 John A. McGuinn		2013 Daniel J. Kelly
	2013 Edward J. Nevin		2012 George Shelby
	2011 Michael J. Ney		2010 Ralph A. Lombardi
	2010 Ronald H. Rouda		2009 John F. DeMeo
	2008 Vincent B. McLorg (deceased)		2007 David Lynch
	2006 Nelson Barry		2005 William McDowell
	2004 Nathan Cohn		2003 Robert Barbagelata
	2002 Joseph Rogers		2001 Norman Saucedo
	2000 Richard Dodge (deceased)