Monsignor Malloy Lifetime Achievement Award

The Monsignor Malloy Lifetime Achievement Award, presented annually by the Catholic Lawyers Society of Metropolitan Detroit, recognizes Catholic judges and lawyers whose service and character exemplify and advance the highest values of both the Catholic faith and the legal profession. The award is named for Monsignor Charles J. Malloy, a longtime canonical lawyer for the Archdiocese of Detroit and the Society's first spiritual director.  

Past winners include U.S. District Court Judge Terrence G. Berg, former Chief Wayne County Circuit Judge Robert J. Colombo, and appellate lawyer John P. Jacobs, a CLSMD Life Member.  Recent award recipients include Detroit attorney Dennis J. Clark (2019), Bloomfield Hills attorney Gerard J. Andree (2021), and Auburn Hills attorney Paul j. Palgut (2023). Honored posthumously in 2022 were attorney Marisa Claudia Petrella and Hon. Paul Stephen Teranes (see "In Memoriam").