Dade Legal Aid Leadership Academy start 2025 with focus on positivity and pro bono service
Dade Legal Aid Leadership Academy held its first event of the new year at the Miami Offices of Greenspoon Marder.
The interactive presentation was organized for the fellows of Class VIII and featured “Happiness Coach and Attorney” Rochelle Gapere, who shared her approach and tips for young lawyers on cultivating a positive mindset and achieving happiness, especially when facing life’s inevitable ups and downs.
“The Dade Legal Aid Leadership Academy is a unique program designed to mentor the next generation of leaders in our legal community, with a focus on pro bono service as a key component of legal practice,” said United States District Court Judge Rodolfo Armando Ruiz II. “The continued success of the program highlights the commitment of these young leaders to help underserved individuals navigate the legal system.”
Class VIII Fellows include: Antonio Bayuelo of Quintairos, Priero, Wood & Boyer; Jordan Benatar of Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton; Stephanie Cruz of The Law Offices of Stephanie A. Cruz, PA.; Richard Cruz Blanco of Cruz Legal Firm; Reunie Faustin of Americans for Immigrant Justice; Aimee Garces of Davis & Associates, Attorneys at Law; Nadine Gedeon of Gedeon & Morales Law Group; Thomas Graham of Mausner Graham Injury Law; Karenin Hache of The Hache Law Firm; Andres Hidalgo of Stewart Tilghman Fox Bianchi & Cain; Jae Huckaba of Hunton Andrews Kurth; Judelande Jeune of Weiss Serota; Christian Kohlsaat of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney; Elisabeth Magloire of Magloire Law Firm; Spencer Mayer of Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith; Scott Merl of Scott Merl PA; Leticia Mora of Kasowitz Benson Torres; Meagan Nicholson of Greenspoon Marder; Emma Refuveille of Shutts & Bowen; Sydney Smith of Jeffrey Law; Emmanuella Telfort of Catholic Charities Legal Services; and Tanisha Wright of Bast Amron.
