LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Criteria

• A member in good standing of the New Haven County Bar Association for the last five years.
• In practice for at least forty years.
• Has made an outstanding contribution to his/her area of law, in that he/she is held in high esteem and regard by the client, the judiciary and the attorneys at large.
• Practices with the highest ethical standards as well as the highest professional standards of conduct to client, peers and judiciary.

Please note, this award is not necessarily given every year.

YALE SAPPERN CIVILITY AWARD

Purpose

To honor and recognize a New Haven area lawyer or court staff person who exhibits and/or embodies the kind and helpful qualities found in the person and work of Yale Sappern, the Administrative Supervisor of the Family Division of the Superior Court, J.D. at New Haven, from 1966 to 1997. The intent of the award is to increase and encourage civility in our courthouse and legal community.

Criteria

The honoree should possess the attributes shown by Attorney Yale Sappern throughout his career to those with whom he worked or encountered. Specifically, these are:

• Encourages new staff or attorneys.

• Is patient with everyone.

• Is courteous to clients, attorneys, court and staff.

• Gives others the sense of importance in that they listen and give guidance.

• Sees substance over formality.

• Strives for excellence.

• Is candid and honest towards the Court and to colleagues.

• Sees the importance of others more than the importance of self.

• Helps colleagues without drawing attention to self.

Please note, this award is not necessarily given every year.

Past Recipients

1997 Hon. John N. Reynolds                                         

1999 John R. McGrail                                                   

2000 Edward J. Dolan                                                  

2001 Roger J. Frechette                                                

2002 Hon. Barbara A. Coppeto                                     

2003 Helen D. Murphy                                                  

2004 Ira B. Grudberg                                                     

2005 George G. Manning

2006 Cathleen M. Edwards

2007 Amina Nadja Warsama Connelly

2008 John A. “Jack” Dziekan

2009 Bernard Christianson

2010 Gary P. Sklaver

2011 Hon. John A. Keyes

2012 Kathleen A. Naumann

2013 Hon. Jonathan E. Silbert

2014 William Sadek

2015 Brad Saxton

2016 Patricia Kaplan

2017 Thomas Ullmann

2018 William H. Clendenen

2019 Hon. Brian T. Fischer

2021 Thomas J. Sansone

2022 Hon. Michael P. Kamp

2023 John A. Parese

NHCBA PRESIDENT'S AWARD

Past Recipients

2021 Patricia Kaplan