NACDL’s most prestigious award, the Robert C. Heeney Award, is given annually to the one criminal defense attorney who best exemplifies the goals and values of the Association, and the legal profession. The award was established in 1981 to honor NACDL’s 18th President, the late Robert C. Heeney, of Rockville, MD.
| 2012 |
Vicki Young |
Palo Alto, California |
| 2011 |
William R. Gallagher |
Cincinnati, OH |
| 2010 |
Ellen S. Podgor |
Gulfport, FL |
| 2009 |
Martin S. Pinales |
Cincinnati, OH |
| 2008 |
Jeffrey L. Fisher |
Stanford, CA |
| 2007 |
Jim E. Lavine |
Houston, TX |
| 2006 |
Joshua Dratel |
New York, NY |
| 2005 |
Lisa M. Wayne |
Denver, CO |
| 2004 |
J. Cheney Mason |
Orlando, FL |
| 2003 |
James A. H. Bell |
Knoxville, TN |
| 2002 |
John Wesley Hall, Jr. |
Little Rock, AR |
| 2001 |
Carmen D. Hernandez |
Washington, DC |
| 2000 |
Barbara E. Bergman |
Albuquerque, NM |
| 1999 |
Irwin H. Schwartz |
Seattle, WA |
| 1998 |
Lawrence S. Goldman |
New York, NY |
| 1997 |
Bruce M. Lyons |
Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
| 1996 |
Barry C. Scheck |
New York, NY |
| 1995 |
Albert J. Krieger |
Miami, FL |
| 1994 |
Judy Clarke |
Spokane, WA |
| 1993 |
Gerald B. Lefcourt |
New York, NY |
| 1992 |
Barry Tarlow |
Los Angeles, CA |
| 1991 |
Gerald H. Goldstein |
San Antonio, TX |
| 1990 |
Michael Bender |
Denver, CO |
| 1989 |
Neal R. Sonnett |
Miami, FL |
| 1988 |
James M. Russ |
Orlando, FL |
| 1987 |
Nancy Hollander |
Albuquerque, NM |
| 1986 |
Dennis N. Balske |
Portland, OR |
| 1985 |
Jeffrey S. Weiner |
Miami, FL |
| 1984 |
Ephraim Margolin |
San Francisco, CA |
| 1983 |
Alan Ellis |
Mill Valley, CA |
| 1982 |
William L. Summers |
Cleveland, OH |
| 1981 |
Robert C. Heeney |
Rockville, MD |