Women Criminal Defense Attorneys: ABA Margaret Brent Women Lawyer Achievement Awards

In Boston during the ABA Annual meeting, five women were honored as recipients of the 2014 Margaret Brent Award, which was established in 1991 by the ABA Commission on Women in the Profession. The award recognizes and celebrates the accomplishments of women lawyers who have not only excelled in their field but also paved the way to success for other women lawyers.

This year’s recipients were Nancy Gertner, Anastasia D. Kelly, Allie B. Latimer, Kathryn Doi Todd, and Marissa Wesely. The overwhelming theme expressed by the award winners during the event was that there is still an uphill path to equality for women and more work is needed. Nancy Gertner discussed the impact of decisions like Burwell v. Hobby Lobby on securing equal rights for women and added that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was right in stating that some of her colleagues have a “blind spot” in some matters concerning women.

You can read the extended bios of the 2014 women recipients here. Congratulations to them all and thank you for all that you have done and continue to do to promote the success and advancement of women lawyers.