Curtis R. Boisfontaine Trial Advocacy Award

This trial advocacy award was established through an endowment to the Louisiana Bar Foundation in memory of Curtis R. Boisfontaine, who served as President of the Louisiana State Bar Association and the Louisiana Association of Defense Counsel. Generous donations from Sessions, Fishman, Nathan & Israel, LLP, the Boisfontaine Family and friends established the fund.

Mr. Boisfontaine was a consummate trial lawyer who, throughout his career, adhered at all times to the highest standard of the profession. He earned the enduring respect of the courts before which he practiced and the admiration of opposing counsel and litigants. This award was established in 1994 to honor Mr. Boisfontaine's contributions and to encourage others to emulate the standard to which he adhered.

The award is given to a Louisiana attorney who exhibits long standing devotion to and excellence in trial practice and upholds the standards of ethics and consideration for the court, litigants and all counsel.

The award is presented at the Louisiana State Bar Association's Annual Meeting in Sandestin, Florida in June. The recipient will receive a plaque and $1,000 will be donated in their name to a non-profit, law-related program or association of their choice who provides services in Louisiana.

• 2010 John M. McCollam
• 2009 J. Michael Small
• 2008 Phillip A. Wittmann
• 2007 George Frilot III
• 2006 John R. Martzell
• 2005 H. Alston Johnson III
• 2004 Allen Lewis Smith
• 2003 John J. Weigel
• 2002 Robert B. Acomb, Jr.
• 2001 Jack C. Benjamin, Sr.
• 2000 Herschel E. Richard, Jr.
• 1999 Charles S. Weems III
• 1998 Gene W. Lafitte
• 1997 John B. "Spike" Scofield
• 1996 Patrick A. Juneau
• 1995 William K. Christovich
• 1994 Wood Brown III