Submit nominations for Pro Bono Awards by June 30

Each year, The Missouri Bar presents five awards to lawyers or law firms across the state that demonstrate exemplary pro bono service.

Presented in October during National Pro Bono Week, four of the awards are given to an individual lawyer or law firm practicing in each of the following regions: the St. Louis metropolitan area, the Kansas City metropolitan area, and two in greater Missouri. The fifth award is given to a member of the Young Lawyers’ Section.

Nomination criteria:

- The recipient must be an individual lawyer or a law firm.

- A significant part of the service must have occurred during the past year.

- The service must have been provided without compensation to the lawyer or law firm except for reimbursement of actual expenses.

- A significant part of the pro bono service must have been rendered directly to low-income persons (under 200% of the federal poverty level) or as a pro bono volunteer to a public or tax-exempt nonprofit organization which directly serves low-income individuals.

- The recipient has not received the award within the past five years.

- The recipient is a member in good standing of The Missouri Bar.

Nominations are due by June 30.

For more information, visit the Pro Bono Awards nomination form or read about the 2024 awardees.

The Missouri Bar, The Missouri Bar Foundation, and The Missouri Bar Young Lawyers’ Section are currently accepting nominations for several awards. Click here to read about other award nominations.