2023 ITLA Annual Award Recipients

Sarah Graziano

Trial Lawyer of the Year

Judge Margret G. Robb

Hoosier Freedom

Susie Talevski

Consumer Advocate 

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Previous Trial Lawyers of the Year

Previous Hoosier Freedom Award Recipients 

1985-  Mary Beth Ramey & Drew Young
1986-  Jack Clarkson, Dan Roby & John Worth
1987-  Charles R. Vaughan
1988-  Terrance Smith
1989-  Tom Young and Steve Williams
1990-  Harry Wilson, Jr.
1991-  Jim Grossman and Trina Glusenkamp
1992-  P. Gregory Cross
1993-  Ed Bayliff
1994-  Max Goodwin, Robert Hellmann, Michael Mullett,
          Tim Peterson, Jack Wicks and Todd Richardson
1995-  Bob Gonderman, Sr. and Rob Gonderman, Jr.
1996-  Roger Pardieck
1997-  Terrence Pehler
1998-  Jeffrey Cooke and Bill Hurst
1999-  Patrick Harrison and Mary Findling
2000-  No Award Given
2001-  Steve Williams and Bruce Kehoe
2002-  Tom Doehrman and Bill Winingham
2003-  Bruce Aukerman and Don Forrest 
2004-  Mark Scott, Steven L. Langer, Mark McCann,
          Tim Kennedy, Marshall Hanley
2005-  James McDonald
2006-  Steve Wagner
2007-  Tony Patterson
2008-  Gordon Tabor
2009-  Steven L. Langer and Tim Kennedy
2010-  Nicholas C. Deets
2011-  Roger Pardieck
2012-  Peter D. Palmer
2013-  Daniel A. Ladendorf
2014- Charles L. Berger
2015- Lee Christie
2016- Mike Stapleton
2017- Robert Johnson
2018- Lance Cline and Kathy Lee
2019- Jerry Garau
2020- Daniel Pfeifer
2021 - Amy M. Davis
2022 - Bill Winingham and Jon Noyes​

1980-  Dr. Otis Bowen
1981-  Senator Frank O'Bannon
1982-  Senator Richard Lugar
1983-  Edgar W. Bayliff
1984-  Senator Robert Garton
1985-  Representative John J. Thomas
1986-  Prof. Robert I. Mendelsohn
1987-  Representative Lee Hamilton
1988-  Woodrow A. Myers
1989-  Bill Groth & Barry Macey
1990-  Michealle Wilson
1991-  Speaker Michael Phillips
1992-  Keith Daydon
1993-  Senator Robert Hellmann
1994-  Justice Randall T. Shepard
1995-  Governor Evan Bayh
1996-  Charles Deppert
1997-  Terry L. Thurman
1998-  Irwin B. Levin
1999-  Representative Jessie Villalpando
2000-  Carl Deal and Joanne Doroshow
2001-  Bill Alexa
2002-  Representative Brent Steele
2003   Ted Lockyear and Jim Kornblum
2004-  Benjamin E. Giaquinta
2005-  Don Ward
2006-  Representative John Ulmer
2007-  The Indiana National Guard
2008-  Speaker B. Patrick Bauer
2009-  Congressman Andre Carson
2010-  No Award Given
2011-  No Award Given
2012-  Larry Landis
2013- No Award Given
2014- No Award Given
2015- Michealle B. Wilson
2016- State Senator John Broden
2017- Justice Robert D. Rucker
2018- Senator David C. Long
2019- No Award Given
2020- Richard Hailey
2021- Lee C. Christie
2022- Richard Cook
2023- No Award Given

Previous Consumer Advocate Award Recipients

1996- Harry Miller 
1997- Nancy Griffin 
1998- No award given 
1999- Mike & Patty Miller and Linda & Robert Klaiber
2000- Clayton Taylor
2001- Aaron Hartman
2002- Mike Riley
2003- Steve and Diana Langer
2004- Karl Truman
2005- W. Scott Montross
2006- Barbara Becker
2007- Rafael Sanchez
2008- Carol A. Mihalik (Consumer Protection Unit, In. Dept. of Insurance)
2009- Chuck and Becky Findley
2010- Lance E. Trexler, PhD
2011- No Award Given
2012- No Award Given
2013- Irwin B. Levin
2014- No Award Given
2015- Lynn Toops
2016- No Award Given
2017- Judith Robinson M.D.
2018- No Award Given
2019- Rich Cook
2020- Fran Quigley, JD
2021- No Award Given
2022- No Award Given

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