Distinguished Service Medals

The Linn Inn Alliance presents Distinguished Service Medals to those members from around the country and in Tokyo who have made outstanding contributions to the American Inns of Court over the last several years. Nominations may be made by reply email, identifying the nominee and briefly describing why the nominee is deserving of this recognition. The deadline for nominations is January 31. This is a wonderful way to recognize the special person in your Inn who has made a real difference in the success of your Inn over the past several years. The medals are traditionally presented at a Linn Inn Alliance reception in New York, held just prior to the NYIPLA Judges Dinner.

2023 Distinguished Service Medal Recipients

  • Hon. Richard G. Taranto (Federal Circuit)—Hon. Giles S. Rich AIC
  • Gary Levin—Benjamin Franklin AIC
  • Jason Rosenberg—Atlanta IP AIC

2020 Distinguished Service Medal Recipients

  • Don Dunner—Giles S. Rich AIC
  • Gregory Bradley—Q. Todd Dickinson Intellectual Property AIC
  • Jeffrey Butler—Hon. William C. Conner AIC
  • Stephen Stanton—Benjamin Franklin AIC
  • Debbie Wright—Richard Linn AIC

      2019 Distinguished Service Medal Recipients

      • Eiichiro Kubota—Tokyo Intellectual Property AIC
      • Hon. David E. Peebles (Northern District of New York)—Intellectual Property and Innovation AIC
      • Charles Rones—Giles S. Rich AIC
      • William A. Streff Jr.—Richard Linn AIC
      • Hon. Stacey G. White (USPTO)—Barbara M. G. Lynn AIC

      2018 Distinguished Service Medal Recipients

      • Amy Gallup Klann—Hon. William C. Conner AIC and Tokyo IP AIC
      • Jacob A. Schroeder—San Francisco Bay Area IP AIC
      • Cecily M. Winmill—Colorado IP AIC
      • Amy Ziegler —Richard Linn AIC

      2017 Distinguished Service Medal Recipients

        • Hon. Cathy Bissoon (Western District of PA)—Q. Todd Dickinson Intellectual Property AIC
        • Hon. John C. Lifland (District of New Jersey - Ret.)— John C. Lifland AIC
        • Hon. Pauline Newman (Federal Circuit)—Pauline Newman Intellectual Property AIC
        • Hon. Kathleen M. O'Malley (Federal Circuit)—Edward Coke Appellate AIC
        • Melvin C. Garner—Hon. William C. Conner AIC
        • John Lane—Hon. William C. Conner
        • Matthew W. Walch—Richard Linn AIC

        2016 Distinguished Service Medal Recipients

          • Hon. Lawrence E. Kahn (Northern District of NY)—Intellectual Property and Innovation AIC
          • Hon. Matthew F. Kennelly (Northern District of Illinois)—Richard Linn AIC/ Chicago AIC
          • Hon. Hubert C. Lorin (USPTO)—Pauline Newman Intellectual Property AIC
          • Richard A. Sterba—Pauline Newman Intellectual Property AIC/ Giles S. Rich AIC
          • Michelle Tyde—Atlanta Intellectual Property AIC
          • Douglas Wilson—Honorable Lee Yeakel Intellectual Property AIC

          2015 Distinguished Service Medal Recipients

            • Hon. Nancy F. Atlas (Southern District of Texas)—Honorable Nancy F. Atlas Intellectual Property AIC
            • Hon. James F. Holderman, Jr. (Northern District of Illinois)—Richard Linn AIC/ Chicago AIC
            • Hon. Barbara S. Jones (Southern District of NY)—Hon. William C. Conner AIC
            • Hon. Kristen L. Mix (District of Colorado)—Colorado Intellectual Property AIC/ Justice Sonia Sotomayor AIC
            • Hon. Lee Yeakel (Western District of Texas)—Honorable Lee Yeakel Intellectual Property AIC/ Robert W. Calvert AIC
            • Patrice P. Jean—Hon. William C. Conner AIC

            2014 Distinguished Service Medal Recipients

              • Hon. Teresa S. Rea (USPTO)—Pauline Newman Intellectual Property AIC
              • Elizabeth A. Evert
              • William L. LaFuze—Honorable Nancy Atlas Intellectual Property AIC
              • Brian C. Nash—Honorable Lee Yeakel Intellectual Property AIC
              • Charles A. Pannell—Atlanta Intellectual Property AIC
              • Stewart M. Wiener—Benjamin Franklin AIC

              2013 Distinguished Service Medal Recipients

                • David G. Conlin—Alan D. Lourie Boston Intellectual Property AIC
                • Michael L. Drapkin—Colorado Intellectual Property AIC
                • Timothy R. Holbrook—Richard Linn AIC
                • John R. Postumus—Colorado Intellectual Property AIC
                • Teresa M. Summers—Pauline Newman Intellectual Property AIC/ Tokyo Intellectual Property AIC
                • Brooke A.M. Taylor—Seattle Intellectual Property AIC

                2012 Distinguished Service Medal Recipients

                  • Hon. Susan Braden (US Court of Federal Claims)—Giles S. Rich AIC
                  • Hon. Elizabeth Dougherty (USPTO)—Giles S. Rich AIC/ Pauline Newman Intellectual Property AIC
                  • Julie Katz—Richard Linn AIC
                  • Edward Manzo—Richard Linn AIC
                  • Paul Prestia—Benjamin Franklin AIC
                  • Hal Wegner—Giles S. Rich AIC/ Richard Linn AIC

                  2011 Distinguished Service Medal Recipients

                  • Hon. Timothy Dyk (Federal Circuit)—Edward Coke Appellate AIC
                  • Olivia Luk Bedi—Richard Linn AIC
                  • Anthony Giaccio—Hon. William C. Conner AIC
                  • Frank Porcelli—Alan D. Lourie Boston Intellectual Property AIC/ Giles S. Rich AIC/ Hon. William C. Conner AIC
                  • Vern Schooley—Ball-Hunt-Schooley AIC/ Judge Paul R. Michel Intellectual Property AIC