The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Cheyenne attorney Mackenzie Williams has received the 2026 Pro Bono Award for Legal Services. Angie Dorsch, Executive Director of Equal Justice Wyoming, presented the award on September 17, 2026, at the Access to Justice Luncheon which was held in conjunction with the Bar’s Annual Meeting & Judicial Conference in Casper.

The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Casper attorney Pam Brondos is the recipient of a 2026 Champion of Justice Award. Ann Rochelle, a retired attorney from Casper, presented the award at last week’s Access to Justice Luncheon which was held in conjunction with the Bar ’s Annual Meeting & Judicial Conference in Casper.

The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that former Crook County Attorney Joseph M. Baron is the recipient of a 2026 Champion of Justice Award. Sundance lawyer and former colleague of Baron’s, DaNece Day, presented the award last week at the Access to Justice Luncheon which was held in conjunction with the Bar’s Annual Meeting & Judicial Conference in Casper.

The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Keith M. Gingery, an attorney from Jackson, has been elected Commissioner of the Wyoming State Bar to represent the Ninth Judicial District, which consists of Fremont, Sublette and Teton Counties.

The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Amanda F. Esch, an attorney from Sheridan, Wyoming, has been elected commissioner of the Wyoming State Bar to represent the Fourth Judicial District, which consists of Buffalo and Sheridan Counties.

The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Cheyenne lawyer Gregory C. Dyekman has been selected as the recipient of the 2026 Burman Extraordinary Service Award, recognizing his decades of exceptional service to Wyoming’s legal profession and communities.

The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Clayton M. Melinkovich, an attorney from Pinedale, Wyoming, has been elected Treasurer of its organization.

The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that Glendo attorney Wendy Curtis Palen is this year’s recipient of its Gerald R. Mason Professionalism Award.

The Wyoming State Bar is pleased to announce that the late David A. Kubichek, a former Casper attorney, is the recipient of this year’s President’s Award. The award was presented posthumously at last week’s Annual Meeting & Judicial Conference in Casper.