The Klepper Prize for Volunteer Excellence was created through the generosity of Martin and Arlene Klepper in order to recognize attorneys early in their careers who have made a significant volunteer contribution to the Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia. The 2020 winner of the Klepper Prize for Volunteer Excellence is:
Elliot Weingarten
Associate, Brown Rudnick
Elliot J. Weingarten is a litigation associate at Brown Rudnick. Since coming to Washington as a first-year associate in 2013, Elliot has made pro bono work a central part of his practice. Over the past seven years, Elliot has been one of Legal Aid’s most active pro bono volunteers, developing expertise in defending tenants facing eviction cases. Elliot has personally handled about 15 eviction cases, and mentored his colleagues on additional cases as well, ensuring that families are able to stay in their homes and that landlords remedy severe housing conditions as required by law.
2019

Emily Goldman
Lance Murashige
Susan Musser
Kaitlin Welborn
Hogan Lovells
2018

Jahnisa Tate Loadholt
Alston & Bird
2017

David Young
Ropes & Gray
2016

Brendan Carroll
Alston & Bird
2015

Daniel L. Russell, Jr.
Covington & Burling
2014

Stefanie A. Doebler
Covington & Burling
2013

Warren T. Allen, II
Nicole L. Grimm
Luke A. Meisner
Skadden
2012

Jonathan G. Lin
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
2011

Aryeh S. Portnoy
Crowell & Moring
2010

Randall A. Brater
Arent Fox
2009

Julia Judish
Pillsbury
2008

Melissa K. Bianchi
Hogan & Hartson