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The Michael Franck Award is given annually to an attorney who has made an outstanding contribution to the improvement of the profession.

Application Form: Print the PDF or apply online

Unsung Hero Award

The Unsung Hero Award is given annually to an attorney who has exhibited the highest standards of practice and commitment for the benefit of others.

Application Form: Print the PDF or apply online

Award Criteria

• The recipient must be a member in good standing with the State Bar of Michigan.

• The recipient’s contribution may have been made during the past year or by virtue of cumulative effort or service.

• The Representative Assembly's Nomination & Awards Committee makes the selection.

Nominations

Nominations should be addressed to:

Attention: Anne M. Smith
Representative Assembly Awards
State Bar of Michigan
306 Townsend St.
Lansing, MI 48933-2012

Recipients

Michael Franck Award
1998    Edmund M. Brady, Jr.
1999    George A. Googasian; Hon. Martin M. Doctoroff
2000    Hon. Gene Schnelz
2001    Dennis W. Archer
2002    Margaret J. Nichols; Norman D. Tucker
2003    Justice Marilyn Kelly; Wallace D. Riley
2004    E. Christopher Johnson, Jr.; Dean Allen Robb
2005    Linda K. Rexer
2006    Hon. William Leo Cahalan
2007    William P. Hampton; Allyn D. Kantor
2008    Justice Thomas Brennan
2009    Daniel F. Bonner

Unsung Hero Award
2004    Henry Lukowiak
2005    Leslie C. Curry
2006    Jay Kaplan
2007    Norris J. Thomas, Jr.
2008    Susan Spagnuolo Dal
2009    Brian M. Barkey; Kelly K. Burris