AWARD RECIPIENTS 
Congratulations to our members who won the following awards! 

JustCause

2022

McKnight Pro Bono Award:
Diane Cicero

Monroe County Bar Awards

2022

Hon. Elizabeth Wolford - Adolph J. Rodenbeck Award
Timothy P. Donaher - Charles F. Crimi Award 

2021

Tina Foster

2020

Carla Palumbo

New York Law Journal

2022

Carla Palumbo - Distinguished Leader

New York State Bar Association Award Recipients

2023

Amy Schwartz-Wallace - LGBTQ+ Vanguard Award
Katerina Kramarchyk - Outstanding Young Lawyer Award

2022 Hon. Elizabeth Wolford - Ruth G. Schapiro Memorial Award
  Kate Callery - Denison Ray Award
Rochester Business Journal
2022

40 under 40: 
Heather Neu
Samantha Parisi
Jennifer Aronson Jovcevski

Corporate Counsel Award:
Allison Moyer

Legal Excellence Awards:
Tiffany D'Angelo – Top In-House Counsel
Maritza Buitrago – Leaders in Law
Leah Cintineo – Pro Bono Excellence (2022-2023)
Natasha Burdick – Up and Coming Lawyers
Lakeshia McCloud – Up and Coming Lawyers
Senovia Moncada – Up and Coming Lawyers
Taylor Lee Baker – Up and Coming Lawyers
Sharon Stiller - Lifetime Achievement

Power 50 Law:
Robert C. Brucato - Counsel Press Inc.
Jill Cicero - Cicero Law Firm
Tina Foster - JustCause
Heidi Schult Gregory - Harris Beach, PLLC
Edward Hourihan - Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
Bradley Kammholz - Kammholz Rossi PLLC
Mary Loewenguth - US District Court, Western District
Carla Palumbo - Legal Aid Society
Maria Jose Cubillos Reed - Cubillos Reed Law, PLLC
Kevin Ryan - Monroe County Bar Association
Josie Sheppard Wilson - McElroy, Deutsch, Mulvaney & Carpenter, LLP
Hon. Elizabeth A. Wolford - Chief United States District Judge

Women of Excellence Award:
Natalie Grigg
Randi Proukou
Hinna Upal

2021

40 under 40: 
Frances Kabat
Jacquelyn Grippe
Mary Moore

ICON Honors Award:
Elaine Spaull

Latinas Unidas’ Reconocimiento Award:
Yolanda Rios - Inspirational Leadership
Maria Reed - Volunteer Service

Legal Excellence Award:
Connor O'Brien - Leaders in Law
Leigh Ann Chute - Up & Coming Lawyers
Erin Elmouji - Up & Coming Lawyers
Sarah Lobe - Up & Coming Lawyers
Alison Moyer - In-House Counsel
Lakeisha McCloud - Civil Legal Services
Connie O. Walker - Lifetime Achievement
Margaret A. Burt - Lifetime Achievement
Maria Reed - Pro Bono Excellence

Power 50 Law:
Cressida A. Dixon
Timothy P. Donaher
Hon. Craig J. Doran
Tina M. Foster
Alana M. Fuierer
Sheila A. Gaddis
Heidi Schult Gregory
Edward Hourihan
Mary C. Loewenguth
Anna E. Lynch
Carla M. Palumbo
Kevin Ryan

Women of Excellence Award:
Greta K. Kolcon
Hon. Karen L. Morris
Carolyn G. Nussbaum
Pamela Reynolds
Jennifer M. Schwartzott

 

Hon. Patricia D. Marks - ICON Honors Award

Rochester Women's Council Athena Award Finalists

2023

Jodie Ryan, Athena Award Finalist
Randi Proukou, Young Professional Athena Finalist
Jennifer Jovcevski, Young Professional Athena Finalist
Littler Mendelson P.C., Organizational Finalist

2022

Tiffany Lee, Athena Award Finalist
Natalie Grigg, Young Professional Athena Finalists
Katherine McClung, Young Professional Athena Finalists
Stacey Trien, Young Professional Athena Finalists

2021

Heidi Schult Gregory, Athena Award Finalist
Carey Ann Denefrio, Young Professional Athena Finalist

The Daily Record

2022

Power 20:
Family Law:
Sara Stout Ashcroft
Michelle Cimino
Leah Tarantino Cintineo

Labor & Employment: 
Meghan DiPasquale
Katherine S. McClung
Jacqueline Phipps Polito
Stacey Trien


2021

Power 20:
Intellectual Property:
Alana M. Fuierer
Katherine H. McGuire

Litigation:
Deborah M. Field

Personal Injury: 
Deborah M. Field
Laurie Donofrio

Trusts & Estates:
Audrey Patrone Peartree

University of Rochester

2022

Catherine Cerulli - Dr. David Satcher Community Health Improvement Award

Women's Bar Association of Western New York (WBASNY)

2021 Stephanie Kupferman Juvenile Justice Award:
Jennifer Hilburger
  Senovia Moncada - Doris Hoffman Outstanding Lawyer Award