The 2023 Hon. Michael F. Dillon Attorneys for Children Award will be presented to local attorney Mary Anne Connell, Esq. by Presiding Justice Gerald J. Whalen on Tuesday, June 18, 2024.
Ms. Connell was designated to receive the award by the Fourth Department Attorneys for Children Advisory Committee, which annually selects two attorneys for children from each of the Fifth, Seventh and Eighth Judicial Districts to receive this honor.
The award signifies vigorous advocacy on behalf of children. The award is named for the late Presiding Justice Michael F. Dillon, who spearheaded the development of the highest quality of representation for children in the Fourth Department and who initiated mandatory training for attorneys for children in New York State.
