Legendary Lawyer Award Recipients
Legendary Lawyer Application
You may nominate a Fellow for this award at anytime during the year. Their nominations remain eligible for subsequent years. Click here for a list of eligible Fellows!
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Award Year
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Recipient
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Hometown
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1981
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Benton E. Gates, Sr
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Columbia City
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1982
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John A. Kendall
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Danville
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1983
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Paul E. Beam
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Indianapolis
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1984
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Telford B. Orbison
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New Albany
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1985
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Carl M. Gray
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Petersburg
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1986
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Thomas M. Scanlon
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Indianapolis
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1987
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Addison M. Beavers
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Boonville
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1988
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James F. Thornburg
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South Bend
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1989
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Robert A. Gemmill
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Marion
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1990
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William S. Gordon, Sr.
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Huntington
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1991
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Frank W. Campbell
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Noblesville
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1992
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C. Ben Dutton
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Indianapolis
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1993
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John W. Houghton
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Indianapolis
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1994
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Samuel R. Rosen
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Nashville
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1995
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Lewis C. Bose
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Indianapolis
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1996
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Warren E. McGill
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South Bend
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1997
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John L. Carey
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South Bend
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1998
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Philip S. Cooper
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Anderson
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1999
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Harold H. McConnell
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North Vernon
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2000
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Leon R. Kaminski
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La Porte
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2001
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Rabb Emison
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Vincennes
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2002
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Lester M. Ponder
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Indianapolis
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2003
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K. Edwin Applegate
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Bloomington
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2004
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Jeanne S. Miller
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New Haven
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2005
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Sylvan W. Tackitt
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Bloomington
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2006*
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Philip “Skip” S. Kappes
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Indianapolis
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2007
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Russell H. Hart
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W. Lafayette
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2008
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Hon. George B. Hoffman
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Indianapolis
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2009
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William F. McNagny
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Fort Wayne
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2010
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Charles C.E. Oswald, Jr.
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Evansville
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2011
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Leslie Duvall
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Indianapolis
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*Prior to 2006, the award was named the Fellows of the Indiana Bar Foundation 50-Year Award
