Justice Eugene A. Cook Professionalism Award
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
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Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
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Other requirements
- Lawyer or judge nominees
- Must be HBA member
- Can be from transactional or litigation practice
- 2026 Recipient: Dick Schwartz, Shareholder at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., Executive Director of The Garland Walker Inn of Court
Overview
Geographic Scope: Houston, Texas area
Focus Areas: Professionalism, legal ethics, and legal excellence
Purpose: Presented by the Houston Bar Association to a lawyer or judge who exemplifies the highest level of professionalism and legal ethics.
Award Criteria:
- Demonstrated longstanding commitment to professionalism
- Record of exemplary service in professionalism, legal ethics, and legal excellence
- Role model for younger or less experienced lawyers
- Must make the bar proud of the legal profession
Eligibility:
- Lawyer or judge nominees
- Must be HBA member
- Can be from transactional or litigation practice
2026 Recipient: Dick Schwartz, Shareholder at Munsch Hardt Kopf & Harr, P.C., Executive Director of The Garland Walker Inn of Court
Recognition: Honoree recognized at HBA Annual Dinner (May 7, 2026)
Recent Recipients:
- 2025: Kevin Dubose
- 2024: Hon. Keith P. Ellison and Christopher L. Tritico
- 2023: Hon. Lee H. Rosenthal and Reagan W. Simpson
- 2022: Hon. Edith H. Jones
- 2021: David J. Beck
- 2020: Kelly Frels
- 2019: Harry Reasoner, Fred Hagans
- 2018: Hon. Eugene A. Cook
What Houston Bar Association actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 2
- Total given
- $154K
- Median grant
- $77K
- Range
- $38K–$116K
- By dollars: Texas 75%, Virginia 25%. Top recipient cities: Houston, TX; Arlington, VA.
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Houston Bar Foundation · Houston, TX
Program support
$116K
Federal Bar Association · Arlington, VA
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$38K
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