LSBA President Jimmy Davidson welcomes the 2012 LSBA Pro Bono & Children's Law Award Recipients and their guests.

Justice Greg G. Guidry also welcomed the crowd before the awards were presented.

Access to Justice Chair, Marta Schnabel, and Luz Molina, Vice-Chair, announce the recipients.

Winfield E. Little Jr. (center) accepts the Friend of Pro Bono Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Carolyn Navarre (center) accepts the Friend of Pro Bono Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left)and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Patricia B. McMurray (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award on behalf of the Baton Rouge office of Adams and Reese LLP from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Mark C. Surprenant (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award on behalf of the New Orleans office of Adams and Reese LLP from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Christine B. Alphonso (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Michael A. Duplantier (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Scott P. Gaspard (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Melanie Newkome Jones (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Byron R. Kantrow, Jr. (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Judith R. Kennedy (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Matthew M. Livaccari (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Barbara A. Siefken (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Dwazendra J. Smith (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Sean P. Sullivan (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Mary E. Winchell (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Alan A. Zaunbrecher (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

Emily P. Ziober (center) accepts the Pro Bono Publico Award from Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right).

LBF President Patricia A. Krebs gave remarks, and then presented the Law Student Pro Bono Awards.

Patricia A. Krebs (left), Justice Greg G. Guidry (second from left), and Jimmy Davidson (right) present Lindsay E. Jarrell (second from right) with the Law Student Pro Bono Award.

Patricia A. Krebs (left), Justice Greg G. Guidry (second from left), and Jimmy Davidson (right) present Andrea M. Agee (second from right) with the Law Student Pro Bono Award.

Patricia A. Krebs (left), Justice Greg G. Guidry (second from left), and Jimmy Davidson (right) present Ashley L. Banks (second from right) with the Law Student Pro Bono Award.

Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right) present Mildred H. Meng (center) with the Career Public Interest Award.

Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right) present Garth J. Ridge (center) with the David A. Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award.

Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (right) present Clay Latimer (center) with the Children's Law Award.

Justice Greg G. Guidry (second from left) and Jimmy Davidson (second from right right) present LSU Juvenile Defense Clinic with the Children's Law Award. The award was accepted by Professor Robert Lancaster (far left), Professor Hector Linares (center), and Professor Sean Collins (far right).

Century Club Recipients pose for a group photograph. (From left to right) Justice Greg G. Guidry, Sean P. Collins, Barbara A. Siefken, James L. Michaels, Ann E. Duvic, Charles B. Long, Sandra L. Sutak, Matthew Livaccari, Judith R. Kennedy, Garth J. Ridge, Dwazendra J. Smith, Byron R. Kantrow, Jr., Emily P. Ziober, Hon. Melvin A. Shortess (Ret.), Jimmy Davidson

All of the Baton Rouge Recipients pose for a photograph. (From left to right) Justice Greg G. Guidry, Linsday E. Jarrell, Patricia B. McMurray, Alex Pucheu, Tom Clark, Melanie Newkome Jones, Garth J. Ridge, Emily P. Ziober, Scott P. Gaspard, Hon. Melvin A. Shortess (Ret.), Byron R. Kantrow, Jr., Professor Hector Linares, and Professor Sean Collins.

All of the Covington Recipients pose for a photograph. (From left to right) Justice Greg G. Guidry, Alan A. Zaunbrecher, Ann E. Duvic, Christine B. Alphonso, Cynthia Bordonaro, and Jimmy Davidson.

All of the Lafayette Recipients post for a photograph. (From left to right) Justice Greg G. Guidry, Dwazendra J. Smith, Carolyn Navarre, Judith R. Kennedy, and Jimmy Davidson.

All of the New Orleans Recipients pose for a photograph. (From left to right) Justice Greg G. Guidry, Scott P. Gaspard, Barbara A. Siefken, Michael A. Duplantier, Charles B. Long (standing in back), Andrea M. Agee, Ashley L. Banks, Sean P. Sullivan, clay Latimer, Mark C. Surprenant, Sandra L. Sutak, and Mildred H. Meng.

All of the Pro Bono Publico recipients pose for a photograph. (From left to right) Michael A. Duplantier, Jimmy Davidson, Justice Greg G. Guidry, Alan A. Zaunbrecher, Mary E. Winchell, Byron R. Kantrow, Jr., Christine B. Alphonso, Dwazendra J. Smith, Mark C. Surprenant for Adams and Reese LLP New Orleans, Judith R. Kennedy, Patricia B. McMurray for Adams and Reese LLP Baton Rouge, Melanie Newkome Jones, Scott P. Gaspard, Barbara A. Siefken, Matthew Livaccari, Sean P. Collins, and Emily P. Ziober

All of the Children's Law Award Recipients pose for a photograph. (From left to right) Professor Robert Lancaster, Justice Greg G. Guidry, Professor Hector Linares, Jimmy Davidson, Clay Latimer, and Profesor Sean Collins. Professors Robert Lanster, Hector Linares, and Sean Collins accepted the award on behalf of the LSU Juvenile Defense Clinic.

All of the Friend of Pro Bono Award recipients pose for a photograph. (From left to right) Justice Greg G. Guidry, Carolyn Navarre, Winfield E. Little, Jr., and Jimmy Davidson

Louisiana State University Recipients pose for a photograph. (From left to right) Justice Greg G. Guidry, Professor Robert Lanster, Scott P. Gaspard, Professor Hector Linares, Jimmy Davidson, Lindsay Jarrell, and Professor Sean Collins.

The Legal Aid Bureau poses for a photograph. (From left to right) Justice Greg G. Guidry, Roger A. Stetter, Kim Dugas-Glass, Keith Katz, Mildred H. Meng, Matthew Brown, and Jimmy Davidson.

All of the Law Student Pro Bono Award Recipients pose for a photograph.(From left to right) Patricia A. Krebs, Ashley L. Banks, Andrea M. Agee, Lindsay Jarrell, and Justice Greg G. Guidry.

(From left to right) Justice Greg G. Guidry, Tammy DeRouen, Julian Navarre, Eric Navarre, Carolyn Navarre, Jimmy Davidson, Connie Credeur, and Louis Perret

(From left to right) Justice Greg G. Guidry, Emily P. Ziober, John David Ziober, Ginger McMaster

(From left to right) Judith R. Kennedy, Charles W. Richard, Kathy B. Richard, and Jimmy Davidson.

(From left to right) Judith R. Kennedy, Charles W. Richard, and Kathy B. Richard

(From left to right) Luz M. Molina, Andrea Agee, and Telma Agee

Mary E. Winchell (third from right) poses with her family and Justice Greg G. Guidry (left) and Jimmy Davidson (second from right).

Scott P. Gaspard (center) poses with his family.

Barbara A. Siefken (center) poses with family and a friend during the ceremony reception.

Clay Latimer (right) poses with friends during the ceremony reception.

Judge Melvin A. Shortess (Ret.) speaks with LSBA President Jimmy Davidson during the reception.

Mary E. Winchell poses with family during the reception.

Matthew M. Livaccari (right) speaks with a guest at the reception.

Dwazendra J. Smith (left) poses with family and friends during the reception.