Young Baylor Lawyer of the Year
The Young Baylor Lawyer of the Year Award honors an outstanding alumnus or alumna who has brought distinction to Baylor Law School and the legal profession. Honorees are selected based on their sustained and meaningful engagement with Baylor Law School, significant contributions to the legal field, and a demonstrated commitment to integrity, legal excellence, Christian values, and civic and social responsibility. The honoree must not reach 45 before January 1 of the year in which the award is presented.
Submit Young Baylor Lawyer of the Year nominations by November 1 for consideration in the upcoming calendar year. Nominations received after November 1 will be considered the following year. Questions? Contact Baylor Law Alumni Relations at law_alumni@baylor.edu or (254) 710-2266.
Young Baylor Lawyer of the Year Award Honorees:
2026 - Anna Greenberg
2025 - Tara Avants
2024 - Jeanine Novosad
2023 - Hon. Christine A. Nowak
2022 - Ronnie Turner, Jr.
2021 - Hon. K. Nicole Mitchell
2020 - Angela Cruseturner
Previous Honorees
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