Ron Ellis Award for Excellence in Workers' Compensation Law

Nominations and supporting material must be filed by 5:00 pm on Thursday, December 18, 2025.

Any person meeting the criteria, excluding current members of the OBA Workers' Compensation Section Executive or OBA Executive, is eligible. The nominee must be an OBA member in good standing.

Nominators are requested to submit the nomination information online with a curriculum vitae outlining the candidate’s qualifications. The nominator must indicate that the candidate has been advised of the nomination prior to the nomination deadline and consents to the nomination.

All nominations will be reviewed by the Ron Ellis Award Nominations Committee. This Committee will make a recommendation for the successful candidate to the Executive of the Section.  The Nominations Committee is composed of equal numbers of representatives from the employer, worker, and neutral members of the Section.

The presentation of this award will be made every two years.

The Nominations Committee will review the nominations and recommend candidates to the Executive of the Workers’ Compensation Section.  The recipient shall be chosen from the candidates submitted by the Nominations Committee to the Executive of the Workers’ Compensation Section by a majority vote of the Executive. The number of awards to be presented every two years will not normally exceed one.

The Selection Committee shall consider OBA policies, rules and guidelines on Diversity and Inclusion when selecting the winner of the Award.