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