Awards
Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Soaring Eagle Award - The Johnnie L. Cochran, Jr. Soaring Eagle Award was established in 1997 and symbolizes the struggle of lawyers of color as they travel the road to personal and professional success. The AAJ Minority Caucus presents this award annually to an attorney who, despite the challenges of his or her own journey, pursues excellence and has made outstanding efforts and contributions to the legal profession in paving the way for others.
2012 Soaring Eagle Award Winners - Daryl Parks and Benjamin Crump, Parks & Crump, L.L.C., Tallahassee, Florida
Scholarships
Richard D. Hailey Scholarship - The AAJ Minority Caucus awards up to six $1,000 tuition assistance scholarships annually. These scholarships are open to all incoming first, second, and third-year African American, Hispanic, Asian American, Native American and Bi-Racial AAJ Law Student Members.
2012 Richard D. Hailey Scholarship Winners:
Tanisha Bostick, Thomas Jefferson School of Law
Marc Stephen Davis, Ohio Northern University College of Law
Patrick Hormillosa, Golden Gate University
Jamie Elise Jackson, University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law
Marshall E. Jackson, Jr., The University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law
Tania Prado, University of California Hastings College of Law
