ABA Journal wins Magazine of the Year, best Web News Section at 2014 Azbee Awards
The ABA Journal won Magazine of the Year, and ABAJournal.com won a national gold medal for best Web News Section at the 2014 Azbee Awards. The awards, given by the American Society of Business Publication Editors in Chicago on Friday, recognize outstanding work by a business-to-business, trade, association or professional publications.
The ABA Journal also won a national gold medal for the opening page spread/photo for “Of Human Bondage,” from the April 2013 issue.
The ABA Journal also won a number of awards for the Upper Midwest Region (consisting of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin). A complete list of those victories:
Gold Awards

Photo by Winky Lewis
Azbee Category: Opening Page/Spread - Photo
Title of Entry: “Of Human Bondage,” Debora Clark, deputy design director; Winky Lewis, photographer
Azbee Category: Web News Section
Title of Entry: ABA Journal - Law News Now by Debra Cassens Weiss, senior writer; Martha Neil, legal affairs writer; Molly McDonough, managing editor; Sarah Mui, assistant managing editor; Lee Rawles and Ian Monroe, Web producers
Azbee Category: Individual Profile - Long
Title of Entry: “Meet the Man Who Would Save Guantanamo,” by Terry Carter, staff writer; Reginald Davis, editor
Azbee Category: Photo Gallery/Slide Show
Title of Entry: “13 Pioneering Women in American Law,” by Lee Rawles, Web producer; Brenan Sharp, senior designer/visual Web editor
Silver Awards

Azbee Category: Front Cover - Illustration
Title of Entry: “Can this Lawyer Save Guantanamo?” by Brenan Sharp, senior designer
Azbee Category: Case History
Title of Entry: “Should This Toy Be Saved?” by Terry Carter, staff writer
Azbee Category: Feature Article Design
Title of Entry: “The 25 Greatest Law Novels Ever,” by Brenan Sharp, senior designer
Azbee Category: News Analysis
Title of Entry: “Crimes In The Lab,” Mark Hansen, staff writer; Reginald Davis, editor
Azbee Category: Opening Page/Spread - Illustration
Title of Entry: “The Siege On State Courts,” Robert Fernandez, design director; Randy Lyhus, illustrator
Bronze Awards

Azbee Category: Front Cover - Illustration
Title of Entry: “Keeping It Civil” by Robert Fernandez, Design Director; Matt Mahurin, Illustrator
Azbee Category: Feature Article - General Interest
Title of Entry: “Death of a Practice,” by Susan Berson, writer, and Reginald Davis, editor