Law Day 2024 Contest Winners
Theme: Cornerstone of Democracy: Civics, Civility, and Collaboration
Law Day has been sponsored and promoted by the American Bar Association and the Houston Bar Association since 1958, when President Dwight Eisenhower designated it a national holiday. The HBA joins local and state bar associations nationwide in sponsoring activities surrounding May 1. While the HBA calls its celebration “Law Week,” it encompasses much more.
Law Day 2024 focuses on the theme “Voices of Democracy”. Learn more about it here.
Essay Contest Winners | Photography Contest Winners | |
Kinder - 2nd Poster Contest Winners | 3rd - 5th Poster Contest Winners |
Click here to view last year's winners
Essay Contest
Grades 9-12
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Photography Contest
Grades 9-12
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K - 2nd Grade Poster Contest
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3rd - 5th Grade Poster Contest
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Special Needs Photography Contest
Ages 12-22
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Special Needs Poster Contest
Grades 9-12
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Thank you to our Law Week Committee and our contest judges!
2023-2024 Law Week Co-Chairs Chris Ainsworth, Harris County District Attorney's Office Simone Bray, Harris County Public Defender's Office Nicole Su, Cozen O'Connor 2023-2024 Law Week Committee Emeka Anyanwu, Columbus E Anyanwu & Associates Paul Armstrong, Paul Armstrong Mediation Jillian Beck, Hogan Lovells Ashley Brown, SLB Michael Butera, Harris County District Attorney's Office Josie Deese, Rodney Jones Law Group Sara Delgado, Harris County District Attorney's Office Cindy Dinh, Sumitomi Corporation of Americas Hon. Erin Lunceford, LuncefordADR, LLC Jennifer Meriwether, Harris County District Attorney's Office Stephani Michel, Bracewell LLP Christine Ng, Attorney at Law Holli Pryor-Baze, Akin Gump Timothy Rothberg, Rothberg PLLC Melanie Rubinsky, Sprott Newsom Quattlebum & Messenger Jens Sandberg, Wärtsilä North America, Inc. Iain Simpson, Simpson P.C. Elizabeth Stevens, Harris County District Attorney's Office Bridget Vick, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Victoria "Tory" Vonder Haar, The Law Office of Tory Vonder Haar Erica Winsor, The Jewish Federation of Greater Houston |
2023-2024 Law Day Contest Judges Chris Ainsworth, Harris County District Attorney's Office Paul Armstrong, Paul Armstrong Mediation Todd Batson, Norton Rose Fulbright Jillian Beck, Hogan Lovells Simone Bray, Harris County Public Defender's Office Jill Burdette, Harris County District Attorney's Office Sara Delgado, Harris County District Attorney's Office Cindy Dinh, Sumitomi Corporation of Americas Andrew Fletcher, Harris County District Attorney's Office Bridget Holloway, Harris County District Attorney's Office Dae Kim, Harris County District Attorney's Office Taylor Larson, Sidley Austin LLP Hon. Erin Lunceford, LuncefordADR, LLC Jennifer Meriwether, Harris County District Attorney's Office Christine Ng, Attorney at Law Melanie Rubinsky, Sprott Newsom Quattlebum & Messenger Jens Sandberg, Wärtsilä North America, Inc. Iain Simpson, Simpson P.C. Elizabeth Stevens, Harris County District Attorney's Office Bridget Vick, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP Victoria "Tory" Vonder Haar, The Law Office of Tory Vonder Haar |