Pro Bono
News about the legal profession in Florida.
WILKIE D. FERGUSON, JR. BAR ASSOCIATION TO RECEIVE STATEWIDE PRO BONO AWARD
January 10th, 2022
The Wilkie D. Ferguson, Jr. Bar Association is the recipient of the 2022 Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Award, which will be presented by Chief Justice Charles T. Canady in a Jan. 20 ceremony streamed live by the Supreme Court of Florida. The award recognizes a Florida voluntary bar that has demonstrated a significant contribution in…
TWENTY LAWYERS WILL RECEIVE FLORIDA BAR PRO BONO AWARDS IN SUPREME COURT CEREMONY JAN. 20
January 10th, 2022
The Florida Bar will recognize 20 lawyers for their work on behalf of low-income and disadvantaged clients at a Jan. 20 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…
GAINESVILLE’S RAYMOND F. BRADY HONORED WITH TOBIAS SIMON PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD
January 10th, 2022
Raymond F. Brady, a pro bono volunteer with Three Rivers Legal Services for more than 35 years, is the recipient of the 2022 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 Chief Justice Charles T. Canady in a…
JUDGE MARCIA MORALES HOWARD TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED FEDERAL JUDICIAL SERVICE PRO BONO AWARD
January 10th, 2022
The Hon. Marcia Morales Howard, a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Jacksonville, is the recipient of the 2022 Distinguished Federal 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…
16TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE BONNIE J. HELMS TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED JUDICIAL SERVICE PRO BONO AWARD
January 10th, 2022
The Hon. Bonnie J. Helms, chief judge of the 16th Judicial Circuit serving Monroe County, is the recipient of the 2022 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 Charles T….