Member of the Year Award
Presented to that attorney(s) who has rendered extraordinary contributions to the programs and activities of the State Bar in the prior year. Hundreds, even thousands, of the Bar's members contribute their time and talent to the work of the Bar, but this award is limited to that individual(s) whose contributions are exceptional. (Award established in 1991)
2021 Recipient
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Mark I. Harrison was one of the country’s most respected leaders in legal and judicial ethics and professional liability, and a guiding light in our Arizona legal community. He was a tireless leader, advocate, mentor, and friend. He attended Antioch College (1957), Harvard Law School (1960), and clerked for Justice Lorna E. Lockwood. Mark loved the legal profession, practicing law for over 60 years. Most recently, he was a partner at Osborn Maledon until his death on January 11, 2021. He served as President of the MCBA (1969-70), the State Bar (1975-76), the Arizona Bar Foundation (1991), and on the State Bar Board of Governors (1971-77; 2019-21), ABA House of Delegates (1981-2000), ABA Commission on Women in the Profession, Brown v. Bd. of Education Commission; and as Chair of the ABA Commission to Revise the Model Code of Judicial Conduct. He taught legal ethics at the University of Arizona and Arizona State University Law Schools. He received numerous state and national awards, including the State Bar Walter E. Craig Award and the ABA’s Michael Franck Award for Professional Responsibility. He was married to Ellen Harrison for 62 years and had two daughters and two granddaughters. He is deeply missed. |
Previous Recipients
The award has been presented to:
| 1991 | Ed Hendricks William R. Jones, Jr. Tom Karas Daniel J. McAuliffe Thomas A. Zlaket |
| 1992 | Larry W. Suciu |
| 1993 | Roxana C. Bacon |
| 1994 | Kenneth J. Sherk |
| 1995 | Crane McClennen Robert E. Schmitt |
| 1996 | Diane L. Drain |
| 1997 | Charles T. Stevens |
| 1998 | Michael R. Murphy |
| 1999 | Denise M. Blommel Mary Mangotich Grier John E. Lundin |
| 2000 | Andrew R. Sherwood |
| 2001 | Robert W. Browder |
| 2002 | Craig Mehrens Ted A. Schmidt |
| 2003 | Hon. Michael Owen Miller Steven A. Hirsch |
| 2004 | Sarah R. Simmons Aaron Kizer |
| 2005 | Michael V. Mulchay Ronald W. Messerly |
| 2006 | Jeffrey H. Jacobson |
| 2007 | Lynda C. Shely |
| 2008 | Jeffrey A. Hursh |
| 2009 | Daniel J. McAuliffe |
| 2010 | J. Scott Rhodes Jeffrey Messing |
| 2011 | James E. McDougall |
| 2012 | Todd F. Lang |
| 2013 | William G. Klain |
| 2014 | Amelia Craig Cramer |
| 2015 | George C. Chen |
| 2016 | Jodi Knobel Feuerhelm Andrew Jacobs Brian J. Pollack |
| 2017 | Jo Ellen McBride |
| 2018 | Paul F. Eckstein |
| 2019 | Hon. Patricia K. Norris (ret.) |
| 2020 | Gregory R. Gautam |
| 2021 | Mark I. Harrison |
State Bar Annual Awards
- Award of Appreciation
- Award of Special Merit
- Diversity and Inclusion Leadership Award
- Hon. John R. Sticht Disability Achievement Award
- James A. Walsh Outstanding Jurist Award
- Member of the Year Award
- Michael C. Cudahy Criminal Justice Award
- Outstanding In-House Counsel of the Year Award
- President's Award
- Sharon A. Fullmer Legal Aid Attorney of the Year Award
- Tom Karas Criminal Justice Award