Francis G.X. Pileggi of Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott was honored with the 2015 Chief Justice William Killen Award for Distinguished Second Amendment Appellate Advocacy by the Delaware State Sportsmen’s Association.

He was given the award for his work related to Doe v. Wilmington Housing Authority, a unanimous en banc decision by the Delaware Supreme Court recognizing the right to bear arms of public housing residents under the Delaware Constitution, according to a release.