About Us - Samuel E. Gates Litigation Award
This award is now presented by the Foundation of the American College
of Trial Lawyers and was established in 1980 to honor a lawyer or judge
who has made a significant contribution to the improvement of the
litigation process.
Award's Recipients 2000-Current:
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Hon. Ronald M. George – 2007
Chief Justice of California
Supreme Court of California
San Francisco, California
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Hon. Robert R. Merhige, Jr. – 2004
Judge, United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Virginia (Ret.)
Richmond, Virginia
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James E. Coleman, Jr. - 2002
Fellow of the American College of
Trial Lawyers
Dallas, Texas |
William R. Jones, Jr. - 2003
Fellow of the American College of
Trial Lawyers
Phoenix, Arizona |
James J. Brosnahan - 2000
Fellow of the American College of
Trial Lawyers
San Francisco, California |
Recipients prior to
2000
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