Awards

The Nebraska State Bar Association and Volunteer Lawyers Project bestow annual awards to volunteers who have demonstrated outstanding pro bono efforts to Nebraska Lawyers Foundation programs and the community. Awards presented are the Robert M. Spire Award, the Visionary Awards, and the Rise Awards. The 2024 Award winners are pictured below. Click on the award names to learn more about each award and its recipient(s).

2024 robert m. spire award winner

Judith A. Schweikart, Omaha

Nebraska State Bar Association
​2024 Visionary Award winners

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Justin M. Daake, Oxford​
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Susan Reff, Omaha
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Audrey R. Svane, Lincoln

Nebraska State Bar Association
2024 Rise Award winners

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Cassandra Kostal, 
​University of Nebraska College of Law
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Kathryn Matthews, 
​Creighton University School of Law

Contact us

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