Member of the Year Award
Established in May 1991, this award is 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.
2023 Recipient
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Steven M. Guttell has been a member of the Arizona Bar since 1982. He is currently Chair of the Fee Arbitration Program and was instrumental in developing the Fee Arbitration Arbitrator Training Program and the Fee Arbitration seminars for Conventions over the past many years. He has been a member of the Labor and Employment Section and served on the Board of the ADR Section. Steve was chapter editor and contributing author of the Arizona Employment Law Handbook. Steve was Chair of the Scottsdale Personnel Board, on the board of the Scottsdale Bar Association, and president of the Arizona Association for Conflict Resolution. Steve is on the AAA and FINRA arbitration panels and a mediator for the U.S. Postal Service. He is a hearing officer for the Phoenix Employment Relations Board and the Phoenix Civil Service Board. He was an adjunct professor of law teaching ethics, employment, and ADR courses, and judge pro tem in Superior and Justice courts. Steve practiced law with the U.S. Department of Labor in Washington, D.C. and New York City, and Gust Rosenfeld PLC, and Walker & Peskind PLLC in Arizona. He has a B.S. degree from Northeastern University and law degree with honors from Suffolk University Law School where he was an editor of the Law Review. Steve is a veteran and served in the Republic of Vietnam. |
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 |
2022 | David D. Dodge |
2023 | Steven M. Guttell |
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
- Mark I. Harrison Excellence in Mentorship 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