Defense Association of New York president Margaret Klein, left, of Margaret G. Klein and Associates, joined the honorees at DANY’s Annual Pinckney Dinner and Awards Ceremony on Monday.

From left, former Eastern District Judge John Gleeson, a partner at Debevoise & Plimpton, received the distinguished federal jurist award; Lawrence Knipel, the administrative judge for civil matters for the Second Judicial District, received the distinguished state jurist award; New York Court of Appeals Judge Sheila Abdus-Saalam received the Charles C. Pinckney award; and Thomas Maroney, a partner at Maroney O’Connor, received the James S. Conway award for outstanding service to the defense community.