The Edmund C. Wingerd Jr. Award was created in 2002 to honor the integrity, professionalism, discretion, commitment to client and commitment to community that distinguished the law practice of the late Edmund C. “Ted” Wingerd Jr.

An Edmund C. Wingerd Jr. Award recipient is selected every two years by the Franklin County Bar Association, of which Ted Wingerd was a member for nearly 55 years. The winner is selected in September for formal recognition in December.

It is the goal of the Edmund C. Wingerd Jr. Award to recognize those attorneys in the Franklin County Bar Association who carry on the honorable tradition of private client solicitor — someone who thoroughly understands and honors the needs of his or her clients and consistently demonstrates professional and personal deportment in addressing and serving those needs.

Along with those characteristics, Edmund C. Wingerd Jr. Awardees must exhibit a commitment to their community, a commitment to the highest standards of integrity and professionalism in the practice of law, and a recognition of and commitment to serving the needs of the underprivileged.

 

2002 Award Recipient 
Thomas B. Steiger 

 

2004 Award Recipient 
LeRoy S. Maxwell, Sr.

Thomas B. Steiger, Jr., LeRoy S. Maxwell, Sr., and William S. Dick

 

2006 Award Recipient 
John McD. Sharpe, Jr.

Jack Sharpe, John McD Sharpe, Jr., and Eileen Finucane

 

2008 Award Recipient 
Denis M. DiLoreto

 

 

2010 Award Recipient 
Thomas J. Finucane

 

 

2012 Award Recipient 
Jay L. Benedict, Jr.

Jay L. Benedict, Jr.

 

 

2014 Award Recipient 
Phil Cosentino

Clinton Barkdoll and Phil Cosentino

 

 

2016 Award Recipient 
Edward I. Steckel

Edward Steckel

 

 

2018 Award Recipient 
Forest N. Myers

Forest Myers

 

 

2020 Award Recipient 
Martha B. Walker

Andrew J. Benchoff, Martha B. Walker, and David F. Spang

 

 

2022 Award Recipient 
Thomas B. Steiger, Jr.

Tom Steiger & Tony Cosentino