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The American Lawyer's Lifetime Achiever Honorees
americanlawyer | August 16, 2017
Our 14th annual awards honor lawyers whose remarkable careers have shaped the legal profession.
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Lifetime Achiever: Bettina Plevan, Proskauer Rose
McKenna Moore | September 01, 2017
Bettina "Betsy" Plevan prioritized work-life balance before it was trendy. As an associate at Proskauer Rose in the 1970s, Plevan didn't hesitate to take time off or refuse late hours to look after her two young sons, one of whom had special needs.
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Lifetime Achiever: Roderick Palmore, Dentons
Gina Passarella | September 01, 2017
The leaps of faith Roderick Palmore has made, time and again in his career, have been a key element to his success. And his biggest leap of faith has been fighting for diversity.
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Lifetime Achiever: Patricia Ireland, Phillips, Richard & Rind
Miriam Rozen | September 01, 2017
Donald Trump has "galvanized" the women's movement and that consequence of his presidency—if not his policies—gives Patricia Ireland hope, she says.
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Lifetime Achiever: H. Rodgin Cohen, Sullivan & Cromwell
Christine Simmons | September 01, 2017
In an age where Wall Street banks are sometimes blamed for abuses that led to the recession, the banks' go-to lawyer H. Rodgin Cohen maintains enormous respect from both clients and government regulators alike.
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Lifetime Achiever: Dan Webb, Winston & Strawn
Roy Strom | September 01, 2017
As the U.S. attorney for Chicago in June 1984, Dan Webb made legal history when a federal jury returned a guilty verdict in a bribery case against a Cook County judge. He also breathed a sigh of relief, as the conviction meant calls that he be disbarred would go unheeded.
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Lifetime Achiever: Donald Flexner, Boies Schiller Flexner
McKenna Moore | September 01, 2017
"In the days when we worked together, he would always turn out the lights," says Richard Favretto, a partner at Mayer Brown, of his former Department of Justice colleague Donald Flexner.