SABA/SABF/SAYLA Awards

PLEASE NOTE: While our community takes great pride in the legacy of our legal professionals, the San Antonio Bar does not bestow awards posthumously. 
 

2026 award nomination portal is closed. Award recipients will be announced May 1. The 2027 award nomination portal will open January 2027, please bookmark this page to submit a nomination next year. 

SABA Lifetime Achievement Award (Joe Frazier Brown Sr. Award of Excellence)

Recognizes an attorney who exemplifies all that is good about the legal profession. He or she should demonstrate the highest level of professionalism, exceptional skills as a counselor and advocate and such personal attributes as honor, integrity, service and intelligence. He or she should be a model of the Texas Lawyer's Creed and an inspiration for others in serving clients and fulfilling their responsibility to the legal system. Click HERE for a full list of previous recipients. 

Previous 5 Recipients

Ted Lee
2025

Hon. Charles Gonzalez
2024

Sara Dysart
2023

Jane Bockus
2022

Jane Macon
2021

 

SABF Outstanding Lawyer in Community Service (Carolyn Thurmond Award)

Recognizes a lawyer who has demonstrated outstanding service to our community. Click HERE for a full list of previous recipients.

Previous 5 Recipients

Andy Segovia
2025

William "Bill" Crow
2023

Phil Watkins
2022

Brian Steward
2021

Tim Patton
2019

SABF Peacemaker

Recognizes an individual or entity who has promoted non-violent resolutions to community conflicts, including by furthering SABA's goal of including and welcoming all the diverse and vibrant communities in San Antonio. Awarded at the discretion of the SA Bar Foundation Board. Click HERE for a full list of previous recipients.

Previous 5 Recipients

Dwayne Robinson
2025

Eduardo Juarez
2023

ileta! Sumner
2022

Rob Eichelbaum
2021

Shannon Sedgewick Davis
2019

SAYLA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award

Recognizes one young lawyer who has demonstrated professional proficiency, service to the profession and service to the community and is 36 years or younger as of June 1, 2021 OR initially licensed within 60 months prior to June 1, 2021. Click here for a list of previous recipients.

SAYLA Liberty Bell Award

Recognizes one outstanding non-lawyer who has made the most selfless contribution to his or her community to strengthen the effectiveness of the American system of Justice by instilling better understanding and appreciation of the law. Click here for a list of previous recipients.

SAYLA Outstanding Mentor Award

Recognizes one attorney who serves as a role model and consistently demonstrated a commitment to mentoring younger lawyers in his or her legal community. Click here for a list of previous recipients.