On Friday May 8, the John P. Kiely Professionalism Award will be given to Dr. Frank C. Woodside, III of Dinsmore and Shohl, LLP during the 2015 CBA Annual Meeting.
Per the CBA website, this award “recognizes a trial lawyer for possessing outstanding trial skills and demonstrating the highest degree of professionalism, civility and ethical standards in his or her daily practice.”
The award is named after Rendigs Partner John P. Kiely who was widely lauded for his ethical approach to the practice of law.
Past winners include:
Leo Breslin (posthumously, 2001)
Robert L. Davis (2002)
Thomas S. Calder (2003)
Ralph Mitchell (2004) – a past Rendigs attorney
James L. O’Connell (2005)
Gates T. Richards (2006)
Bea V. Larsen (2007)
James R. Adams (2008)
Robert F. Laufman (2009)
David Winchester Peck (2010) – a current Rendigs attorney
Kathleen M. Brinkman (2011)
Louis F. Gilligan (2012)
Gerald J. Rapien (2013)
Harold “Hal” G. Korbee (2014)