Past Honorees

Keynote Speakers

Robert Abrams, New York State Attorney General (1991)
Hon. Karen S. Burstein (1995)
David Dinkins, New York City Mayor (1990)
Mary C. Dunlap, Esq. (1993)
Barney Frank, member of Congress (1987)
Bill Green, member of Congress (1988)
Elizabeth Holzman, Kings County District Attorney (1989)
David Mixner (1994)
Hon. Eve Preminger (1992)
Charles E. Schumer, member of Congress (1996)

Awardees

Ginny Apuzzo (1990)
Hon. Deborah A. Batts (1995)
Erica Bell (2001)
Carol Buell (1993)
Charles Ching (1996)
Cleary, Gottleib, Steen & Hamilton (2000)
Herbert Cohen (1991)
Lori Cohen (1991)
Catherine L. Cotter (1988)
Evan Davis (2002)
Hon. Thomas K. Duane (2001)
Martin B. Duberman (1995)
Sharen I. Duke (2003)
Hon. Betty Weinberg Ellerin (1994)
Paula L. Ettelbrick (2000)
Hon. Richard C. Faila (1989)
Hon. Fern Fisher-Brandveen (1999)
Alexander Forger (1994)
Matt Forman (1993)
The Gay Women's Focus (1999) - Dr. H. Joan Waitkevicz - Dr. Teresa Cuadra - Dr. Arlene Garcia Steve L. Gittleson (1987)
Hon. Deborah Glick (1997)
Paulette Goodman (1991)
Deb Guston (1993)
Ruth Harlow (2001)
Lori Sue Herman (1989)
Dr. Marjorie Hill (1996)
Hon. Samuel Horowitz (1987)
Jim Hough (1997)
Andy Humm (1990)
James R. Hyde (1989)
Paul Jeselsohn (1991)
Ralph Erich Jones (1996)
Stephen C. Joseph, M.D. (1988)
Hon. Marcy L. Kahn (1994)
Joo-Hyun Kang (2002)
Mitchell Karp (1994)
Alan M. Koral (1989)
Aubrey Lees (1992)
Arthur S. Leonard (1989)
Jim Levin (1993)
Laurie Linton (1998)
Jay Lipner (1989)
Hon. Joan B. Lobis (1989)
Nancy M. Louden (1997)
Noemi E. Masliah (1996)
Kenneth T. Monteiro (1999)
Tim Nenno (1998)
Morton Newburgh (1991)
Hon. Rosalyn Richter (1990)
Hon. Doug Robinson (1997)
Anthony Romero (2001)
Michael Ryan (1992)
Elizabeth Salen (1989)
Mark Scherzer (1992)
Jack Schlegel (2003)
Vivian Shapiro (1992)
Anita Sher (1995)
Peter J.W. Sherwin (2000)
Hon John E.H. Stackhouse(1998)
George Terzian (1988)
Joy Tomchin (1993)
Judith Turkel (1987)
Carmen Vazquez (1998)
Dr. Barbara Warren (2000)
Jim West (1990)
Jim Williams (1998)
Evan Wolfson (1995)
Marc Wolinsky (1993)

Below is a photograph of the 2006 dinner honorees, past Presidents of LeGaL and LeGaL Foundation.

2006 LEGAL FOUNDATION ANNUAL DINNER - CURRENT LEGAL FOUNDATION PRESIDENT R. BRENT ENGLISH AT THE PODIUM. TOP ROW (L-R) PAST PRESIDENTS THOMAS MALIGNO, ARTHUR LEONARD, TARA RICE (FORMER FOUNDATION PRESIDENT AND CURRENT LEGAL PRESIDENT), HON. PAUL FEINMAN, LORI COHEN, ERICA BELL, JIM WILLIAMS, ROBIN MERRILL. BOTTOM ROW (L-R) PAST PRESIDENTS BOB BACIGALUPI, MORTON NEWBURGH, DEBRA GUSTON, MICHELE KAHN, RANDYE BERNFELD, HON. CYNTHIA KERN, THOMAS BASILE. AUBREY LEES (NOT PICTURED)