Person of the Year
Family Law Person of the Year
Presented each year at the Chapter’s Annual Institute of Trial Advocacy, the Family Law Person of the Year Award is one of the highest honors conferred by the Southern California Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. It is named in memory of Norman Dolin, who passed away while serving as Chapter President. His integrity, professionalism, and commitment to the development of family law remain the standard this award represents.
The award recognizes professional excellence and sustained contributions through mentorship, public service, and stewardship of the family law community.
- 2026 | Robert C. Brandt
- 2025 | Harold J. Stanton
- 2024 | Sharon A. Blanchet
- 2023 | Chief Justice Patricia Guerrero
- 2022 | Eleanor M. Stegmeier
- 2021 | Hon. Thomas Trent Lewis
- 2020 | William J. Glucksman
- 2019 | Bruce E. Cooperman
- 2018 | Gregory W. Herring
- 2017 | Saul M. Gelbart
- 2016 | Stephen A. Kolodny
- 2015 | Dawn Gray
- 2014 | Daniel J. Jaffe
- 2013 | Ronald S. Granberg and Robert E. Blevans
- 2012 | Edward J. Thomas
- 2011 | Don Mike Anthony
- 2010 | Chief Justice Ronald M. George (Ret.)
- 2009 | Peter M. Walzer
- 2008 | Nicholas A. Leto Jr.
- 2007 | Garrett C. Dailey
- 2006 | Stephen A. Wagner
- 2004 | Sandra Joan Morris
- 2003 | Ronald W. Anteau
- 2002 | Thomas P. Stabile
- 2001 | Judge Thomas Ashworth, III
- 1998 | James A. Hennenhoefer
- 1993 | Judge Thomas R. Murphy
- 1990 | Justice Sheila Prell Sonenshine (Ret.)