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YOUNG LAWYER AMBER KORNREICH OF MIAMI TO BE HONORED FOR PRO BONO SERVICE
January 9th, 2025
Amber Kornreich is the recipient of the 2025 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. 16 ceremony streamed…
JACKSONVILLE WOMEN LAWYERS ASSOCIATION TO RECEIVE STATEWIDE PRO BONO AWARD
January 9th, 2025
The Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association is the recipient of the 2025 Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Award, which will be presented by Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz in a Jan. 16 ceremony streamed live by the Supreme Court of Florida. The award recognizes a Florida voluntary bar that has demonstrated a significant contribution in the…
CRAIG E. ROTHBURD P.A. TO RECEIVE COMMENDATION FOR PRO BONO WORK
January 9th, 2025
Craig E. Rothburd, P.A.— a Tampa-based law firm that has made pro bono service an integral part of the firm’s ethos — will receive the 2025 Law Firm Commendation from Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz at the annual Pro Bono Awards ceremony Jan. 16 at the Supreme Court of Florida. The commendation honors significant contributions…
JUDGE TIMOTHY J. CORRIGAN TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED FEDERAL JUDICIAL SERVICE PRO BONO AWARD
January 9th, 2025
The Hon. Timothy J. Corrigan, a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida in Jacksonville, is the recipient of the 2025 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…
15TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE SAMANTHA SCHOSBERG FEUER TO RECEIVE DISTINGUISHED JUDICIAL SERVICE PRO BONO AWARD
January 9th, 2025
The Hon. Samantha Schosberg Feuer of the 15th Judicial Circuit serving Palm Beach County, is the recipient of the 2025 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…
ORLANDO’S THOMAS A. ZEHNDER HONORED WITH TOBIAS SIMON PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD
January 9th, 2025
Thomas A. Zehnder, is the recipient of the 2025 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. 16 ceremony streamed live by the Supreme Court of Florida. Zehnder has been…
TWENTY-ONE LAWYERS WILL RECEIVE FLORIDA BAR PRO BONO AWARDS IN SUPREME COURT CEREMONY JAN. 16
January 9th, 2025
The Florida Bar will recognize 21 lawyers for their work on behalf of low-income and disadvantaged clients at a Jan. 16 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…
20th JUDICIAL CIRCUIT JUDICIAL NOMINATING COMMISSION CORRECTED INTERVIEW SCHEDULE FOR CIRCUIT COURT VACANCIES
January 7th, 2025
The 20th Judicial Circuit Judicial Nominating Commission has determined the following interview schedule for the listed applicants who will be considered for nomination to Gov. Ron DeSantis to fill two current circuit court vacancies in the 20th Judicial Circuit. The commission will conduct interviews on Fri., Jan. 10, 2025 beginning at 8:30 a.m. at the…
Applicants sought for two attorney vacancies on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners
January 2nd, 2025
Attorney applicants are being sought to fill two vacancies on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. A joint screening committee of Florida Bar Board of Governors and Board of Bar Examiners members will recommend six nominees for two attorney vacancies at its May 16, 2025, meeting. The nominations will then be forwarded to the Supreme…
Applicants sought for nonattorney vacancy on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners
January 2nd, 2025
Nonattorney of the public are invited to volunteer to be considered for nomination for one vacancy on the Florida Board of Bar Examiners. A joint screening committee of Florida Bar Board of Governors and Florida Board of Bar Examiners members will recommend three nominees for the vacancy to the Supreme Court of Florida, which will…