Pro Bono
News about the legal profession in Florida.
TWENTY-ONE LAWYERS WILL RECEIVE FLORIDA BAR PRO BONO AWARDS IN SUPREME COURT CEREMONY ON JAN. 18
January 8th, 2024
The Florida Bar will recognize 21 lawyers for their work on behalf of low-income and disadvantaged clients at a Jan. 18 ceremony at the Supreme Court of Florida. Established in 1981, The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Awards are intended to encourage lawyers to volunteer free legal services to the poor by recognizing those…
ORLANDO’S JAMIE BILLOTTE MOSES HONORED WITH TOBIAS SIMON PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD
January 8th, 2024
Jamie Billotte Moses, a pro bono volunteer through the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association (LASOCBA) for more than 25 years, is the recipient of the 2024 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award, the Supreme Court’s highest recognition of a private lawyer for pro bono service. The award will be presented by…
11TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE BERTILA SOTO TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED JUDICIAL SERVICE PRO BONO AWARD
January 8th, 2024
The Hon. Bertila Soto, of the 11th Judicial Circuit serving Miami-Dade County, is the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Judicial Service Award. The award, which honors outstanding and sustained service to the public especially as it relates to support of pro bono legal services, will be presented by Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz in a…
JUDGE BETH BLOOM AND JUDGE ROBIN L. ROSENBERG TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED FEDERAL JUDICIAL SERVICE PRO BONO AWARD
January 8th, 2024
The Hon. Beth Bloom, a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in Miami and the Hon. Robin L. Rosenberg, a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida in West Palm Beach, are joint recipients of the 2024 Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Award. The award,…
GEDEON & MORALES LAW GROUP TO RECEIVE COMMENDATION FOR PRO BONO WORK
January 8th, 2024
The Gedeon & Morales Law Group — a Hollywood-based law firm with an unrelenting focus on delivering pro bono legal services to the underprivileged — will receive the 2024 Law Firm Commendation from Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz at the annual Pro Bono Awards ceremony Jan. 18 at the Supreme Court of Florida. The commendation…
LAKE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION TO RECEIVE STATEWIDE PRO BONO AWARD
January 8th, 2024
The Lake County Bar Association is the recipient of the 2024 Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Award, which will be presented by Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz in a Jan. 18 ceremony streamed live by the Supreme Court of Florida. The award recognizes a Florida voluntary bar that has demonstrated a significant contribution in the delivery…
YOUNG LAWYER MICHAÈL’S DÉBORAH SAINT-VIL OF MIAMI TO BE HONORED FOR PRO BONO SERVICE
January 8th, 2024
Michaèl’s Déborah Saint-Vil is the recipient of the 2024 Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service Award. The award recognizes public service or legal aid performed by a lawyer who is 35 or younger or who has not practiced for more than five years. The award will be presented in a Jan. 18 ceremony…
AUSLEY MCMULLEN TO RECEIVE COMMENDATION FOR PRO BONO WORK
January 10th, 2022
Ausley McMullen — a Tallahassee-based law firm that has made pro bono service a part of every firm attorney’s responsibilities and duties — will receive the 2022 Law Firm Commendation from Chief Justice Charles T. Canady at the annual Pro Bono Awards ceremony Jan. 20 at the Supreme Court of Florida. The commendation honors significant…
YOUNG LAWYER TREMAINE L. HEMANS OF MIAMI TO BE HONORED FOR PRO BONO SERVICE
January 10th, 2022
Tremaine L. Hemans is the recipient of the 2022 Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service Award. The award recognizes public service or legal aid performed by a lawyer who is 35 or younger or who has not practiced for more than five years. The award will be presented in a Jan. 20 ceremony…