CMCP Awards
Celebrating Trailblazers in the Legal Profession
The CMCP Awards shine a spotlight on the bold leaders, innovators, and champions of inclusion who are rewriting what the legal community looks like — and what it can be. These are the changemakers, the barrier-breakers, the visionaries leaving a lasting legacy of opportunity for all.
Join us each year at the CMCP Annual Business Conference as we honor the extraordinary individuals leading the charge toward a more inclusive and dynamic legal profession.
2026 CMCP Award Nominations
CMCP Award Past Honorees
Drucilla Stender Ramey Majority-Owned Law Firm Award
Drucilla Stender Ramey Majority-Owned Law Firm Award
Awarded to the CMCP majority-owned law firm member that has demonstrated the greatest commitment to opportunity and inclusion in the legal profession.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Allen Matkins |
| 2022 | Hanson Bridgett LLP |
| 2020 | Littler Mendelson P.C. |
| 2019 | Seyfarth Shaw LLP |
| 2018 | Kasowitz Benson Torres LLP |
| 2017 | Atkinson, Andelson, Loya, Ruud & Romo |
| 2016 | Littler Mendelson P.C. |
| 2015 | Bowman & Brooke LLP |
| 2013 | Caldwell Leslie & Proctor, PC |
| 2012 | Sedgwick LLP |
| 2011 | Crowell & Moring LLP |
| 2010 | Farella Braun + Martel LLP |
| 2009 | Reed Smith LLP |
| 2008 | Littler Mendelson PC |
| 2007 | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP |
| 2006 | Foley & Lardner LLP |
| 2005 | Thelen Reid & Priest LLP |
| 2004 | Alschuler, Grossman, Stein & Kahan LLP |
| 2003 | Hanson, Bridgett, Marcus, Vlahos & Rudy LLP |
| 2002 | Bingham McCutchen LLP |
John Essex & Guy Rounsaville, Jr. In-House Counsel Award
John Essex & Guy Rounsaville, Jr. In-House Counsel Award
Awarded to the CMCP Corporate or Public Agency member that has demonstrated the strongest commitment to opportunity and inclusion in the legal profession.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Google LLC |
| 2022 | Intuit Inc. |
| 2019 | Zynga Inc. |
| 2018 | eBay Inc. |
| 2017 | HP Inc. |
| 2016 | Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. |
| 2015 | Hewlett-Packard Company |
| 2013 | Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. |
| 2012 | Gap Inc. |
| 2011 | PG&E Corporation |
| 2010 | Del Monte Corporation |
| 2009 | Southern California Edison |
| 2008 | Sempra Energy |
| 2007 | Intel Corporation |
| 2006 | Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. |
| 2005 | Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
| 2004 | Oakland City Attorney’s Office |
| 2003 | Hilton Hotels Corporation |
| 2002 | The Walt Disney Company |
| 2001 | Clorox Company |
| 2000 | Sun Microsystems, Inc. |
| 1999 | Times Mirror Company |
| 1998 | Southern California Edison |
| 1997 | Hughes Electronics |
| 1996 | Bank of America |
| 1995 | AT&T |
| 1994 | Chevron |
| 1993 | Wells Fargo Bank |
Minority-Owned Law Firm Client Service Award
Minority-Owned Law Firm Client Service Award
Presented to the CMCP minority-owned law firm member that has demonstrated outstanding client service (self-nomination and two client nominations).
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Aecus Law |
| 2019 | Willenken LLP |
| 2017 | Andrade Gonzalez LLP |
| 2016 | ADLI Law Group P.C. |
| 2015 | Wong Fleming |
| 2013 | Lee Tran & Liang LLP |
| 2012 | Rosales Law Partners, LLP |
| 2011 | Lafayette & Kumagai LLP |
| 2010 | Shimokaji & Associates |
| 2009 | Lim, Ruger & Kim, LLP |
| 2008 | Villarreal Hutner PC |
| 2007 | Martin & Martin, LLP |
| 2006 | Silicon Counsel |
| 2005 | Ivie, McNeill & Wyatt |
| 2004 | Willenken Wilson Loh & Lieb LLP |
| 2003 | Sanchez & Amador LLP |
Deborah J. Broyles Law Firm Leader Award
Deborah J. Broyles Law Firm Leader Award
Presented to a lawyer at a CMCP member majority-owned firm who has had sustained involvement in CMCP, has made significant achievements in promoting opportunity and inclusion at their firm, and has demonstrated a personal commitment to CMCP's mission, including mentorship and the development of early-career attorneys.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Laura Maechtlen, Seyfarth Shaw LLP |
| 2022 | George Fatheree III, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP |
| 2019 | Ellisen S. Turner, Partner, Irell & Manella LLP |
| 2018 | Rasha Gerges Shields, Partner, Jones Day |
| 2017 (Inaugural) | Quyen Ta, Partner, Keker Van Nest Peters LLP |
In-House Counsel Leader Award
In-House Counsel Leader Award
Presented to a lawyer at a CMCP member legal department who has had sustained involvement in CMCP, has made significant achievements in promoting opportunity and inclusion in their legal department, and has demonstrated a personal commitment to CMCP's mission, including mentorship and the development of early-career attorneys.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2025 (Inaugural) | Tiffany Renee Thomas |
Marci Rubin Emerging Leader Award
Marci Rubin Emerging Leader Award
Presented to a practicing attorney at a CMCP member organization in their first 15 years of practice who has had sustained active involvement in CMCP, demonstrated strong leadership qualities and personal commitment to CMCP's mission of increasing opportunity and inclusion in the legal profession, and who has been active in promoting CMCP and encouraging others to participate.
| Year | Recipient |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Rachel Douglas |
| 2022 | Philip Person |
| 2020 | Nicole A. Diaz, and Peter A. Griffin |
| 2019 | Deanna L. Kwong |
| 2018 | Amber M. Grayhorse, and Gloria J. Lee |
| 2017 | Andrew W. Houston |
| 2016 (Inaugural) | Aurelio J. Pérez, and Christiane A. Roussell |
CMCP Hall of Fame
The CMCP Hall of Fame celebrates the legends — the dedicated, passionate individuals whose unwavering commitment to CMCP has helped shape everything we are today. These are the champions who didn't just show up; they went all in, making CMCP a cornerstone of their diversity journey and inspiring countless others to do the same.
To be enshrined in the Hall of Fame is to be recognized as a true pillar of this community — someone whose legacy of leadership, advocacy, and devotion to inclusion stands the test of time.
| Year Inducted | First Name | Last Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Maki | Daijogo |
| 2018 | W. Davis | Smith |
| 2016 | William W. | Funderburk, Jr. |
| 2016 | Garner K. | Weng |
| 2015 | Deborah J. | Broyles |
| 2015 | Susan T. | Kumagai |
| 2015 | James D. | Nguyen |
| 2015 | David | Otsuka |
| 2015 | Natalie A. | Pierce |
| 2015 | Marci | Rubin |
| 2015 | Raul F. | Salinas |
| 2015 | D. Terrell | Sherman |
| 2015 | Richard | Tom |
| 2015 | E. Thomas | Unterman |
| 2014 | Raymond | Alvarado |
| 2014 | Richard | Amador |
| 2014 | Dennis | Archer |
| 2014 | Ronald S. | Beard |
| 2014 | Peter D. | Bewley |
| 2014 | Janice P. | Brown |
| 2014 | Richard | Castillo |
| 2014 | Curtis | Caton |
| 2014 | Lovely | Dhillon |
| 2014 | John | Essex |
| 2014 | Kevin | Fong |
| 2014 | Sergio | Garcia |
| 2014 | Paul | Gutierrez |
| 2014 | Nicole | Harris |
| 2014 | William | H. Hastie |
| 2014 | Dennis | Herrera |
| 2014 | Lloyd M. | Johnson, Jr. |
| 2014 | Raymond C. | Marshall |
| 2014 | Otis | McGee, Jr. |
| 2014 | Christine K. | Noma |
| 2014 | Richard W. | Odgers |
| 2014 | James | Potter |
| 2014 | Lindbergh | Porter |
| 2014 | Drucilla Stender | Ramey |
| 2014 | Paul J. | Richardson |
| 2014 | Guy | Rounsaville, Jr. |
| 2014 | George | Schell |
| 2014 | Tania P. | Shah |
| 2014 | Michael | Shimokaji |
| 2014 | Dennis J. | Stryker |
| 2014 | Bruce R. | Worthington |
| 2014 | Mark | Zemelman |