Public Interest Law Convocation and Award
| 1989 | Alexander Polikoff, Executive Director, Business and Professional People for the Public Interest (BPI) |
| 1990 | John Clay, Executive Director, Public Interest Law Initiative (PILI) |
| 1991 | Richard Cozzola, Deputy Public Guardian, Office of the Public Guardian |
| 1992 | Father Thomas Paprocki, Founder, South Chicago Legal Clinic - Archdiocese of Chicago |
| 1993 | Anita Weinberg, Staff Attorney, Legal Assistance Foundation Chicago, Children's Rights Project |
| 1994 | Margaret Benson, Deputy Director, Chicago Volunteer Legal Services Foundation |
| 1995 | Mary Bird Murphy, Inspector General of DCFS, and John Murphy; Michael Howlett and Jack Crowe |
| 1996 | Randolph Stone, Director, Mandel Clinic, University of Chicago; Michael J. Howlett and Thomas Morsch |
| 1997 | John Bouman, Director, Poverty Law Project, National Clearinghouse for Legal Services; Michael J. Howlett and Thomas Morsch |
| 1998 | Linda Zazove, Land of Lincoln Legal Assistance Foundation; Michael J. Howlett |
| 1999 | Catherine Ryan, Chief, Juvenile Justice Bureau, Cook County State's Attorney's office; Joseph Luby (posthumous) |
| 2000 | Therese Amato; Ilene Lin Bloom |
| 2001 | Mary Meg McCarthy, Director, Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center; John F. Halbleib |
| 2002 | Mara Georges, Corporation Counsel, City of Chicago; Laurel Bellows |
| 2003 | Marc Kadish, Director of Pro Bono Activities and Litigation Training, Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw; Denise Markham |
| 2004 | Richard Devine, Cook County State's Attorney; Roslyn Leib, Executive Director, PILI |
| 2005 | Stephanie Altman; Phil Rock |
| 2006 | Shauna Boliker Roger Pascal |
| 2007 | Jack Block, Chairman, Pro Bono Committee, Sachnoff & Weaver; Wayne Azim Ramelize ('90) |
| 2008 | Bridget Lowry ('88); Jonathan Baum |
