From left, Barristers' Association of Philadelphia president Jahlee Hatchett congratulating McMonagle Perri lawyer Charles Gibbs, who was presented the J. Austin Norris Award by Judge Monica Gibbs. From left, Barristers' Association of Philadelphia president Jahlee Hatchett congratulating McMonagle Perri lawyer Charles Gibbs, who was presented the J. Austin Norris Award by Judge Monica Gibbs. Courtesy photo

Honored

Charles M. Gibbs of McMonagle Perri McHugh Mischak Davis received the J. Austin Norris award from the Barristers' Association of Philadelphia at their annual awards & scholarship gala on May 20.

The Barristers' Association presents this award annually to an attorney who has demonstrated distinguished service to the association, the legal profession, and the community at large.

The award was named for J. Austin Norris, a strong advocate for equality of opportunity. Norris used political power to advance the status of Black lawyers with the expectation that those lawyers would bring about further social change.