The ACFLS Outstanding Service to Family Law Award is conferred upon individual lawyers or non-lawyers who have made extraordinary contributions to the family law community. This broad definition gives the Board of Directors flexibility to recognize achievements in various areas of endeavor, whether by judicial officers, certified family law specialists, other lawyers, or non-lawyers that warrant the association's recognition.
2010 marked the ACFLS 30th Anniversary. In celebration of our anniversary we presented the “ACFLS Outstanding Service Award” to the following four recipients:
Stephen Adams, CFLS
Garrett C. Dailey, CFLS
Justice Donald B. King (ret.)
Justice David G. Sills, the California Supreme Court
2012 Honorable Thomas Trent Lewis
2013 Honorable Marjorie Slabach (Ret.)
2014 Honorable James Mitchell Mize
2015 Honorable Mark A. Juhas
2016 Honorable Kenneth A. Black
2017 Honorable Robert A. Schnider (Ret.)
2018 Honorable Michael J. Naughton (Ret.)
2019 Bonnie Rose Hough
2020/2021 Honorable Abbey Abinanti
2022 Leora Gershenzon
2023 Honorable Monica Wiley
2024 Honorable Michael J. Convey
2025 Honorable Laura H. Miller