2025-2026 Bar Year Award Recipients

MSBA UPDATES | MEMBER RECOGNITION

2025-26 Bar Year Award Recipients The Maryland State Bar Association extends its sincere gratitude and congratulations to the remarkable award recipients of the 2025-2026 bar year. Through their unwavering dedication, these volunteers embody the very best of our profession and continue to elevate the Maryland legal community.

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PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS IMMIGRATION SECTION Presidential Best Section Project Award to Benefit the Public

REAL PROPERTY SECTION

MICHAEL D. STEINHARDT, ESQ.

Presidential Best Section Project Award to Benefit the Bar

Presidential Outstanding Service Award

SECTION AWARDS CECILIA B. PAIZS, ESQ.

ROBERT “JAY” SMITH, JR.

CHAUNCEY BELLAMY

Chief Judge Robert M. Bell Award

The James J. Hanks, Jr. Lifetime Achievement Award

Steven J. Mandel Scholarship

ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE SECTION

BUSINESS LAW SECTION

BUSINESS LAW SECTION

JOHN C. SCHROPP, ESQ.

ARNOLD M. WEINER, ESQ.

GLENN M. COOPER, ESQ.

The Alan J. Belsky Award

The Robert C. Heeney Award

Litigator of the Year

CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY SECTION

CRIMINAL LAW & PRACTICE SECTION

LITIGATION SECTION

THE HONORABLE YVETTE M. BRYANT

NANCY HAAS

LAUREN E. LAKE, ESQ.

Distinguished Maryland Real Property Practitioner

Melody Tagliaferri Cronin Award

REAL PROPERTY SECTION

YOUNG LAWYERS SECTION

PAUL J. REINSTEIN

KELLY SCHULTE

ROBB A. LONGMAN, ESQ.

Beverly Ann Groner Family Law Award

Marc C. Noren Award

The J. Ronald Shiff Memorial Pro Bono Award

The Honorable Glenn T. Harrell, Jr. Award for Judicial Excellence LITIGATION SECTION

FAMILY LAW SECTION

FAMILY LAW SECTION

DAVID J. POLASHUK, ESQ. The Tax Excellence Award TAXATION LAW SECTION

TAXATION LAW SECTION

MICHAEL CANTRELL, ESQ. LAURA MARGULIES, ESQ. GARY ROSEN, ESQ. Outstanding Service, Dedication and Commitment to the Legal Profession and Consumer Bankruptcy CONSUMER BANKRUPTCY SECTION