Samuel Berger Award
April 20, 2024 Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Gala
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The Foundation was organized in 1990 for the purpose of furthering the Academy’s charitable and educational purposes.
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Samuel S. Berger Award
Gala Honoree Howard A. London of Beermann LLP has been named the recipient of the 2024 Samuel S. Berger Award by the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. This award is presented to an Illinois attorney or judge who, like the late Judge Berger, “exemplifies the highest standards of integrity, courtesy, knowledge of family law and demonstrates an extraordinary ability to solve human problems.”
Samuel Berger Award Winners
To honor the legacy of the late Samuel S. Berger, the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers recognizes attorneys and judges who exemplify the highest standards of integrity, courtesy, knowledge of family law and the extraordinary ability to solve human problems. This annual special event was suspended due to the global pandemic.
- 2024 Howard A. London
- 2023 James H. Feldman
- 2023 James H. Feldman
- 2023 James H. Feldman
- 2020 Howard Rosenfeld
- 2019 Richard Zuckerman
- 2019 Richard Zuckerman
- 2019 Richard Zuckerman
- 2019 Richard Zuckerman
- 2015 Hon. Michele Lowrance
- 2014 David H. Levy
- 2013 Hon. Nancy J. Katz
- 2012 Hon. Edward R. Jordan
- 2011 Donald C. Schiller
- 2010 Hon. William S. Boyd
- 2009 Muller Davis
- 2008 Joy Feinberg
- 2007 Hon. Carole Bellows
- 2006 H. Joseph Gitlin
- 2005 Francis Corwin
- 2004 Floyd Nadler
- 2003 Justice Mary Anne McMorrow
- 2002 Miles N. Beerman
- 2001 Sanford Kirsh
- 2000 Hon. Timothy Evans
- 1999 Hon. Grace Dickler
- 1998 James T. Friedman
- 1997 F. Dennis France
- 1996 Dr. Lyle Steven Joffe
- 1995 Hon. Susan Snow
- 1994 Hon. Jane D. Waller
- 1993 Joseph N. DuCanto
- 1992 F. Dennis France
- 1991 Hon. Philip S. Lieb
- 1990 Hon. Robert L. Hunter
- 1989 Burton Terry