Brandon
Maxfield Receives 2005 Steven J. Sharp Award
San Rafael, California attorney Richard R. Ruggieri and his client,
Brandon Maxfield, who brought a landmark case against “Saturday
Night Special” gun manufacturer Bryco Arms, have been named
the winners of the 2005 Steven J. Sharp Public Service Award, the
American Association for Justice (AAJ) announced today.
Past Recipients
2004 >>
Attorney Michael Abourezk, his co-counsels Michael White, Peter
Kahana, and Richard Friedman, and their client, Kay Bergonzi,
a breast cancer survivor and single mother, recognized for their
fight on behalf of all the cancer patients shortchanged by Central
States Health & Life Company of Omaha (CSO).
2003 >>
Attorneys Glen H. Johnson and Gregory A. Eiesland, Rapid City,
S.D, and their clients, Martin, S.D., residents Vernon and Shawnna
Gardner, recognized for their roles in pushing for greater patient
safety to prevent incidents of medical malpractice.
2002 >>
Attorney Laura R. Rose, Martinsburg, West Virginia, and her client
-- the village of Blairton, West Virginia -- recognized for their
role in ensuring that a multi-million-dollar corporation did not
shut off water service to Blairton and remove residents from their
homes.
2001 >>
Attorney Joe Nicholson was among a group of attorneys recognized
for their role in helping to substantially advance the knowledge
of the Ford Explorer/Firestone Tire catastrophe that led to the
recall of millions of Firestone Tires last August.
2000 >>
Attorney Elizabeth Kuniholm of Raleigh, North Carolina, and her
15 clients involved in a case against an HMO doctor recognized
for exposing the exploitative and abusive actions of the physician.
1999 >>
Attorneys René Haas and David Perry of Corpus Christi,
Tex., and client John Caballero of Victoria, Tex., recognized
for their roles in improving safety in the workplace and encouraging
responsible corporate decision making.
1998 >>
Attorneys Brian D. Monaghan and Sherry Bahrambeygui of San Diego,
California, and their client Thomas W. Self, M.D., and attorney
Jeffrey P. Foote of Portland, Oregon, and his client Linda McCathern
recognized for "making sure that our state and national policymakers
fully understand what's at stake when corporations and the medical
and insurance industries push for radical liability limits and
other changes that limit the legal rights of all Americans."
1997 >>
Attorneys Stanley M. Chesley, Terrence Goodman and Theresa Groh
of Ohio and client Lola Reinhart, attorney Michael D. Padilla
of California and clients Kathy and Scott Olsen, and attorneys
John Edwards and David Kirby of North Carolina and clients Sandy
and David Lakey recognized for work to "assure that our state
and national policymakers fully understand what's at stake when
corporations and the medical and insurance industries push for
radical liability limits and other changes that limit our legal
rights."
Inaugural Award (January 1997)
Attorney Bill Manning of Minneapolis, Minnesota, and his client
Steven J. Sharp
Questions? Contact AAJ Communications at (800)
424-2725, x369
