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Roberts P. Hudson Award

This award is presented periodically to commend one or more lawyers for their unselfish rendering of outstanding and unique service to and on behalf of the State Bar of Michigan, the legal profession, and public. It signifies unusual and extraordinary help and assistance to the Bar and the legal profession, which has been given generously, ungrudgingly, and in a spirit of self-sacrifice. It is awarded to that member of the State Bar of Michigan who best exemplifies that which brings honor, esteem, and respect to the legal profession. The Hudson Award is considered the highest award conferred by the State Bar.

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Previous Winners
1979
George Bushnell; Austin Hirschhorn
1980
No award
1981
No award
1982
No award
1983
Leo Farhat; William Ellman; Laurence Lindemer; William Reamon; and Angus Goetz
1984
No award
1985
George Bushnell; John K. Parker
1986
H. Rollin Allen
1987
Robert J. Wilson
1988
James A. Tuck (posthumously)
1989
John W. Reed
1990
Julia Darlow
1991
Hon. Hilda Gage; John W. Cummiskey
1992
No award
1993
Michael Frank; Robert Webster
1994
Dennis Archer; Hon. Gene Schnelz
1995
George Googasian
1996
Robert S. McKenzie
1997
Wallace D. Riley; Raymond H. Dresser, Jr.
1998
Jon R. Muth
1999
John W. "Jack" Martin
2000
No award
2001
Alfred M. Butzbaugh; Hon. Victoria A. Roberts
2002
No award
2003
George T. Roumell
2004
No award
2005
Stephen C. Bransdorfer; Hon. Cynthia D. Stephens
2006
Thomas G. Plunkett
2007
No award
2008
Kimberly M. Cahill (posthumously); Kathleen McCree Lewis (posthumously)