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2024 Annual Florida Bar Convention

June 19-22 | Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek & Waldorf Astoria

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Annual Convention News

Anisha Patel, Lorna Brown-Burton and Reno Pierre

Young Lawyers Division bestows its annual achievement awards

During its “Passing the Gavel” ceremony at the 2024 Annual Florida Bar Convention in Orlando June 20, the Young Lawyers Division presented its annual awards. YLD Outstanding Woman Lawyer of Achievement Award — Lorna Brown-Burton Brown-Burton has been a member of The Florida Bar Board of Governors since 2012 and is a former member of…

T.J. Reddick Bar Association, Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association, and the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter of the NBA lauded for promoting board certification

The Florida Bar’s Board of Legal Specialization & Education recognized T.J. Reddick Bar Association; Gwen S. Cherry Black Women Lawyers Association; and Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter of the National Bar Association at the Annual Florida Bar Convention in Orlando for promoting board certification. The award recognizes excellence and creativity in advancing the public’s knowledge of,…

Scott Westheimer and Octavius Holliday

Octavius Holliday honored with Government Lawyer Section’s Claude Pepper Award

Octavius Holliday of the Fourth Judicial Circuit State Attorney’s Office has been named the recipient of the Government Lawyer Section’s Claude Pepper Outstanding Government Lawyer Award. “Octavius has a long record of distinguished service as a prosecutor, including currently leading the State Attorney for the Fourth Judicial Circuit’s Human Rights Division, the first of its kind…

Steven Lesser and Chief Justice Carlos Muniz

Steven B. Lesser honored as The Florida Bar’s board certified lawyer of the year

Steven B. Lesser is the recipient of the 2024 Justice Harry Lee Anstead Award which recognizes The Florida Bar board certified lawyer of the year. The Board of Legal Specialization and Education created the award to recognize exemplary professionalism, excellence, character, and commitment to the certification program. Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz presented this year’s award…

Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence Tools & Resources recognized at convention

The Special Committee on Artificial Intelligence Tools & Resources received a President’s Award of Merit at the Annual Florida Bar Convention in Orlando last week for dedicating countless hours to studying and providing recommendations to the Bar Board of Governors concerning the implementation and use of AI for legal professionals and members of the public….

Judge Stanford Blake

Honoring a legacy: Judge Stanford Blake receives 2024 Selig I. Goldin Memorial Award

Before he presented the 2024 Selig I. Goldin Memorial Award to retired Miami Circuit Judge Stanford Blake, Brian Tannebaum recalled their first meeting, more than 30 years ago. Blake was a criminal defense attorney, and Tannebaum, a college student facing a felony possession charge, was his client. It worked out well for both. “In 1995,…

ACCESSIBILITY

Individuals who need an accommodation to participate in any of the scheduled meetings should email Beth Anne Trombetta, Director of Meetings and Convention.