Young Baylor Lawyer of the Year

The Young Baylor Lawyer of the Year is an alumnus/a selected on the same basis as the Baylor Lawyer of the Year, except the recipient must not reach 45 before January 1 of the award year. 

Recipients are selected based on the following criteria: the nominee's legal ability and achievements as a lawyer; the nominee's contributions to the legal profession; the nominee's standing in the profession; the nominee's Christian character; the nominee's civic, religious, and other attainments; and the nominee's active interest in Baylor Law School.

Recipients of the Young Baylor Lawyer of the Year Award

• 2024 - Jeanine Novasad

• 2023 - Hon. Christine A. Nowak

• 2022 - Ronnie Turner, Jr.

• 2021 - Hon. K. Nicole Mitchell

• 2020 - Angela Cruseturner

Nominations

Baylor Law School accepts nominations annually for the Young Baylor Lawyer of the Year. The Executive Committee of the Baylor Law Alumni Association will review all materials received for each nominee.

To submit a nomination for the 2024 Young Baylor Lawyer of the Year, please send a nomination letter by April 15 describing comprehensively why the nominee meets all the criteria, to:

Dean Jeremy Counseller
Email: william_counseller@baylor.edu 
Or by Mail: Baylor Law School
One Bear Place #97288
Waco, Texas 76798

Previous Recipients

2019 - Dillon Meek

2018 - James M. Stanton

2017 - Allison Dickson

2016 - Ryan Squires

2015 - Matthew C. Matheny

2014 - Libby King

2013 - Robert Little

2012 - Vincent Allen

2011 - Shannon Sedgwick Davis

2009 - Keith Langston

2008 - Bryan Hughes

2007 - Christopher Martin

2006 - Bryan Blevins

2005 - Greg Jackson

2004 - JoAl Cannon Sheridan

2003 - Julie Springer

2002 - Amos Mazzant

2001 - Jim Dunnam

2000 - Craig Eiland

1999 - John Meredith

1998 - Dan Malone

1997 - Bill Jones

1996 - Kirk Watson

1995 - Priscilla Owen