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TWENTY-ONE LAWYERS WILL RECEIVE FLORIDA BAR PRO BONO AWARDS IN SUPREME COURT CEREMONY JAN. 22
January 9th, 2026
The Florida Bar will recognize 21 lawyers for their work on behalf of low-income and disadvantaged clients at a Jan. 22 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...
LAKELAND’S STEPHEN R. SENN HONORED WITH TOBIAS SIMON PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD
January 9th, 2026
Stephen R. Senn is the recipient of the 2026 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 Carlos G. Muñiz in a Jan. 22 ceremony streamed live by the Supreme Court of Florida. In the past...
JUDGE AMANDA ARNOLD SANSONE TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED FEDERAL JUDICIAL SERVICE PRO BONO AWARD
January 9th, 2026
The Hon. Amanda Arnold Sansone, a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Tampa, is the recipient of the 2026 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...
13TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE DARREN D. FARFANTE TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED JUDICIAL SERVICE PRO BONO AWARD
January 9th, 2026
The Hon. Darren D. Farfante of the 13th Judicial Circuit serving Hillsborough County, is the recipient of the 2026 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...
LAW FIRM OF PAJCIC & PAJCIC TO RECEIVE COMMENDATION FOR PRO BONO WORK
January 9th, 2026
The Law Firm of Pajcic & Pajcic — a Jacksonville-based law firm that has made pro bono service an integral part of the firm's ethos — will receive the 2026 Law Firm Commendation from Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz at the annual Pro Bono Awards ceremony Jan. 22 at the Supreme Court of Florida. The...
BANKRUPTCY BAR ASSOCIATION OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA AND D.W. PERKINS BAR ASSOCIATION TO RECEIVE STATEWIDE PRO BONO AWARD
January 9th, 2026
The Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida and the D.W. Perkins Bar Association are the joint recipients of the 2026 Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Award, which will be presented by Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz in a Jan. 22 ceremony streamed live by the Supreme Court of Florida. The award...
YOUNG LAWYER ANNE V. PIERVIL OF ORLANDO TO BE HONORED FOR PRO BONO SERVICE
January 9th, 2026
Anne V. Piervil is the recipient of the 2026 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. 22 ceremony...
17TH CIRCUIT JNC ANNOUNCES JUDICIAL INTERVIEW SCHEDULE
January 6th, 2026
On behalf of the Seventeenth Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission, please be advised that the Commission will interview the following applicants for the vacancies created as a result of the elevation of Circuit Court Judge Jonathan D. Lott and the resignation of County Court Judge Mardi Levey Cohen. Applicant Name Time Cullin O’Brien 9:00...
Applicants Sought for Nonlawyer Vacancy on The Florida Board of Bar Examiners
January 2nd, 2026
Nonlawyer members of the public are invited to apply for a vacancy on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. The appointment is for a three-year term commencing Nov. 1, 2026, and expiring on Oct. 31, 2029. The Board of Bar Examiners ensures that applicants seeking admission to The Florida Bar have met the requirements of...