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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…

NOMINATE A FLORIDA LAWYER FOR OUTSTANDING PRO BONO SERVICE

August 21st, 2023

Nominations for the annual pro bono service awards, which honor lawyers, law firms and associations that have contributed extraordinary pro bono service as well as judges that have served the public as it relates to pro bono legal services is now open. The nomination forms are available on The Florida Bar’s website and must be submitted by Wednesday,…

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…