KCBA AWARDS – Nominations due by April 1, 2026
We’re Presenting Four Outstanding Awards This Year — Including an Exciting New Addition. Submit Your Nominees! Please click the title of each award to access further information and the nomination forms.
*NEW* Tradition of Legal Excellence Award
- Beginning in 2026, the Kane County Bar Association is proud to introduce the Tradition of Legal Excellence Award—an honor recognizing an KCBA Member attorney whose career reflects exceptional dedication, leadership, and service to the legal profession. This prestigious award celebrates a lifetime of integrity, professional excellence, and commitment to the Association’s core value: Justice is our Tradition. This attorney exemplifies impeccable character both within and beyond the legal profession and has demonstrated an enduring commitment to the KCBA through decades of dedicated service.
- The Community Service Award is presented to a member of the Kane County Bar Association who has demonstrated a broad based involvement in the community, and who is an active member of the legal profession. The honorees have shown a firm commitment for working toward a better government and fostering civic improvements. They have impeccable character, a strong sense of family, and are held in high regard by their peers. The Kane County Bar Association Community Service Award is presented to a well-rounded individual who, through actions, has shown a true understanding of and a caring attitude toward the community in which they reside.
- This nationally recognized award is bestowed on a non-attorney individual or community organization who has promoted a better understanding of the law, encouraged a greater respect for the law and the courts, who stimulates a sense of civic responsibility, and who contributes to good government within the community.
- The Outstanding New Lawyer Award is presented to someone who is in their first eight years of practice and who has shown commitment to the Kane County Bar Association through committee involvement and other contributions to the association and/or legal profession. The honoree has also exhibited a commitment to their community and has promoted a positive view of the legal profession through their integrity and professional responsibility. This award is presented to a well-rounded individual who, in addition to meeting other criteria, has demonstrated a high level of professional development for this early stage of their career.
Email completed forms to [email protected] or send to Attn: Gina Armstrong 555 S. Randall Rd., Ste. 203, St. Charles, IL 60174
NOMINATION FORMS ARE DUE TO THE KCBA OFFICE BY APRIL 1, 2026.
2025 Award Winners:
Lidia E. Serrano – Community Service Award
Aurora Public Library District’s Court Support and Access Initiatives – Liberty Bell Award
Nicholas Karayannis – Outstanding New Lawyer Award
