Sterne Kessler Associates Receive 2025 Young Lawyer of the Year Award by the Bar Association of D.C.

Washington, D.C. (December 8, 2025) – Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is pleased to announce that Associates Jay Bober, Chris Coleman, Em Richardson, and Bree Vculek were recognized with the 2025 Young Lawyer of the Year award by the Bar Association of D.C. (BADC) alongside the other law firm associates who coordinated Legal Aid D.C.’s 2025 Making Justice Real Campaign. The award was presented at the BADC Annual Banquet & Awards Gala on December 6, 2025.

The Associate coordinators raised $4.2 million during the Making Justice Real Campaign this year. Sterne Kessler is a proud supporter of Legal Aid DC and raised more than $53,000 during the campaign.

The BADC Young Lawyer of the Year award is presented to “an outstanding young lawyer or group of young lawyers who have demonstrated excellence in their profession and made significant contributions to the profession as a whole.” The BADC is a voluntary bar association that promotes civility, justice and collegiality among members of the legal community in Washington, D.C.

About Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox

Based in Washington, D.C. and renowned for more than four decades for dedication to the protection, enhancement, and enforcement of intellectual property rights, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox is one of the most highly regarded intellectual property specialty law firms in the world. Its team of attorneys, registered patent agents, technical specialists, specialized trademark paralegals, and law clerks include some of the country’s most respected practitioners of IP law, tackling innovations across a broad spectrum of industries. The firm’s practitioners represent Fortune 500 companies, entrepreneurs, start-ups, inventors, venture capital firms, and universities in a client service driven environment that is welcoming, inclusive, and intellectually stimulating. Visit the firm online at sternekessler.com.