The Association of the Bar of the City of New York

In May l951, the Executive Committee resolved that the Association establish an award to be designated as the “Award of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York,” to be presented from time to time to a member of the New York Bar who has made exceptional contributions to the honor and standing of the bar in this community. A special committee was appointed to supervise the preparation of a design of a medal embodying such award, to recommend a method of presentation and also to recommend at what intervals the presentation of such awards should be reviewed.

The obverse of the medal bears an adaption of the Association’s Seal: A full-length figure of Athene in her special—and to the Greeks favorite—character of Polias, the guardian of the city, bearing a scroll in her right hand and a winged Victory in her left. The figure is a slightly idealized reproduction of the statue now in the Villa Albani, near Rome. On either side of the main figure is a legend from the fourth book of Aristotle’s Politics, concluding a sentence which reads, “Where the laws are not enforced there can be no free state, for it is essential that the law be supreme.” At the foot of the figure is inscribed the characteristic title “Polias,” and around the seal is the corporate name of the Association, with the date of its organization, 1870. The medal is the work of the American sculptor, C.L. Schmitz.

The Association Medal has been awarded to:

Robert B. Fiske
Awarded March 15, 2007

Hon. Robert M. Morgenthau
Awarded March 15, 2007

John D. Feerick
Awarded March 6, 2006

Archibald R. Murray
Awarded Posthumously
November 27, 2001

Arthur Liman
Awarded Posthumously,
May 18, 1999

Fern Schair
Awarded November 18, 1997

Robert M. Kaufman
Awarded May 23, 1995

Robert B. McKay
Awarded Posthumously, October 24, 1990

Herbert Wechsler
Awarded March 19, 1985

Cyrus R. Vance
Awarded March 19, 1985

Oscar M. Ruebhausen
Awarded March 19, 1985

Hon. John J. McCloy
Awarded March 16, 1982

Hon. Francis T.P. Plimpton
Awarded March 18, 1980

Paul B. De Witt
Awarded November 17, 1970

Louis M. Loeb
Awarded March 17, 1970

Orison S. Marden
Awarded May 21, 1968

Hon. Bernard Botein
Awarded October 29, 1963

Whitney North Seymour
Awarded December 8, 1959

Harrison Tweed
Awarded May 10, 1955

Charles C. Burlingham
Awarded June 29, 1953

Hon. Robert P. Patterson
Awarded Posthumously, March 11, 1952

The Bernard Botein Medal

The Bernard Botein Medal is awarded annually to Court Attaches “for outstanding contributions to the administration of the courts.” The award is meant to constitute a well-merited recognition of members of the personnel attached to the courts of the First Judicial Department. The award is in memory of Bernard Botein, a former Presiding Justice of the Appellate Division and a former President of the Association. The medal bears the likeness of Justice Botein. The awards are made possible by a grant from the Ruth and Seymour Klein Foundation, Inc.

2007

Lester E. Dickinson
Principal Appellate Court Clerk, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department

Sheng Guo
Chief Technology Officer, Office of Court Administration

Nancy Hassell
Principal Court Clerk, Supreme Court, Appellate Term, First Department

John P. McConnell
Senior Court Clerk, Supreme Court, Bronx County

Desmond O’Hanlon
Deputy Chief Clerk, Civil Court, Bronx County

2006

Reginald Bouchereau
Associate LAN Administrator, New York County Supreme Court , Civil Branch

Myrna Hernandez
Senior Administrative Assistant, Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department

Stephen J. Kubinec
Court Clerk Specialist & Deputy Chief Clerk, New York County Clerk’s Office

H. Michael McCabe
Court Clerk Specialist, Bronx County Supreme Court , Criminal Division

Mary Pacella
Sign Language Interpreter, Civil Court of the City of New York

2005

Daniel Alessandrino
Chief Management Analyst, New York City Criminal Court

Wilson Kenney
Principal Surrogate Court Clerk , New York County

James McElligott
Chief Matrimonial Clerk, New York County

Joseph Parisio
Court Clerk Specialist, New York City Criminal Court

Carmen Sierra
Senior Management Analyst, Appellate Division, First Department

2004

Jeffrey E Carucci
Deputy Chief Clerk
Supreme Court, New York County
Civil Branch

Michael Colodner
Counsel
Office of Court Administration

Alan J. Murphy
Chief Clerk
Supreme Court, New York County
Criminal Branch

Ronald Uzenski
Court Clerk Specialist
Appellate Division, First Department

2003

Joseph Bleshman
Deputy Clerk
Appellate Division, First Department

Steven B. Clark
Court Clerk Specialist
Bronx Supreme Court, Criminal Division

Jacqueline Dupree
Citywide Manager of Data Entry Operations
Criminal Court of the City of New York

Esther E. Kelly
Case Management Coordinator
Supreme Court, Bronx County Civil Branch

Paul Moriarty
Deputy Chief Court Clerk
Bronx County Family Court

Evelyn C. Spence
Principal Administrative Services Clerk
Supreme Court, Civil Branch

2002

Noel D. Adler
Director of the Division of Information Technology
Unified Court System

Colleen Bolger
Principal Court Clerk, Supreme Court
Criminal Branch, New York County

Major Raymond Diaz
Commanding Officer
Supreme Court, Civil Branch, Bronx County

Daniel J. McDevitt
Senior Administrative Assistant
Appellate Division, First Department

Frank Pollina
County Clerk Specialist
Supreme Court, Civil Brach, New York County

2001

Gloria Smyth-Godinger
Clerk-in-Charge of Trial Support Office
Supreme Court, Civil Branch, New York County

Francis J. Byrne
First Deputy Clerk
Supreme Court, Civil Branch, New York County

June Everett
Associate Court Clerk
Criminal Court of the City of New York

Thomas F. Rode
Court Security Specialist
Appellate Division, First Department

William Donohue, Esq.
Court Clerk Specialist
Supreme Court, Civil Branch, Bronx County

2000

Vincent J. Homenick
Court Clerk Specialist
New York County
Jury Division

Steven Kufs
Deputy Chief Clerk
(Arraignment Parts)
Criminal Court
of the City of New York

Conrad Martin
Court Clerk Specialist
Supreme Court—
Criminal Branch
New York County

Joseph Monastra
Deputy Chief Clerk V
Civil Court
of the City of New York

Jane Passenant
Court Clerk Specialist
Surrogate’s Court
New York County

Carmen Ruiz
Senior Principal
Appellate Court Clerk
Appellate Division
First Department

The Henry L. Stimson Medal

The Henry L. Stimson Medal is presented annually to outstanding Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the Southern District and in the Eastern District of New York. The medal is awarded in honor of Henry L. Stimson, who served as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District from 1906-1909 and as President of the Association from 1937 to 1939. The medal was cast from an original galvano by Paul Manship, which is owned by the Century Club. The awards are made possible by the generosity of the firm of Winthrop, Stimson, Putnam and Roberts.

2007

Richard P. Donoghue
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District, Criminal Division

Scott A. Dunn
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District, Civil Division

Celeste L. Koeleveld
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District, Criminal Division

Sheila Gowan
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District, Civil Division

2006

Mark E. Feldman
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District, Criminal Division

Richard K. Hayes
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District, Civil Division

John M. McEnany
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District, Criminal Division

Andrew W. Schilling
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District, Civil Division

2005

Greg D. Andres
Assistant U.S. Attorney , Eastern District, Criminal Division

Elliot M. Schachner
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Eastern District, Civil Division

Robin L. Baker
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District, Criminal Division

David S. Jones
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Southern District, Civil Division

2004

Daniel R. Alonso
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Eastern District
Criminal Division

Kevin P. Mulry
Assistant U.S.Attorney
Eastern District
Civil Division

Cathy Seibel
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District
Criminal Division

Beth E. Goldman
Assistant U.S. Attorny
Southern District
Civil Division

2003

Eric Corngold
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Eastern District
Criminal Division

Carolyn Lisa Miller
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Eastern District
Civil Division

Richard Sullivan
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District
Criminal Division

Jeffrey Oestericher
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District
Civil Division

2002

Linda Lacewell
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Eastern District
Criminal Division

Charles P. Kelly
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Eastern District
Civil Division

David N. Kelley
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District
Criminal Division

Neil M. Corwin
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District
Civil Division

2001

Daniel S. Alter
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District
Civil Division

Michael J. Goldberger
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Eastern District
Civil Division

Robert S. Khuzami
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District
Criminal Division

Peter A. Norling
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Eastern District
Criminal Division

2000

Richard Weber
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Eastern District

Bernadette Miragliotta
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Eastern District

Sara L. Shudofsky
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District

Ira M. Feinberg
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Southern District

The Legal Services Awards

The Legal Services Awards were established to recognize the efforts of attorneys who are providing critical civil legal assistance to poor people in New York City. The awards are made possible by a grant from the Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation.

2007
Robert Kalin
Emily Ruben
Nanette Schorr
Elizabeth Shollenberger
Michael Williams

2006
Tara Foster
Ellen Friedland
Andrew Goldberg
Joyce Heller
Cary LaCheen

2005
Michael D. Hampden
Diane LaGamma
Ellen Rosenberg
Victor Torres
Jeanette Zelhof

2004
Sally Deluca
Rubin Englard
Elisa Hyman
Ronald S. Languedoc
Patricia Murray

2003
Hillary Exter
Catherine Ruckelshaus
Sandy Russo
Edward N. Simon
Kim Sweet

2002
Matthew Chachére
Marshall Green
Lisa Pearlstein
Cynthia Schneider
Jill Zuccardy

2001
Peggy Earisman
Ken Kimmerling
Diane Lautwak
Foster Maer

2000
Liberty Aldrich
Valerie Bogart
Magda I. Rosa Rios
Scott Rosenberg
Jonathan Twersky

The Katherine A. McDonald Award

The Kathryn A. McDonald Award for Excellence in Service to Family Court. This award recognizes the vital services of attorneys who work in the Family Court in New York City.

2007
Benjamin Rosin
David Waldman

2006
Frank D. Argano
Gary S. Solomon

2005
Brad M. Nacht
Karen J. Freedman

2004
Molly Armstrong
Barbara Dildene
Carol Sherman

2003
Kay Murray
Harriet R. Weinberger

2001
Thomas Curtis
Judge Kevin Fogarty

The Thomas E. Dewey Medal

The Thomas E. Dewey medal is presented annually to an outstanding assistant district attorney in each of the City’s District Attorney’s offices. The Dewey Medal is patterned after the existing Henry L. Stimson Medal, which is awarded annually to outstanding Assistant U.S. Attorneys in the two federal districts in New York City. Among prosecutors in New York County, Thomas E. Dewey is remembered as having ushered in the era in which the District Attorney’s office has been staffed by professional prosecutors chosen on merit rather than through political patronage. Dewey first came to the public’s attention as a prosecutor in the 1930s, instituting successful criminal proceedings against gangsters, bootleggers and organized crime figures of the day. By 1937, Dewey was elected District Attorney of New York County, where he served one term before resigning to run for governor. The awards are made possible by the generosity of the firm of Dewey Ballantine LLP.

2007
David E. Greenfield - Bronx County
Michael F. Vecchione - Kings County
Audrey S. Moore - New York County
Johnette Traill - Queens County
Mario F. Mattei - Richmond County

2006
Elisa F. Koenderman - Bronx County
Anne J. Swern - Kings County
Patrick J. Dugan - New York County
Anthony M. Communiello, Jr. - Queens County
Yolanda L. Rudich - Richmond County

2005
Michael H. Cooper - Bronx County
Anna-Sigga Nicolazzi - Kings County
Leroy Frazer, Jr. - New York County
Scott E. Kessler - Queens County
Timothy J. Koller - Richmond County

Municipal Affairs Awards

The Municipal Affairs Awards were established to recognize outstanding achievement as an Assistant Corporation Counsel.

2007

Ali Ayazi, Labor and Employment Law Division
Kim Conway, General Litigation Division
Tal Golomb, Legal Counsel Division
Nicole Ludwig, Tort Division ( Bronx )
Michael Ruseskas, Family Court Division ( Queens )

2006

Carlos Cruz-Abrams, Legal Counsel Division
Krishna Jayaram, Economic Development Division
Lavanya Pisupati, Tort Division (Bronx)
Stephanie Schwartz, Family Court Division (Queens)
Tracy Triplett, Environmental Law Division

2005

Gabriela Cacuci, Tax and Bankruptcy Division
Michelle Goldberg-Cahn, Administrative Law Division
Donna Kasohm, General Litigation Division
Meredith Kopelow, Family Court Division

2004

Theresa Wilson Campbell, Family Court Division
Jared Hatcliffe, Tort Division
Sheryl Neufeld Kamholz, Administrative Law Division
Concepcion Montoya, Special Federal Litigation Division
Scott Shorr, Appeals Division

2003

Michael Chadirjian, Tort Division
Howard Friedman, Contracts and Real Estate Division
Rachel Livingston, Tort Division
Jennfier Rossan, Special Federal Litigation Division
Carolyn Wolpert, General Litigation

2002

Lisa Black, General Litigation Division
Lisa Grumet, General Litigation Division
Matthew Maiorana, Special Litigation Unit, Tort Division
Alexandra Pinilla, Tort Division
Eric Proshansky, Affirmative Litigation Division

2001

Anthony W. Crowell -- Division of Legal Counsel
Karen Leslie Doyle -- Environmental Law Division
Jenny A. Montana -- Tort Division
Beth Nedow -- Family Court Division
Jorge Garcia-Tuduri -- Economic Development Division

2000

Brian Cody
Susan Choi-Hausman
Rachel Goldman
Joan Margiotta
Mark McIntyre
Jonathan Michaels

Minority Fellowship in Environmental Law

The Minority Fellowship in Environmental Law is a joint program of this Association and the New York State Bar Association. It was established to encourage minorities to enter the area of environmental law by providing selected minority law students with grants for summer internships in governmental environmental agencies or nonprofit organizations, and participation in activities of the Association’s Committee on Environmental Law and the Environmental Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.

2007

Jennifer Hsia, Cardozo Law School
Sheila Jain, Rutgers Law School
Jorge Figuerora, Pace Law School and Yale School of Forestry
Harriet Wong, New York Law School

2006

Denise Leong, Pace University School of Law
Winston Martindale, University of Maryland School of Law
Christina Miranda, Pace University School of Law
Manuel Ronquillo, Pace University School of Law

2005

Harven V. De Shield, University of Buffalo Law School
Vanessa Facio-Lince, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law
Amy J. Choi, Washington University School of Law in St. Louis
Sharonda C. Williams, University of Pittsburgh School of Law

2004

Karen Beltran
University of Buffalo Law School
Genesis Fisher
New York University School of Law
Rekha Rao
Pace University School of Law

2003

Jessica Ortiz
University of Buffalo Law School
Cindy Pean
Fordham University School of Law
Andre Shiromani
Tulane University School of Law

2002

LaVonda Collins
Albany Law School
Christine Cyriac
Pace University School of Law
Tara Torno
Cardozo Law School
Daniel Yohannes
Pace University School of Law

2001

Amanda C. Gonzales
Pace University School of Law
Kimberlee D. McGrath
University of Buffalo Law School
Amelia E. Toledo
CUNY School of Law at Queen's College
Frederick Wen
Hofstra University School of Law
Yelann Yu
University of Buffalo Law School

2000

Deborah Harper
St. John’s University School of Law
Sara Wells
Albany Law School of Union University
Mauricia Baca
CUNY School of Law at Queens’ College

Thurgood Marshall Fellowship

The Thurgood Marshall Fellowship Program was established in 1993 to provide three exceptional minority law students with the opportunity to work with the Association to advance the goals of civil rights and equal justice that are Justice Marshall’s legacy. The fellowships are funded by the Orison S. Marden Lecture Fund and are open to second- and third-year minority students from New York area law schools.

2004

Luz Medrano
CUNY School of Law
Brooke Sealy
Columbia University School of Law
Jenny Yun
Fordham University School of Law

2003

Aarthi Belani
New York University School of Law
Kelli Lane
Rutgers University School of Law
Ami Sanghvi
Fordham University School of Law

2002

Andrea Anderson
Brooklyn Law School
Sarah Lazare
CUNY Law School
Rebecca Velez
Fordham University School of Law

2001

Bernice Polanco
Fordham University Schoolof Law
S. Omell Richards
Brooklyn Law School
Subha Dhanaraj
Fordham University School og Law

2000

Alice Eddie Baker
New York University School of Law
Baaba Halm
Brooklyn Law School
Tina Matsuoka
Fordham University School of Law

Honorary Members

Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry
Chief Justice, Pakistan Supreme Court
Elected January 8, 2008

Sargent Shriver
Former Director of the Office of Economic Opportunity , 1964-1968
Elected June 10, 2005

Louis Henkin
Columbia University Law Professor
Elected May 11, 2004

P. N. Bhagwati
Former Chief Justice of India and Former Chair of the United Nations Human Rights Committee
elected April 1, 2002

Sir Sydney Kentridge QC
Distinguished Member of the South African and English Bars
Elected May 16 2001

William H. Rehnquist
Chief Justice of the United States, 1986-present
Elected April 13, 1999

George J. Mitchell
United States Senate Majority Leader, 1989-1995
Elected December 10, 1998

Richard J. Goldstone
Justice of the Constitutional Court of South Africa,
1994-present
Elected October 1, 1996

Mary Robinson
President of Ireland, 1990-97
Elected May 3, 1995

Judith S. Kaye
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, 1993-present
Elected May 3, 1995

Cyrus R. Vance
Secretary of State, 1977-1980
President of The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1974-76
Elected December 16, 1993

Harry A. Blackmun
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1970-94
Elected November 16, 1993

Marian Wright Edelman
Founding President, Children’s Defense Fund
Elected December 17, 1992

William J. Brennan, Jr.
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1956-90
Elected September 17, 1987

The Right Honourable the Lord Leslie George Scarman P.C., O.B.E.
Former Lord Justice of Appeal
Former Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Elected April 21, 1987

Edward Weinfeld
Judge, United States District Court
forthe Southern District of New York, 1950-88
Elected March 19, 1985

Potter Stewart
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1958-81
Elected March 19, 1985

Shirley M. Hufstedler
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1968-79
Secretary, United States Department of Education, 1979-81
Elected March 19, 1985

Arthur Chaskalson, S.C.
Director, Legal Resources Centre,
Johannesburg, South Africa, 1979-1993
President, Constitutional Court, South Africa
Elected March 19, 1985

Henry J. Friendly
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1971-73
Elected March 20, 1979

J. Edward Lumbard
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1959-71
Elected March 20, 1979

Charles D. Breitel
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, 1974-78
Elected March 20, 1979

Thurgood Marshall
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1967-91
Elected March 7, 1973

Stanley H. Fuld
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, 1966-73
Elected November 8, 1972

Warren E. Burger
Chief Justice of the United States, 1969-86
Elected April 8, 1970

The Right Honourable Lord Denning
Master of the Rolls
Elected March 4, 1964

John Marshall Harlan
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1954-71
Elected March 4, 1964

Earl Warren
Chief Justice of the United States, 1954-69
Elected October 29, 1963

The Right Honourable Lord Birkett
Former Lord Justice of Appeal
Elected November 2, 1960

Sir Leslie Knox Munro, K.C., M.G.
Former Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary from New Zealand
Elected December 9, 1958

The Honourable Dag HammarSkjold
Secretary General of the United Nations
Elected May 14, 1957

The Right Honourable the Viscount Kilmur, G.C.V.O.
Former Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
Elected September 9, 1954

The Right Honourable the Viscount Simonds
Former Lord Chancellor of Great Britain Former Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Elected September 2, 1953

Augustus N. Hand
Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1927-53
Elected May 12, 1953

Thomas W. Swan
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1951-53
Elected May 12, 1953

Learned Hand
Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, 1939-51
Elected February 2, 1949

John T. Loughran
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, 1945-53
Elected February 2, 1949

The Right Honourable the Earl Jowitt
Former Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
Elected September 11, 1947

The Right Honourable the Lord Shawcross, Q.C.
Former Attorney General of Great Britain
Elected November 6, 1946

The Right Honourable Herbert V. Evatt
Former Attorney General and Minister for External Affairs of the Commonwealth of Australia
Elected November 7, 1945

The Right Honourable the Lord Somervell of Harlow, O.B.E.
Former Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Elected February 2, 1944

The Right Honourable the Lord Greene, M.C.
Former Master of the Rolls
Former Lord of Appeal in Ordinary
Elected June 4, 1941

Irving Lehman
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, 1940-45
Elected January 3, 1940

Felix Frankfurter
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1939-62
Elected June 7, 1939

Frederick E. Crane
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, 1934-39
Elected February 6, 1935

Franklin Delano Roosevelt
32nd President of the United States
Elected January 3, 1934

Cuthbert W. Pound
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, 1932-34
Elected April 6, 1932

Harlan F. Stone
Chief Justice of the United States, 1941-46
Elected April 6, 1932

Charles Evans Hughes
Chief Justice of the United States, 1930-41
Elected April 6, 1932

Field Marshal the Right Honourable
Jan Christian Smuts, P.C., O.M.
Former Prime Minister and Minister of External Affairs and Defense of the Union of South Africa
Elected January 2, 1930

Benjamin N. Cardozo
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, 1932-38
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals of the State of New York, 1927-32
Elected May 2, 1928

William Howard Taft
27th President of the United States
Chief Justice of the United States, 1921-30
Elected May 2, 1928

Manuel Fourcade
Le Batonnier de l’Ordre des Avocats a la Court de Paris
Elected October 7, 1925

The Right Honourable the Earl of Birkenhead, G.C.S.I.
Former Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
Elected October 27, 1923

Ferdinand Foch
Marshal of France
Elected December 13, 1921

The Right Honourable the Viscount Simon
G.C.S.I., G.C.V.O.
Former Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
Elected September 12, 1921

Rene Viviani
Former President of the Council of Ministers of the French Republic
Elected April 19, 1921

His Eminence Desideratus Cardinal Mercier
Archbishop of Malines and Primate of Belgium
Elected October 10, 1919

The Right Honourable the Viscount Finley
G.C.M.G., LL.D., D.L.
Former Lord Chancellor of Great Britain
Elected September 22, 1919

The Most Honourable the Marquess of Reading
P.C., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E., G.C.V.O.
Former Lord Chief Justice of England
Elected May 14, 1918

The Stetson Room at Saint Luke’s Hospital

Extract from the Will
of the Late Francis Lynde Stetson

“I give the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) to St. Luke’s Hospital upon condition that at all times and perpetually it shall maintain one free room called the Stetson Room, and therein shall furnish free treatment** for one member of the Bar Association aforesaid to be nominated from time to time by the President of the Association for the time being.”

Accepted by Saint Luke’s Hospital, January 30, l922.

Members wishing to avail themselves of this privilege should apply by letter to the President of the Association. The letter should give the name and address of the member’s doctor; the nature of the illness; and the expected duration of the stay in the hospital.

** Doctors’ fees and private duty nurses’ fees are not included. The fund will be used to pay hospital costs only in excess of the patient’s medical insurance, including Medicare