Hon. Michael F. Dillon Award

About the Dillon Award

Each year the Fourth Department, Attorneys for Children Advisory Committee, selects two outstanding attorneys for children from each of the Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Districts to receive the Hon. Michael F. Dillon Award.

The award signifies vigorous advocacy on behalf of children. The award is named for the late Presiding Justice Michael F. Dillon, who spearheaded the development of the highest quality of representation for children in the Fourth Department and who initiated mandatory training for attorneys for children in New York State.

2022 Award Recipients
Presented June 13th, 2023 by Hon. Gerald J. Whalen.

Fifth Judicial District

Stacey L. Scotti

Oneida County

Andrea C. Drumm

Onondaga County

Seventh Judicial District

Meredith M.B. Lamb

Ontario County

Edward Dennis Benjamin

Seneca County

Eighth Judicial District

Carrie L. Conrad

Erie County

Alphonso Marra Bax

Niagara County

Lifetime Achievement Award

Michele A. Brown

Erie County

Past Award Recipients