2021 Service Award Recipients
The San Diego County Bar Association is proud to announce the recipients of the 2021 Service Awards. These annual awards celebrate the contributions and commitment of distinguished individuals and organizations serving both the San Diego legal community and the public. Award recipients will be recognized at the SDCBA's (Virtual) Annual Awards Ceremony & Celebration of Community Service on May 21 from noon to 1:15 p.m. You can register for the event here »
See the press release announcing the 2021 Service Award recipients here »
See a list of past award recipients here »
The 2021 Service Award recipients are:
Andrea St. Julian
Law Office of Andrea St. Julian
Outstanding Attorney Award
Recognizes an exemplary attorney who over the course of a career has demonstrated significant legal expertise and professionalism, and who has made an outstanding contribution to the legal profession, the justice system, and/or the public.
Hon. Randa Trapp (Ret.)
San Diego Superior Court
Outstanding Jurist Award
Recognizes an exemplary jurist who over the course of a career has provided outstanding service to the bench, the legal profession, and/or the community.
Commissioner Nadia Keilani
San Diego Superior Court
Community Service Award
Recognizes outstanding contributions to the needs of the community (e.g., charitable, cultural, humanitarian, or educational), other than directly through the SDCBA by an attorney, law firm, or agency.
Robert Gleason
President and Chief Executive Officer, Evans Hotels
Community Service Award
Recognizes outstanding contributions to the needs of the community (e.g., charitable, cultural, humanitarian, or educational), other than directly through the SDCBA by an attorney, law firm, or agency.
Carolina Bravo-Karimi
Wilson Turner Kosmo LLP
Service to Diversity Award
Recognizes outstanding service by a member of the legal profession over a substantial period of time in promoting and encouraging diversity within the legal profession or the legal community.
Alex Calero
Senior Counsel, California Department of
Financial Protection & Innovation
Service By a Public Attorney Award
Recognizes an individual who demonstrates a combination of excellence in the practice of law in the public sector with significant service to the community, to mentoring, to the legal profession, to the SDCBA, or to legal education.
David Grapilon
Deputy District Attorney,
District Attorney's Office
Service to the Legal Community Award
Recognizes outstanding long-term or significant contributions to furthering the goals of the legal profession and promoting ethics, integrity, and professionalism in the practice of law by legal education, civics education, mentoring, or service to the SDCBA.
Matthew Wechter
Deputy Public Defender,
Office of the Public Defender
Service to the Legal Community Award
Recognizes outstanding long-term or significant contributions to furthering the goals of the legal profession and promoting ethics, integrity, and professionalism in the practice of law by legal education, civics education, mentoring, or service to the SDCBA.
Maresa Martin Talbert
Talbert Law Office
Outstanding Service By a New Lawyer Award
Recognizes outstanding service by a new lawyer in the first six full years of practice who has demonstrated a significant commitment to serving the legal profession via legal education, mentoring, or community service.
John Adkins
Retiring Executive Director of
the San Diego Law Library
Distinguished Citizen Award
Recognizes outstanding contributions by a lay person or group not composed primarily of lawyers or judges whose contributions over a period of time have had significant favorable impacts on some facet of the legal system, legal community, or civics education.
Elaine Lawrence
Retiring Executive Director of
Lawyers Club of San Diego
Distinguished Citizen Award
Recognizes outstanding contributions by a lay person or group not composed primarily of lawyers or judges whose contributions over a period of time have had significant favorable impacts on some facet of the legal system, legal community, or civics education.
Mary Silva
Retiring Executive Director of
the North County Bar Association
Distinguished Citizen Award
Recognizes outstanding contributions by a lay person or group not composed primarily of lawyers or judges whose contributions over a period of time have had significant favorable impacts on some facet of the legal system, legal community, or civics education.