Berchem
The Walter Camp Football Foundation announced today that Robert L. Berchem will receive the 2026 Walter Camp Champion of Community Award at the Walter Camp Ring of Honor Event, to be held on July 12 at Race Brook Country Club in Orange.
Bercham is a founder one of Connecticut’s largest law firms, Milford-based Berchem Moses PC.
Walter Camp, based in New Haven, oversees the selection of the nation’s oldest All-America Team, a tradition established in 1889. The foundation annually recognizes individuals whose achievements and service have made a lasting impact on their communities.
The Champion of Community Award recognizes individuals who have achieved distinction in business, public service or private life while making meaningful contributions to their communities and charitable causes.
Berchem is the second recipient of the award, joining long-time foundation member Bill O’Brien of Branford.
Berchem is a graduate of Fairfield University and was valedictorian of the Villanova University School of Law in 1965. He went on to clerk for US District Court Chief Justice William Timbers, and then was awarded a fellowship where he obtained a master of law from the University of Michigan Law School in 1967.
Berchem has been actively involved in the attraction, development and construction of many retail, commercial and industrial projects in the region over the last five decades. Berchem has also served as chair of the Bridgeport University Board of Trustees, trustee for Fairfield University, president of Race Brook Country Club and on the board of directors of Boys and Girl’s Village and the Cardinal Sheehan Center.