2025 JLAP ADVOCATES DINNER November 13, 2025

December 8-14, 2025

The Arkansas Judges and Lawyers Assistance Program and Foundation Advocates Dinner purpose is to raise funds to provide free and low cost mental health and well-being services to the Arkansas legal community.  

 

Thank you to our attendees and sponsors for your continued support!

 

2025 Award Recipients: 

 

JLAP Distinguished Service Award 

 

Colin Jorgensen

 

Justice Robert L. Brown Community Support Award

 

Hon. Wayne Gruber, ret. and Hon. Rita Gruber, ret. 

 

Acknowledgement of Merit Awardee

 

Dr. Catherine Crisp, PhD, MSW

 

Photo Captions:

 

1. Abby Brenneman, Access to Justice Jamie Jones Walsworth, AR BAR President

 

2. Colin Jorgensen, former JLAP Committee Chair & JLAP Distinguished Service Award Recipient & family

 

3. Donna Clawson, Judge Clawson, Ret., Judge Phillip Whittaker, Ret.

 

4. Dr. LaVerne Bell-Tolliver, former JLAP Committee, James Gilson

 

5. Dr. Catherine Crisp, MSW & Acknowledgement of Merit Awardee; Jennifer Donaldson, JLAP Executive Director

 

6. Stark Ligon, JLAP Committee, Paul Dumas, JLAP Volunteer, Susan Dumas, JLAP Committee, Tucker Martin

 

7. Colin Jorgensen speaking at event

 

8. Laura Gilson, JLAP Committee Chair, Jennifer Donaldson, JLAP Executive Director, Judge Rita Gruber, Ret., AR Supreme Court Chief Justice Karen Baker, Candace McCown, JLAP Deputy Director, Colin Jorgensen, Caroline Boch

 

9.Judge Wendy Wood, Carter Stein, Judge Shawn Johnson, Kristin Clark, Judge Tommy Fowler

 

10. Retired Justice Robert Brown, Susan Kemp, Retired Chief Justice John Dan Kemp

 

11. Judge Rita Gruber, Ret. & JLAP Community Service Awardee with family; Barrett Moore, JLAP Foundation Board Chair

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