Volunteer Awards
Every year, Philadelphia VIP honors its volunteers at the Annual Awards Banquet. The Annual Awards Banquet, attended by over 150 volunteers, recognizes outstanding service by individuals, firms and corporations. For a list of the 2010 Award recipients and a slideshow of the event, click here.
The following awards are presented at the Annual Awards Banquet:
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award
- Firms with significantly greater than 15% of their attorneys participating with VIP who also provide other services
- Individuals who have given extraordinary time and effort to VIP over several years
Chancellor's Award
- Law Firms with a minimum of 30 attorneys that represent at least 10% of the attorneys in their Philadelphia office that participate with VIP
- Individual Attorneys and Small Firms who have taken 3 or more cases this year
- Clinics and Programs who have collaborated with VIP to match clients, students and attorneys
Corporate Pro Bono Award
- Corporations whose in-house counsel and other staff members have partnered with VIP.
Business Recognition Award
- Businesses who have provided outstanding support and services to the staff of VIP.
Legal Services Recognition Award
- Legal Services staff who provided outstanding support and services to the staff of VIP.
VIPeoples' Choice Award
- Individuals who have provided outstanding support and services to the staff of VIP.
View the 2010 Awards Ceremony Slideshow
Brennan Awards
Cheryl Jacobs
Fox Rothschild LLP
The Beasley Firm
Willig, Williams & Davidson

Chancellor’s Awards
Firms
Astor Weiss Kaplan & Mandel, LLP
Berger & Montague, P.C.
Berner Klaw & Watson LLP
Blank Rome LLP
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
Caroselli Beachler McTiernan & Conboy LLC
Dechert LLP
Feldman, Shepherd, Wohlgelernter, Tanner, Weinstock & Dodig
Gay Chacker & Mittin, P.C.
Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin
Kovler & Rush
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Pepper Hamilton LLP
Reilly, Janiczek & McDevitt, P.C.
Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis LLP
Segal McCambridge Singer & Mahoney, Ltd.
Shrager, Spivey & Sachs
Smith Horwitz
Spector Roseman Kodroff & Willis, P.C.
White and Williams LLP
Individuals
Alfonso Madrid
Andrew Albergo
Barry Penn
Clark Pease
Colleen Coonelly
Dean Babler
Dean Weisgold
Deeya Haldar
Donald Parman
George Xanthoudakis
Greg Schell
Herbert Weiman
Ilya Lipin
Marjorie Greenfield
Mark Allen Taylor
Mike Stosic
Miriam Jacobson
Robert Cocco
Samantha Dalton
Shanese Johnson
Stanley Askin
Susan Gibson
Susan Wallack
Tejal Mehta
Terri Malenfant
Tonya Williams
Corporate Pro Bono Award
Sunoco
Business Recognition Award
Aracor
First American Title Company
Furia Rubel
Legal Intelligencer
Legal Services Recognition Award
Robert Lukens (Philadelphia Legal Assistance)
VIPeoples Choice Award
Craig Sopin
Edward Hayes
Gilbert Marquez
Kevin Gilboy
Judy Stouffer
Past Award Recipients:
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