CMWL Award

The Committee on Minorities and Women in the Law presents the CMWL Award at the State Bar Annual Convention to an attorney who meets the following criteria:

Individual has achieved professional excellence in his/her field AND

1. Influenced minorities and/or women to pursue legal careers OR
2. Opened doors for minority and/or women lawyers in a variety of job settings that historically were closed to them OR
3. Advanced opportunities for minority and/or women lawyers within a practice area or segment of the profession OR                                                                                                                              4.  Advanced and initiative or project on behalf of or to promote minorities and women in the law. 

Past recipients of the CMWL award include:

2000 Marian Yim
2001 Jo Ellen McBride
2002 Hon. Michael D. Ryan
2003 Chris Brian Nakamura
2004 JoAnn P. Garcia
2005 Jenae R. Naumann
2006 Patricia A. Green
2007 Mari Valenzuela
2008 Lisa Loo
2009 Shelli Soto
2010 Prof. Charles Calleros                                                                                                         2011 Richard J. Gonzales                                                                                                           2012 Rodney B. Lewis

Chair: Suzanne Diaz