The St. Louis legal community is filled with African Americans who have made tremendous contributions to the legal profession and individuals who have historically been avid supporters of African Americans attorneys. Although the Mound City Bar Association ("MCBA") and other organizations have done an outstanding job of recognizing some of these individuals, there are many pioneers/trailblazers whose contributions have gone unrecognized. To that end, in July 2006 MCBA established the Legal Legends award. The purpose of this award is to pay homage to individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the St. Louis legal profession or who have been historical supporters of African-American attorneys. However, said contributions have often been discounted and overlooked.

After diligent consideration, the MCBA Legal Legends Committee awarded the 2006-2007 Legal Legends Award to the following phenomenal individuals: 1) The Honorable Evelyn Baker; 2) The Honorable Michael Calvin; 3) Rita Montgomery-Hollie; 4) Harold Whitfield; and 5) Ira Young.