Maguire Pro Bono Award
Denis Maguire served as the second Chair of VLP's Steering Committee and as the Treasurer of both the Boston Bar Association and VLP. Throughout his career Mr. Maguire personified the commitment to public interest for which Boston lawyers are noted. VLP established the Denis Maguire Pro Bono Award in 1989 to acknowledge the work of outstanding members of its pro bono panel annually and to permanently commemorate Denis Maguire's contribution to VLP.
Recipients of the Maguire Awards
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| Stephanie Bruce and Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP | 2007 |
| Ellen Kief | 2007 |
| Leland J. Adams, Jr. | 2006 |
| Walter C. Oney, Jr. | 2006 |
| Richard A. Sugarman | 2006 |
| Christopher M. Candon | 2005 |
| David M. Madoff | 2005 |
| Kristin M. McDonough | 2005 |
| Rachel Splaine Rollins | 2005 |
| Kenneth C. Vining | 2005 |
| Susan Grossberg | 2004 |
| John Talbot | 2004 |
| Katherine Davenport | 2003 |
| Anne Robbins | 2003 |
| Christine O'Connor | 2003 |
| Robert F. Brown | 2003 |
| Hon. Edward Ginsburg | 2003 |
| Ellen Rosenfeld | 2002 |
| Thomas Bhisitkul | 2002 |
| Anatoly Darov | 2002 |
| Andrew Daniels | 2002 |
| Herbert W. Vaughan | 2000 |
| Samuel B. Moskowitz | 2000 |
| Robert L. Lewis | 2000 |
| Robert Foster | 2000 |
| Bruce T. Eisenhut | 2000 |
| Harvey J. Chopp | 2000 |
| Timothy G. Bailey | 2000 |
| G. Emil Ward | 1999 |
| Mary K. Ryan | 1999 |
| T. Maria Lam | 1999 |
| Mark F. O'Connor | 1997 |
| Martin Jacobs | 1997 |
| Bernard W. Fang | 1997 |
| Thomas I. Elkind | 1997 |
| Shari H. Wolkon | 1996 |
| Pamela Wilson | 1996 |
| Arthur Telegen | 1996 |
| Alan Roth | 1996 |
| Martin Newhouse | 1996 |
| Howard Medwed | 1996 |
| William McCarthy | 1996 |
| Frederic Marx | 1996 |
| Jonathan Keselenko | 1996 |
| Silvestre Fontes | 1996 |
| Jack Eiferman | 1996 |
| Michael Bohnen | 1996 |
| Duane Batista | 1996 |
| Regina Healy | 1996 |
| Mel Dahl | 1996 |
| Mark Bronstein | 1996 |
| Ropes & Gray Litigation Department | 1995 |
| Donald R. O'Clair | 1995 |
| Deidre G. Gavin | 1995 |
| Lillian Pike Cain | 1995 |
| Michael W. Smith | 1994 |
| John A. Fiske | 1994 |
| Nancy Borofsky | 1994 |
| Massachusetts Shorthand Reporters Association Pro Bono Committee | 1993 |
| A. Joseph Ross, Esq. | 1993 |
| James. J. McCusker, Esq. | 1993 |
| Mary L. Gallant, Esq. | 1993 |
| Gwendolyn H. Yip | 1992 |
| Neal A. Winston | 1992 |
| Heidi C. Paulson | 1992 |
| Erik P. Kimball | 1992 |
| Joseph P. Craven III | 1992 |
| James A. Athanus | 1992 |
| Paul S. Horovitz | 1991 |
| Henry H. Thayer | 1991 |
| David Bannard | 1990 |
| Robin Schaja | 1990 |
| Thomas Miller | 1990 |
| Thomas Holmes | 1989 |
| Geraldine Brotherton | 1989 |
| Steven Marullo | 1989 |



