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