The Beverly A. Groner Family Law Award

The Beverly A. Groner Family Law Award was created to provide a vehicle for highlighting the importance of family law to our community, and to celebrate those who improve family law practice in our state. It is named in honor of the late Beverly Ann Groner, the Maryland family law practitioner whose long, distinguished career featured chairing the state commission that researched and drafted the present Marital Property Act and Alimony law.

Eligibility Requirements
To be eligible for the Award, a nominee must be an attorney, judge or magistrate:

1. A member in good standing of the Maryland Bar
2. In the State of Maryland
3. Having made a substantial contribution to the area of family law
4. Cannot be a current voting member of the Family and Juvenile Law Section Council (FJLSC)
5. May be nominated by a FJLSC voting member

Award Criteria
Annually, the FJLSC will solicit and consider nominations for, and may grant the Award to, a qualified attorney, judge or magistrate. The following criteria may be considered, among others, in determining the recipient of the Award:

1. Nominee’s number of years in practice (as an attorney, judge, magistrate and/or legislator)
2. Nominee’s focus of practice, ordinarily family law
3. Nominee’s participation in local, Maryland State, and national family law associations
4. Nominee’s involvement in the community as it affects and/or promotes the practice of family law
5. Nominee’s contributions to the advancement of family law issues on state and/or national levels