The Pro Bono Award is part of the Pro Bono Public Interest Law Project, a unique joint venture between the Manitoba Bar Association and the Public Interest Law Centre (PILC). Launched in 1996, the Project encourages lawyers and law firms to donate professional time or funds to enhance access to public interest legal services in Manitoba. Yearly, PILC makes a recommendation to the Executive Committee regarding the recipient of the Pro Bono Award.
PAST RECIPIENTS
- 2024 – Kaisha Thompson, Evan Edwards, Jonathan Paterdon (Duboff Edwards Schacter Law Corporation)
- 2023 – Sacha Paul, Miranda Grayson, Sharyne Hamm
- 2022 – Robynne Kazina, Rhoni Mackenzie and Kelby Loeppky, Taylor McCaffrey LLP
- 2021 – Christian Monnin, MLT Aikins LLP
- 2020 – Dayna Steinfeld, Fillmore Riley LLP
- 2019 – Andrew Buck, Kathleen McCandless and David Silver of Pitblado LLP
- 2018 – Alyssa Mariani and Sacha Paul of Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
- 2017 – Myers Weinberg LLP Legal Team (Garth Smorang, K.C., Shannon Carson, Johanna Willows, Joel Deeley, Kelly Olson and Kristen Worbanski)
- 2016 – John Myers and Elizabeth Mitchell, Taylor McCaffrey LLP
- 2015 – The Families First Pro Bono Team, (Helga Van Iderstine, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP, Aimée Craft, University of Manitoba, Stacey Soldier, Bueti Wasyliw Wiebe, Jessica Saunders, D’Arcy & Deacon LLP, Adele Domenco, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP, Johanna Willows, Danielle Barchyn, Aikins, MacAulay & Thorvaldson LLP and Corrine Lavallee, D’Arcy & Deacon LLP)
- 2014 – "New Directions Team", (Ken Dolinsky, Shereese Qually, Alain Laurencelle, Dan Ransom, Lauren Sawich, Candace Fierback and Charles Roy) Taylor McCaffrey LLP
- 2013 – Allison Fenske, Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP
- 2012 – George Orle, K.C., Orle Davidson Giesbrecht Bargen LLP
- 2011 – Anita Southall and Wayne Leslie, Fillmore Riley LLP
- 2010 – David Wright, Aikins, MacAulay and Thorvaldson LLP
- 2009 - Robert Dawson, John Myers, Shereese Qually, and Daniel Rempel (The Bannerman Team)
- 2008 – Ron Dearman, Mayer, Dearman & Pellizzaro
- 2007 – Veronica Jackson, Gange Goodman & French
- 2006 – Candace Everard, Pitblado LLP
- 2005 – Professor Karen Busby, Patricia Lane, and Grant Mitchell
- 2004 – John Harvie
- 2003 – Campbell Wright
- 2002 – Norman A. Cuddy