About the Award
The Young Lawyers Section Vanguard Award is presented to a current or recent alum (up to three years back) of the CBA-YLS executive committee who has made outstanding and significant contributions to the YLS and the Bar Association in general over a prolonged time period. The recipient is an individual who, despite not pursuing an officer position, assumed a leadership role in the YLS and whose progressive and forward thinking ideas have benefited all CBA members.
Past Recipients
2015 Emily Gianquinto
2016 Eamonn S. Wisneski
2017 Shari-Lynn Cuomo Shore
2018 Suphi A. Philip
2019 Melanie P. Dykas
2020 Austin Berescik-Johns
Joanna Kornafel
2021 Kyle A. McClain
2022 Logan A. Carducci
2023 Jonathan E. Friedler
2024 Colleen M. Garlick