JALBCA's Annual Awards Dinner is held every year in May with the mission to raise funds for providing grants to various nonprofit organizations in the Tri-State area, to support legal and social services to cancer patients and their families, particularly those who could not otherwise afford them, as well as education and training efforts and early detection initiatives. Each year, the Maite Aquino Memorial Grant Award is presented to a corporate award recipient, and the Leadership Achievement Award is presented to a judicial award recipient.

This year's Maite Aquino Memorial Grant Award corporate recipient was presented to Morgan Stanley, Litigation Department; James Mangan, Managing Director & Global Head of Litigation and the Leadership Achievement Award judicial recipient was presented to Honorable Rowan D. Wilson, Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals. Jaci P. Flug  received the Volunteer Services Award for her many years of dedicated service to JALBCA.