Ballard Spahr's Chuck Tobin Honored by National Press Club

The National Press Club has inducted Ballard Spahr First Amendment litigator Charles D. Tobin into its Order of the Owl, an honor that recognizes extraordinary career contributions to journalism and the pursuit of truth.

Chuck, a former journalist, is a partner in Ballard Spahr’s Litigation Department. For four decades, he has robustly defended media organizations in libel and privacy lawsuits in state and federal trial and appellate courts throughout the country. He is a member of Ballard Spahr’s Media and Entertainment Law Group, which in 2025 was named Best Law Firms’ National Law Firm of the Year: Media Law for the second time in three years, and has served as Chair of the media law committees of the American Bar Association, D.C. Bar, and The Florida Bar.

Founded in 1908, the National Press Club is a professional organization that promotes press freedom, First Amendment values, and the advancement of journalism. Its Order of the Owl is bestowed by its longest-serving members and is granted at its annual fall awards ceremony.

For further information, please see The National Press Club’s press release.

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