Former Honorees

William O. Douglas Award

2007 Dr. Madeleine K. Albright 1992 Morris Dees
2006 35th Anniversary Celebration: 35 Years of Equal Justice 1991 Alex Haley
2005 Governor William B. Richardson 1990 Fred Friendly
2004 Chief Justice Ronald M. George 1989 The Honorable Barbara Jordan
2003 Al Gore 1988 James J. Brosnahan
2002 Congressman John Lewis 1987 Laurence H. Tribe
2001 The Honorable Bruce Babbitt 1986 Gloria Steinem
2000 Senator George J. Mitchell 1985 Paul Conrad
1999 Sargent Shriver 1984 The Honorable William P. Gray
1998 Steven A. Nissen 1983 John W. Gardner
1997 Shirley M. Hufstedler & Seth M. Hufstedler 1982 Jack Greenberg
1996 Ben Bradlee 1981 Norman Lear
1995 The Honorable Mickey Kantor 1980 The Honorable David L. Bazelon
1994 The Honorable Stanley Mosk 1979 Tom Wicker
1993 The Honorable A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr. 1978 Anthony G. Amsterdam
  1976 Archibald Cox

Corporate Achievement Award

2007 Southern California Edison 1999 Vons, A Safeway Company
2006 Best Buy Co., Inc. 1998 Mattel, Inc.
2005 Microsoft Corporation 1997 Southern California Edison
2004 Westfield Corporation, Inc. 1996 Ralphs/Food 4 Less Foundation
2003 Deloitte & Touche 1995 AT&T
2002 Univision Communications Inc. 1994 Kaiser Permanente
2001 Arden Realty, Inc. 1993 The Times Mirror Company
  1992 Xerox Corporation

Law Firm Pro Bono Award

2007 Holland & Knight LLP 1992 Brobeck, Phleger & Harrison
2006 Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP 1991 Levitt & Quinn
2005 Howrey LLP 1990 Morrison & Foerster
2004 Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi L.L.P. 1989 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
2003 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP 1988 Adams, Duque & Hazeltine
2002 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP 1987 Litt & Stormer
2001 Latham & Watkins 1986 Valensi, Rose & Magaram PLC
2000 Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP 1985 Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
1999 Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue 1984 Munger, Tolles & Rickershauser
1998 Sidley & Austin 1983 Tuttle & Taylor
1997 Mendes & Mount LLP 1982 Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue
1996 Pillsbury Madison & Sutro 1981 O’Melveny & Myers
1995 Heller, Ehrman, White & McAuliffe 1980 Greenberg & Glusker
1994 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton 1979 Atlantic Richfield Company
1993 Graham & James 1978 Latham & Watkins

Founder Award

1999 Thomas Unterman
1994 Anthony H. Barash
1990 Frederick M. Nicholas

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