Kimball Anderson Receives Justice Stevens Award from the Chicago Bar Association

Winston & Strawn partner Kimball Anderson has been recognized with the Justice John Paul Stevens Award, the Chicago Bar Association’s highest honor. 

The Justice John Paul Stevens Award honors Justice Stevens, a Chicago native, for his lifetime effort to improve the system of justice and his active participation and dedication to the Chicago Bar Association. The award is presented annually to attorneys who best exemplify the Justice’s commitment to integrity and public service in the practice of law.   

Mr. Anderson’s commitment to public service is unsurpassed. He led  the effort to establish Winston & Strawn’s pro bono policy in 1991, and served 27 years as chair of the firm’s pro bono committee. He continues to act as its chairman emeritus today. He has handled numerous significant pro bono cases, including a successful challenge to Illinois’ death penalty. He has chaired the boards of several public interest law organizations including the Chicago Bar Foundation, where he and his wife established the Anderson Fellowship, which  provides loan repayment assistance to outstanding recent law school graduates who are working at Chicago-area public interest law organizations.