Presented by the Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division President Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service Award Justices of the Supreme Court of Florida

2019

Presented by The Chief Justice The Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award Distinguished Judicial Service Award Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Award Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award Law Firm Commendation

Presented by The Florida Bar President The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Awards Presented by The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division President Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service Award Justices of The Supreme Court of Florida

The Honorable Charles T. Canady Chief Justice The Honorable Ricky Polston The Honorable Jorge Labarga The Honorable Alan Lawson The Honorable Barbara Lagoa The Honorable Robert J. Luck The Honorable Carlos G. Muñiz

2018 - 2019 Officers of The Florida Bar Michelle R. Suskauer, President John M. Stewart, President-elect Dori Foster-Morales, President-elect Designate Joshua E. Doyle, Executive Director TOBIAS SIMON (1929 - 1982) “He opposed capital punishment, pressed for criminal reform, fought to improve the jurisdiction of the Florida Supreme Court, taught scintillating law school classes and wrote books on appellate review. He made enemies doing so — but also a lot of friends.” In those few words of tribute, Roberta Simon summed up much of her illustrious father’s career that ended with his death from cancer at age 52, on Feb. 25, 1982. Toby Simon was well-known throughout Florida and beyond as a tireless civil rights attorney, a crusader for prison reform, and an appellate authority. During his 30 years of law practice, he represented such divergent interests as major land developers, communists, Nazis, teachers’ unions, and governmental agencies. In between causes, there were intervals as a visiting professor at the Florida State University College of Law and at Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad College of Law. He died while serving as a representative of his fellow 11th Judicial Circuit lawyers on The Florida Bar’s Board of Governors. He counted Martin Luther King, Jr. among his clients, having provided legal counsel for King during the 1960 civil rights marches in Florida and throughout the Deep South. “He defended everyone,” his daughter added in tribute. “He believed that every client, especially the underdog, deserves a competent lawyer.” Toby Simon’s spirit lives on in the chief justice’s award that bears his name and honors those other Florida lawyers who have unselfishly carried on his work. THE TOBIAS SIMON PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD Presented by the Chief Justice The Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award com- memorates Miami civil rights lawyer Tobias Simon, who died in February 1982. It is intended to encourage and recognize extraordinary contributions by Florida lawyers in making legal services available to persons who otherwise could not afford them, and to focus public awareness on the substantial voluntary services rendered by Florida lawyers in this area. The award was created in 1982 and is believed to be the first of its kind in the country conferring recognition by a state’s highest court on a private lawyer for voluntary, free legal services to the poor. A permanent plaque listing the names of all award recipients is displayed in the lawyers’ lounge of the Florida Supreme Court Building in Tallahassee.

2019 RECIPIENT

Patricia A. Redmond Miami atricia A. Redmond is a full-time bankruptcy at- Ptorney and a shareholder in the Miami office of Stearns Weaver Miller Weissler Alhadeff & Sitterson. It can be hard to remember that when you look at all the time she spends helping others. As one member of the Chief Justice’s Pro Bono Advisory Committee put it, “She has her hands in everything!” Redmond began taking pro bono cases two years after she graduated from the University of Miami School of Law in 1978. Over the years, she has committed 200 to 400 hours each year to pro bono service. Redmond works closely with the Dade County Bar As- sociation and its ally Dade Legal Aid/Put Something Back, the oldest civil legal services provider in South Florida. Redmond serves on the bar association’s Board of Directors and has been an active volunteer for decades. Stephanie L. Carman, president of the Dade County Bar Association, says Redmond “never says no to any cause, case, committee or consider- ation. She just shows up, does her work and leads by extreme example.” A few cases illustrate the depth of that commitment. For seven years, Redmond has represented a Chapter 13 debtor seeking to retain a residence in Homestead, where the value of the property had plummeted. The case is ongoing. She currently represents a client in her early 80s who had filed for bankruptcy six years ago. Upon a referral by the court, Redmond researched, advised the client to convert the case from Chapter 7 to Chapter 13 and appeared before the court last year to present the new plan. Then there were the wedding dresses. In a story covered in the Wall Street Journal and elsewhere, Redmond went above and beyond the call of duty after Philadelphia retailer Alfred Angelo filed for bankruptcy in July 2017. Redmond, who was representing Alfred Angelo, was flooded with desper- ate emails from brides whose gowns, accessories and bridesmaid dresses were locked inside closed stores. “I felt I had to do something to get the dresses to these women,” she said. Working with former store managers and employees, Redmond gained limited access to the stores. She then arranged for local customers to come in quickly and pick up the gowns and accessories they had already purchased. She even arranged a short-term loan to have a shipment from China off-loaded on the West Coast to fill the brides’ orders. In addition to providing direct pro bono legal services, Redmond also works to promote those services. In 1999, Redmond and the Hon. Laurel lsicoff started the bankruptcy clinic at St. Thomas University School of Law, where Redmond still mentors students while serving pro bono clients. A similar clinical program was added to the Univer- sity of Miami in 2003, and Redmond now serves as director of the Eleanor R. and Judge A. Jay Cristol Bankruptcy Pro Bono Assistance Clinic at that university – without compensation. Redmond has mentored hundreds of law students in bankruptcy through her involvement in the clinic. As an adjunct professor of law at the University of Miami and St. Thomas University schools of law, Redmond also recruits students to participate in the pro bono programs of the Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida. In 2017, Redmond was part of Judge lsicoff’s Pro Bono Bankruptcy Summit to revamp and modernize pro bono services in the Southern District of Florida. Redmond received The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for the 11th Judicial Circuit in 2002. THE DISTINGUISHED JUDICIAL SERVICE AWARD

Presented by the Chief Justice

A judge is in a unique position to contribute to the improvement of the law, the legal system and the administration of justice. The support of pro bono services improves the judicial system as a whole. This award is for outstanding and sustained service to the public, especially as it relates to support of pro bono legal services.

2019 RECIPIENT Honorable Nina Ashenafi-Richardson Leon County he Hon. Nina Ashenafi- TRichardson, known fondly as “Judge Nina,” has served as a judge in the Leon County Court system since 2008. The purpose of the Chief Jus- tice’s Distinguished Judicial Service Award is to recognize outstanding and sustained service to the public, whether through legal or civic service or a combination of them, especially as it relates to the support of pro bono legal services. In the words of one nominator, Ashenafi-Richardson “not only exemplifies judicial excellence but also per- sonifies the ideals that this award seeks to recognize. She has, throughout her career, demonstrated an exceptional commitment to pro bono legal services and the improvement of law and the administration of justice throughout the state.” In addition to the demands of her court docket, Ashenafi-Richardson averages 15 to 25 hours a week in service to various legal or judicial programs, organizations and committees. She is teaching faculty for AJS, FJC, CCCJ and DUI Adjudication Lab. She also serves on several statewide committees, including the Judicial Ethics Advisory Committee and the Judicial Management Committee. Her leadership on the JMC resulted in the adoption of a statewide Branch Communication Plan that expanded the courts’ use of social media. Ashenafi-Richardson, who is the first Ethiopian-born person to serve as a judge in the United States, also was the first African-American elected president of the Tallahassee Women Lawyers and the Tallahassee Bar Association. She is immediate past-president of the William H. Stafford American Inn of Court. During her term as president of the Tallahassee Wom- en Lawyers, the organization served the community in many ways, including providing legal assistance through programs such as Law School for Laymen and Living Will workshops. TWL also offered legal counseling to battered women and their children, and mentorship programs for local students. With the Tallahassee Bar Association, Ashenafi-Rich- ardson is a regular leader in a diversity symposium, aimed at high school students in Leon County. The students visit the courts and enjoy a lunch at which they meet local leaders. Another signature event is the Table for Eight, at which TBA members talk about the legal profession with law students. “Judge Nina is the go-to star,” said Eric Milles, current president of the TBA. “She just lifts everyone up.” Ashenafi-Richardson helped in a recent collaboration between the Stafford Inn of Court and the Tallahassee Bar Association, to help the St. Andrews Bay Ameri- can Inn of Court commit to more pro bono hours in the wake of Hurricane Michael. She is a member of Founders of Justice of North Florida Legal Services, helping educate the bench, bar and community about the importance of access to justice for all. She recently served on a subcommittee of the Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice. One of the members of the Chief Justice’s Pro Bono Advisory Committee, in reviewing nominations including the one for Ashenafi-Richardson, exclaimed: “I don’t know how any of these judges do all this work.” Ashenafi-Richardson came to the United States from Ethiopia as a young child. Her father was a renowned musicologist who served as director of the Center for African-American Culture at Florida State University, the same university where Ashenafi-Richardson later would earn her law degree. In 2001, before she was elected to the bench, Ashenafi-Richardson received The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for the 2nd Judicial Circuit. THE DISTINGUISHED FEDERAL JUDICIAL SERVICE AWARD Presented by the Chief Justice

The purpose of the Chief Justice’s Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Award is to recognize an active or retired federal judge for outstanding and sustained service to the public, whether through legal or civic service or a combination of them, especially as it relates to the support of pro bono legal services. The award is given to a judge who exemplifies the ideals embodied in the Code of Conduct for United States Judges, furthering the goals of equal justice under the law and encouraging pro bono service by Florida lawyers.

2019 RECIPIENT Honorable Roy B. Dalton, Jr. United States District Court Middle District of Florida Orlando he Hon. Roy B. Dalton, Jr., Talso known as “Skip,” was handed a herculean task in 2013 by the Bench Bar Fund Committee of the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida: Examine and improve the court’s resources available to pro se litigants. One of the biggest challenges in our court systems is the increas- ing number of self-represented litigants. The National Center for State Courts found in a 2015 survey that at least one party was self- represented in three-quarters of cases. Over the last five years, Dalton has spent countless hours leading the pro se assistance subcommittee, resulting in many improvements in how the court provides unrepresented individuals with improved access to the judicial system. Dalton first undertook a “listening tour,” examining programs and resources offered by other courts and organizations. From that, he determined that his subcommittee should focus on two main projects: improving resources available on the court’s website and in the clerk’s offices, and creating a legal assistance program for pro se litigants. By 2014, the court had implemented the first project, launching a redesigned website and new written materials. The “Litigants Without Lawyers” area on the district’s website offers pro se litigants a civil case flowchart, answers to frequently asked questions, a glossary of legal terms, assistance on where to file, frequently used forms, information about lawyer referral services and a 33-page “Guide for Proceeding without a Lawyer.” Dalton pressed others into service. The website and written materials were developed with assistance from the Eleventh Circuit librarians as well as the Tampa Bay Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. Through the United States District Court for the Eastern Dis- trict of Missouri, the court made available an E-Pro Se program, essentially a “complaint builder” that assisted pro se litigants in preparing a complaint. To monitor the use of these self-help materials, Dalton receives updates from the court’s IT staff on the number of “hits” some of the materials get. After the successful launch of the self-help resources, Dalton asked the subcommittee to consider a free person-to-person resource. The subcommittee ultimately asked the Jacksonville Chapter of the Federal Bar Association, with support from the Federal Bar Asso- ciation Chapters in Orlando, Tampa and North Central Florida, and the Southwest Florida Federal Court Bar Association to undertake a pilot project in Jacksonville. In 2015, the Jacksonville Division opened the Legal Assistance Program, which is available every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. just outside the Clerk’s Office intake counter. Lawyers staffing the program answer general questions and provide procedural guidance to pro se litigants, but do not undertake representation. After great success in Jacksonville, in 2016, Dalton spearheaded the expansion of the program to the Or- lando and Tampa divisions. All were operative in 2017. Dalton, who received his J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law, was appointed to the district court in 2011. He explained the basis of his court’s commitment to the pro se dynamic: “All of the judges in the Middle District agree that improving access to justice is a very worthwhile goal. As information technology advances, the court needs to continue to update resources available to pro se litigants. While no substitute for qualified legal representation, providing direction to the pro se litigant is in keeping with our shared commitment to public service.” THE LAW FIRM COMMENDATION Presented by the Chief Justice The purpose of the Law Firm Commendation is to recognize a law firm that has demonstrated a significant contribution in the delivery of legal services to individuals or groups on a pro bono basis.

2019 RECIPIENT Foley & Lardner LLP Tampa oley & Lardner LLP is an international law firm, Fwith five offices in Florida. This year’s Law Firm Commendation goes specifically to Foley & Lardner’s Tampa office, which opened in 1981, but the commitment to pro bono service is a hallmark of a firm that traces its origins back to 1842. Foley & Lardner “is committed to providing meaning- ful pro bono opportunities for our attorneys and qual- ity legal services to those who most need our help.” The firm also notes that its attorneys “gain not only professional experience through exposure to areas of law … not often available in their day-to-day work, but also a deep, personal satisfaction that comes from achieving justice for those who otherwise would have been powerless to protect their legal rights.” In its nomination of the Foley & Lardner Tampa office, the Volunteer Lawyers Program of Bay Area Legal Services praised the firm for its help with VLP’s Case Referral Panel, Intake Clinic and Mentor Panel, as well as the Community Counsel Program, which provides pro bono transactional legal assistance to nonprofit organizations that serve the poor. From 2011-2017, Foley attorneys donated more than 1,900 hours to the Volunteer Lawyers Program and worked on at least 140 cases. Foley & Lardner attorneys also regularly participate in the Project H.E.L.P., a clinic at Metropolitan Ministries where lawyers assist people who are homeless with a variety of legal issues. From 2015 through 2017, Foley & Lardner’s Tampa attorneys donated 5,598 hours of pro bono hours to countless clients and projects. All Foley & Lardner attorneys participate in pro bono service, but here are a few stellar examples: Special Counsel Debra Smietanski has accepted 24 VLP cases for representation since 1996 and served as co-counsel on four others. Her most noteworthy pro bono project, Wills for Heroes, was launched in Tampa in 2011 and continues today, serving hundreds of first responders and their spouses in the completion of estate planning documents. Partner Olin Shivers, the Pro Bono Chair of the Tampa office from 2006-2016, spent hundreds of hours each year administering the office’s pro bono program in addition to his direct pro bono services to clients (he donated 137.9 hours in 2017). Partner Mark Wolfson took over as Pro Bono chair in 2016. He has recently taken a special interest in guardianship/guardian advocacy cases and, as of late 2018, had 11 open guardianship or guardian advocacy cases that he was handling through VLP. Of Counsel Natalie Annis helped draft by-laws and review contracts, and did tax work for the Tampa Bay Foundation for Mental Health. Special Counsel Marina A. Choundas recently advised on tax exemption issues for an organization that provides tech job opportunities for women and an organization providing religious, cultural and educational after-school activities. Partner Nathaniel M. Lacktman helped two clients aligned with the expertise of Foley & Lardner’s Telemedicine Industry Team: The MAVEN Project, which offers free medical consulting via telemedicine to low-income patients at community health clinics, and Gynuity Health Projects, which is dedicated to transformative research projects to improve access to health care for women around the world. Partner Michael Matthews and Associate Nicholas Williams worked together on a police brutality case against a police officer who was a KKK member and a freedom of speech and freedom of religion case against the Arkansas Supreme Court, which barred a judge from hearing death penalty cases because he attended a prayer vigil. Senior Counsel Lauren Valiente is representing a transgender student, challenging a school board policy that prohibits transgender students from using the restrooms and locker rooms corresponding to their gender identity. THE VOLUNTARY BAR ASSOCIATION PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD Presented by the Chief Justice The purpose of the Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award is to recognize a voluntary bar that has demonstrated a significant contribution in the delivery of legal services to individuals or groups on a pro bono basis.

2019 RECIPIENT Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association he Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County TBar Association offers its 750 members many ways to get involved in their community. Those members, who must be under the age of 35 or practicing law five or fewer years, can enjoy more than 40 events per year; a monthly luncheon; opportunities for mentoring, relationship-building and professional growth, as part of the 3,500-member Orange County Bar Association; and a chance to serve on public service committees and help with charitable projects. Over the past two years, the Young Lawyers Section has planned and presented a signature pro bono service event: Wills for Heroes. The YLS recognized that there was a great need for estate planning by firefighters, emergency medical personnel, police officers, sheriff’s deputies and members of the armed services. The YLS further recognized that its members had the legal skills to fulfill this need. With help by a grant from the Young Lawyers Divi- sion of The Florida Bar, the YLS held its inaugural Wills for Heroes event in April of 2017. There were more than 30 volunteers and more than 80 “heroes” served, including members of the Florida Highway Patrol, Orange County and Seminole County sheriff’s offices and fire departments, and military members and veterans. A year later, the second Wills for Heroes event drew more than 50 volunteers and served more than 100 people. Those served came from a wider range of organizations, including the police departments of Apopka, Belle Isle, Maitland, St. Cloud, Winter Park and even the University of Central Florida. For 2019, the Young Lawyers Section will have its hands full: There already is a waiting list of more than 200 people for the April event. Planning for the Wills for Heroes starts months in advance. The young lawyers must obtain a venue, advertise the event, make sure they have the neces- sary legal document templates and laptop computers, and then train volunteers. They also stay in contact with those seeking help and work to set up convenient appointment times. At the event, members of the Young Lawyers Section, along with volunteers from the Orange County Bar Association’s Estate, Guardianship & Trust Com- mittee and others, help attendees create a Last Will and Testament, a Living Will and a Durable Power of Attorney. Witnesses and notaries ensure that the documents are properly executed. Other volunteers assist with miscellaneous tasks such greeting attendees, setting up refreshments (attendees were offered breakfast, snacks and lunch, depending on their appointment time), and providing other logisti- cal support. LaShawnda K. Jackson, president of the Virgil Hawkins Florida Chapter National Bar Association and a past president of the OCBA Young Lawyers Section, noted the rapid growth of the event and said, “This is something that they’ve owned as their project.” THE FLORIDA BAR YOUNG LAWYERS DIVISION PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service Award recognizes the public service or legal aid performed by a young lawyer (younger than 36 or who has not practiced for more than five years in any jurisdiction) who provides outstanding contributions to those in need of legal services.

2019 RECIPIENT Tori Simmons Tampa

ori Simmons has a gift for Tthe law. She earned her J.D. in 2013 from the Duke University School of Law and is an associate in the Litigation Group of Hill Ward Henderson in Tampa, where she focuses on complex commercial business litigation. In 2016, she was named one of the Tampa Bay Business Journal’s Up and Comers Under 30. Simmons also has a passion for using that gift to help others. She consistently donates more than 150 hours per year in pro bono legal services on matters such as guardianship, eviction/landlord tenant disputes, dissolution of marriage, child support, domestic violence, general representation for nonprofit organizations and representing children in foster care. “As an attorney, I feel that I have a responsibility to provide legal services to those in my community who lack access to representation,” she says. “Even though sometimes it feels as though providing legal representation is not enough, it is the way that I can help the most.” Every year Simmons finds a new way to help. In 2013, fresh out of law school, Simmons became a volunteer for the Bay Area Legal Services Volun- teer Lawyer Assistance Project. Since then, she has handled guardianship and family law cases for BALS. In 2014, she began coordinating her firm’s involvement in Project H.E.L.P., which offers free weekly legal clinics at Metropolitan Ministries for people who are homeless or impoverished (Hill Ward Henderson staffs the clinic two months each year). Simmons seeks and trains volunteers and attends each clinic during the months her firm staffs it. In 2015, Simmons became a volunteer attorney for Crossroads for Florida Kids, and she currently represents two siblings in foster care. That year, she also became the pro bono coordinator for Hill Ward Henderson. In 2016, she began volunteering at the Domestic Violence Injunction Clinic at the Hillsborough County courthouse. Simmons also takes on other pro bono projects and cases referred to her outside of a formal program. In 2017, she handled a child support enforcement case and an eviction matter. In 2018, she worked on the merger of two nonprofits – Trinity Cafe, Inc., merging into Feeding Tampa Bay as of Jan. 1, 2019. Simmons had represented Trinity Cafe since 2016, handling a zoning application, revi- sion of the corporation’s bylaws and review of employ- ment agreements and conflicts policy. She served on the board of Trinity Cafe and now is on the board of Feeding Tampa Bay. Simmons also supports pro bono legal services. She is a member of the 13th Judicial Circuit’s Pro Bono Committee and represented that committee to assist in launching the Pro Bono Matters website in Tampa. She worked with The Florida Bar Foundation to encourage local pro bono organizations to participate and helped plan a launch party to promote the website. Simmons also is a member of the Pearl Society, a group of women dedicated to financially supporting Bay Area Legal Services. The society provides a yearly gift to Bay Area Legal Services through member dona- tions and fundraising. In 2018, Simmons received the 13th Judicial Circuit’s Outstanding Pro Bono Service by a Young Lawyer Award. “Tori Simmons is an extraordinary young lawyer, with a fierce desire to give of herself for the benefit of others in need,” said Fredrique “Dika” Boire, her co-counsel in two cases. “She is insightful and caring for the kids we work with and always willing to go to bat for them. Tori asks for nothing in return for her work. She is most deserving of this award and the recognition that goes with it.” THE FLORIDA BAR PRESIDENT’S PRO BONO SERVICE AWARD The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award was established in 1981. Its purpose is twofold: “to further encourage lawyers to volunteer free legal services to the poor by recognizing those who make such public service commitments; and to communicate to the public some sense of the substantial volunteer services provided by Florida lawyers to those who cannot afford legal fees.” This award recognizes individual lawyer service in each of Florida’s specific judicial circuits, as well as one Bar member practicing out-of-state.

The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award Recipients 2019 Choung Mi Lim Akehurst, Inverness Dia Teresa Colbert, Davie James Russell “Rusty” Collins, St. Augustine John B. Daly, Malabar Elisa D’Amico, Miami Kelly L. Fayer, Fort Myers Crystal Freed, Jacksonville Nancy Lynn Carty Hartjen, Navarre George B. Howell III, Tampa Karen Chuang Kline, Boca Raton Jennifer LaVia, Tallahassee Dougald Leitch, Oviedo Neil T. Lyons, Sarasota Julia K. Maddalena, Panama City Beach Richard August Malafy, Marathon Kevin A. McNeill, Lake City Ashley N. Minton, Fort Pierce Howard M. Rosenblatt, Gainesville William Denton Slicker, St. Petersburg Matthew James Vaughn, Lakeland Jaime Rich Vining, Miami Kristin M. Whidby, Washington, D.C. Nancy Lynn Carty Hartjen 1st Circuit ancy Lynn Carty Hartjen Nhas given more than 1,200 hours of pro bono legal service in her 10 years as a lawyer in Florida. She has a particular interest in helping first responders, teachers, and retired and active military personnel, but her most significant pro bono project reached out to the entire community. Hartjen was co-team leader of Justice on the Block, a pilot program in 2017 and 2018 that was part of the Escambia Project. JOTB partnered with community centers and churches to host legal clinics, with lawyers able to attend in person or via Skype. Clients received a smile, refreshments and assistance from student volunteers with the Uni- versity of West Florida’s Legal Studies program. Legal issues were solved, voices were heard and students learned about law and life. JOTB survived past its pilot status, and Hartjen, who has spent more than 225 hours on the project, still attends the clinics and continues to represent some JOTB clients in family law matters. Maintaining connections with clients is business as usual for Hartjen. At a VA Stand Down, Hartjen helped a retired Navy cook resolve a matter with the title of a vehicle she inherited. Later, Hartjen prepared a will for the veteran, represented her in a small claims matter and protected her veteran’s assets from garnishment. She still helps the veteran with income taxes and other legal matters. In 2014, Hartjen helped a grandmother in Fort Wal- ton Beach gain guardianship of two grandchildren after her daughter died. Hartjen continues to work with the family on annual guardianship reports and meets several times a year with the guardian and the younger granddaughter. Hartjen – who once painted T-shirts and motorcycle gas tanks for a living – came late to the legal profession, though she had long dreamed of being an attorney. After the death of her husband in 2000, she dove back into her studies and eventually earned her J.D. from Roger Williams University School of Law in Rhode Island. She has been a solo practitioner in Navarre since 2008. Jennifer LaVia 2nd Circuit ennifer LaVia, a faculty Jmember at the Florida State University College of Law, knows that one thing leads to another with pro bono service. In 2011, she began work as a volunteer special assistant public defender, a position created in Florida statute. Over the past seven years, sometimes working with her law students at FSU, LaVia has taken on nine appeals pro bono for the Second Circuit Public Defender’s Office, in cases ranging from homicide to drug crimes to civil commitment of sexual offenders. In fact, one appeal, involving jury selection, was scheduled to be heard by the Supreme Court on the same day as this pro bono awards ceremony. In 2012, she added civil cases to her pro bono rep- ertoire when she was asked to help create a legal clinic for residents of Tallahassee’s homeless shelter. Working with Legal Services of North Florida and the Renaissance Community Center, which offers services to people who are homeless, she founded a weekly clinic, seeing clients for two or three hours each week and providing anything from advice to full representation. Her more than 200 hours of service with the clinic left her with many memorable clients, including a truck driver who had lost his license – and thus his liveli- hood and his home – for failure to pay child support. LaVia renegotiated the payments, and he regained his license and a place to live. The two have stayed in touch, and LaVia continues to mentor him. From her experience with that clinic, LaVia became involved in the Tallahassee Veterans Legal Collabora- tive, working with, among others, Dan Hendrickson, last year’s pro bono honoree from this circuit, to establish a civil legal clinic for veterans. Now she serves as the paid director of the FSU Veterans Le- gal Clinic, though she still offers pro bono services through the homeless shelter and veterans’ clinics and as a graduate of Thunderdome, a program of the Tallahassee Bar Association that trains attorneys to handle family law cases pro bono. LaVia earned her J.D. at the University of Florida Levin College of Law. Kevin A. McNeill 3rd Circuit evin A. McNeill under- Kstands how a seemingly simple matter – such as having a car towed – can have a large and lingering impact on the life of somebody who can’t afford legal representation. In 2014, McNeill was contacted by Three Rivers Legal Services and asked to represent a woman who had been victimized by a roam towing scheme. The towing company used the excuse that the woman’s car had a flat tire and had been abandoned. There was a problem with that, because she had used the car previously that day to get to her dialysis appointment – the tires were not flat, nor was the car abandoned. However, the woman, who was disabled and had a very low income, couldn’t afford to pay the towing fee and so lost her car. McNeill spent more than 65 hours over the next three years fighting for the client. In the end, she was able to recover the value of her lost vehicle – and McNeill managed to stop a practice that had victimized low- income residents of her neighborhood. In his professional life with McRae & McNeill in Lake City, McNeill focuses exclusively on injury and death cases, including product liability cases against major corporations. But in providing direct pro bono services to clients through Three Rivers Legal Ser- vices, he has been valuable in handling housing and consumer matters. McNeill has been an active board member of TRLS since 2013. A graduate of the Shepard Broad College of Law at Nova Southeastern University, McNeill also is active in the legal community. He serves on the Third Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee and has participated in providing community education to low-income seniors in Suwan- nee County. He also is involved in The Florida Bar, having served as chair of the Bar’s Committee on Diversity and Inclusion and vice-chair of the Third Circuit Grievance Committee, and as a member of the Leadership Academy Committee and the Third Circuit Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee. Crystal Freed 4th Circuit rystal Freed followed a tra- Cditional path after earning her J.D. in 2003 from George- town University Law Center, finding success in big-name firms by helping commercial clients. But Freed, a native of Trinidad and Tobago, realized her passion was to help victims of human trafficking, and in 2008 she formed the Freed Firm, P.A., in Jacksonville. There, she has focused almost exclusively on being an advocate, champion and friend for victims of modern-day slavery. Freed co-chaired Northeast Florida’s first Human Trafficking Task Force from 2007-2009, boosting active participation and quadrupling membership. As chair of the Human Rights Committee of the Jack- sonville Bar Association, Freed piloted the Attorneys for Human Trafficking Survivors pilot project. Working with law enforcement and the Florida Coastal School of Law, the project identified victims, worked on strate- gies for their recovery and routed civil legal matters to pro bono attorneys and legal aid. She also co-founded a statewide effort, Florida Attorneys for Survivors of Human Trafficking. Freed has brought national speakers to the local stage, including U.S. Ambassador Luis CdeBaca, anti-trafficking experts Laura Lederer and Terry Coonan, author E. Benjamin Skinner and attorney Martina Vandenberg, founder of the Human Trafficking Pro Bono Legal Center. The energy created by Vandenberg’s visit in 2015 led Freed to spearhead creation of the Jackson- ville Human Trafficking Pro Bono Working Group, a collaboration with Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, Florida Coastal School of Law and private attorneys In 2014, Freed helped organize the North American launch of Artworks for Freedom, using art to raise awareness of trafficking. In 2016, she raised $40,000 for victims of trafficking in India by holding a Bollywood- themed benefit. She organized a continuing education event to train law enforcement officials, social services providers and attorneys. Sixty attorneys attended, and many of those later joined Freed as pro bono champions for clients affected by labor and sex trafficking. All of this is in addition to Freed’s own pro bono cases, which have involved dependency issues, immigration, foreclosure defense, wage claims and landlord-tenant matters. She has logged more than 1,000 hours in individual case representation. Choung Mi Lim Akehurst 5th Circuit houng Mi Lim Akehurst Chas been volunteering in one way or another since she was a teenager. “Volunteering has been an important aspect of my life since high school, finding it as a way of contributing to the community,” she says. “I have volunteered for organizations that addressed homelessness in New York, environmental issues, and after-school programs for at-risk children. After law school, I recognized that, as attorneys, we have a duty to help people, and volunteering provided an opportunity for me to give back to the community and fulfill that responsibility.” Akehurst took the long road to Inverness, where she has been a trial court judicial staff attorney for the 5th Judicial Circuit since 2010. She was born in South Korea, grew up in New York and attended college there, then earned her J.D. at the Stetson University College of Law. She also has a masters in law degree in international crime and justice from the University of Turin, in Italy, and her resume includes seven months as a contractor for the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime in Vienna, Austria. Akehurst began volunteering with Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida in 2007, conducting pro se dissolution of marriage workshops in Lake County while she was a senior attorney with the state De- partment of Children and Families. She still conducts workshops, today working out of the Citrus County Courthouse. She was instrumental in helping develop protocols used to expand clinics and workshops using technology, with her workshops now being broadcast to Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida offices in Palatka, Kissimmee and Orlando. Akehurst has conducted more than 100 workshops, providing assistance to more than 500 people in group settings. In addition to assisting clients there she also has trained law students and other volunteer attorneys. Akehurst’s work has led to the development of forms review clinics in the circuit, where she and other volunteer attorneys meet one-on-one with clients representing themselves in dissolution-of-marriage cases and review the clients’ forms before they are filed. William Denton Slicker 6th Circuit illiam Denton Slicker, Wor “Will” as he likes to be called, has been a reliable volunteer with the Community Law Program in St. Petersburg almost since its inception in 1989. Family law remains the great- est unmet civil legal need among the poor, and over the years, Slicker has been invalu- able, participating in countless family law advice clinic sessions, handling countless cases, donating money to the organization and serving as president of the Board of Trustees in 1999-2000. Slicker’s pro bono efforts were particularly noteworthy in 2018. With two months left in the year, he had spent more than 220 hours handling family law cases – all of them representing victims of domestic violence seeking civil injunctions for protection or in related family law proceedings. These are never easy cases, and in three of them, Slicker took appeals to the 2nd District Court of Appeal. One case involved a single mother raising a young boy with special needs, whose father filed a paternity action in 2014. Four years later, the case is still pend- ing because of the father’s litigation, but Slicker has helped the mother obtain a final judgment awarding her ultimate decision-making authority and majority time-sharing with her son. Slicker also advanced litigation costs on behalf of his pro bono clients of more than $7,300, with little expec- tation of being reimbursed by the opposing parties. The Community Law Program has a small litigation budget, and the fact that Slicker would make such a personal and financial investment into the cases he handles is further testament to his dedication to the cause. In addition to his pro bono work, Slicker advocates for victims of domestic violence in other forums. In the 1990s, he helped prepare legal arguments for the second woman to receive clemency in Florida because she acted in self-defense. Slicker earned his J.D. in 1976 from the Florida State University College of Law. He has been in solo practice in St. Petersburg since 1987. James Russell “Rusty” Collins 7th Circuit ames Russell “Rusty” Col- Jlins dove into pro bono work so quickly that it scared the legal aid staff. In late September 2008, a sharp young man went to St. Johns County Legal Aid to volunteer. He was comfortable with probate, estates, property, eviction, collections/debt defense, foreclosure, family and even criminal cases. He said he had just been admitted to The Florida Bar and this would be a good way to start his practice – gain experience and give back at the same time. Some of the consumer and foreclosure cases he accepted were “on fire,” and he went straight into court with the clients within days. The staff marveled at this new lawyer with such a big heart and amaz- ing knowledge, talent and confidence. Until they checked the Bar’s website and saw that he wasn’t listed. Had they just handed a dozen clients over to a non-lawyer – who was already representing them in court? Staff phoned the Bar. Indeed, “Rusty” Collins really was a lawyer – with a J.D. from Florida Coastal School of Law and a Bar number so new it hadn’t been listed. Collins continued to astound. When he had accepted his 150th pro bono case, his office begged legal aid to please stop giving him cases. When they tried to steer him away from cases, saying they had all the help they needed, he would show up for advice clinics. He’d be spotted talking to new pro bono clients at the courthouse – people he’d seen representing themselves in court and felt compelled to assist. Then there were email links to newspaper stories about Collins spon- taneously accepting a pro bono foreclosure case in the Duval Courthouse hallway, or in the Putnam, Flagler, Clay or Volusia county courthouses. Fast forward 10 years and Collins is still ready with a smile and a hug, donating hundreds of hours each year – and that’s just what legal aid can get his Rusty Law LLC office in St. Augustine to report. St. Johns County Legal Aid has given him a local pro bono award every year since he walked into the office in 2008. Howard M. Rosenblatt 8th Circuit oward M. Rosenblatt has Hseen first-hand how pro bono legal service can change the life of one needy person – as well as the lives of those connected to that person. In 2014, Rosenblatt agreed to help a woman in a complicated probate case. Her 94-year-old aunt had died, leaving her as the personal representative of the estate. The estate was small, but the task was huge. Rosenblatt went on a two-year search for members of a large, splintered family, finding relatives in Alaska, Montana, Texas and New York, as well as closer to home in Alabama, Georgia and Florida. A family tree was created, with the help of high school records, online sites and an heir-search company. Rosenblatt helped discover 52 heirs, and in the end those heirs not only shared in the estate but also discovered each other as well as the legacy of the aunt. Rosenblatt has been a pro bono volunteer for more than 20 years with Three Rivers Legal Services, for which he has provided more than 275 hours of pro bono service over the last five years. He also accepts referrals from the Ocala Office of Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida. In another case Rosenblatt accepted, the mother of a developmentally disabled child who was turning 18 needed to become a guardian advocate to secure treatment, medical care and other services. She had no concept of the law – she only knew that she wanted to care for her son. When the same client was suspected of child abuse, Rosenblatt’s own investiga- tion revealed that an appointed caretaker was the problem. The case against the mother was dropped, allowing her to move forward. “The average consumer is not aware of the benefits they can derive or the costs they may have to pay without the advice of counsel,” said Rosenblatt, who earned his J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law and is of counsel with Bogin, Munns & Munns, P.A., in Gainesville. “By having a pro bono option and having a means by which people can qualify, it allows us to provide service to those who are underserved.” Dougald Leitch 9th Circuit ougald Leitch has been a DGuardian ad Litem volunteer since 1986, so he knows there are no automatic happy endings. In an early experience as a GAL, Leitch was appointed to be the guardian for a 10-year- old whose mother could not care for her. After about two years, the girl was put into foster care, but she confided to Leitch that she feared her foster father, who would touch her inappropriately. Law enforcement stepped in and a civil action was settled with the state’s child protection agency. The girl bounced to a few more foster homes and finally to a group home, where she thrived, and she went on to receive an athletic schol- arship to college. “I don’t know what would have befallen (the girl) had she not confided in me,” Leitch said. “I did see how one person being in the right place at the right time can make an impact.” In another case, the parents of two boys were in con- stant combat and battling addictions. Leitch recom- mended termination of parental rights, but acquiesced when the grandparents wanted to step in. However, the parents kept coming into the boys’ lives, and the two – now young men – have been unable to establish stable lives. Most recently, Leitch was assigned as guardian for two children whose parents were behind bars. The younger child, an infant, was adopted, and Leitch filed a petition for termination of parental rights for the older child. But the parents worked on their substance-abuse problems and other issues, and today, the girl is with her parents and doing well, and Leitch remains on good terms with the family. Leitch has handled more than 85 cases and currently is assisting six children. He has donated more than 1,150 hours on closed cases. He earned his J.D. from Drake University School of Law and has been in solo practice in Oveido since 2014. In 2018, he received the Judge J.C. “Jake” Stone Distinguished Service Award, presented by the Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association. Matthew James Vaughn 10th Circuit atthew James Vaughn has Mbeen involved in pro bono work since he became a lawyer in 2011, after earning his J.D. from the University of Florida Levin College of Law. In 2013, he helped Stephen R. Senn – himself a three- time Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award honoree – with a case that went to trial, and then continued with the case through bankruptcy court to ensure the judgment was enforced. In 2015 and 2016, he helped a grandparent adopt a baby born to two minors, one of whom had a history of drug abuse. In 2016 and 2017, Vaughn worked on an appeal of a custody case referred by Florida Rural Legal Services. Vaughn helped with the research and the drafting of a legal argument that mirrored what the Florida Supreme Court later agreed with in Simmonds v. Per- kins in 2018 – that a biological father has standing to challenge the presumption that the mother’s husband is the legal father of a child born to an intact marriage. In the past year, though, Vaughn took his pro bono work to a new level, donating more than 300 hours of legal assistance. He spent almost 70 hours on a divorce case, representing a mother with two children under the age of 3. The divorce involved child support, time-sharing and equitable distribution issues. In a contested time-sharing matter, Vaughn represented the unemployed mother of a special-needs child against a father who was delinquent in child support. The case was resolved in October after a five-day bench trial, and Vaughn donated more than 140 hours for a woman who otherwise would have had no legal representation. Finally, Vaughn worked on a contested estate, part of which was the home of the personal representative. Vaughn represented the woman against a brother and sister who had been intentionally left out of the will. The case involved more than 110 hours from Vaughn, included a two-day trial, but his client prevailed and was able to keep her home. In his daily practice, Vaughn handles family law, bankruptcy and general business and probate litigation for Peterson & Myers, P.A., in Lakeland. Elisa D’Amico 11th Circuit lisa D’Amico moved to Mi- Eami less than 10 years ago, and in the short time since she has become a community leader and a pro bono superhero in the fight against image-based abuse, better known as cyber harassment or revenge porn. She is an example of how one person can make a difference. In late 2014, D’Amico co-founded the Cyber Civil Rights Legal Project (CCRLP), after seeing a void that needed to be filled. Victims whose intimate photos or videos had been exposed online did not have adequate legal resources to help them navigate those murky waters. CCRLP was founded on the principle that people have a right of privacy when it comes to their intimate images and that public dissemination of that mate- rial without consent is an invasion of privacy that amounts to a “cyber civil rights” violation. The CCRLP fuses the elite cyberforensic skills and legal acumen of its volunteer attorneys. CCRLP is now recognized as a leading legal resource to protect the rights of revenge porn victims worldwide. The CCRLP has provided pro bono legal help to thousands of people, with volunteers donating tens of thousands of hours to help victims of sexual cyber harassment. In addition to several significant litigation wins, the CCRLP has removed thousands of nonconsensually distributed explicit images and video from the Internet and has helped to empower victims of online privacy violations to take back their reputations and their lives. In 2016, D’Amico received The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division’s Pro Bono Service Award. She earned her J.D. in 2006 from Fordham Law School, and in 2009 joined K&L Gates LLP in Miami, where she is now a litigation partner. In 2018, D’Amico co-founded a new practice area at the firm: Digital Crisis Planning & Response. As part of that practice, she counsels corporations, educational institutions and high-profile individuals on planning for and effectively managing digital crises. In that role, she also fights Internet-based abuse such as invasions of privacy, cyber harassment and fraud. Jaime Rich Vining 11th Circuit aime Rich Vining is Board JCertified in Intellectual Property Law, specializing in trademark, copyright, enter- tainment and Internet law with Friedland Vining, P.A., in Miami. You might think there would be limited opportunities for pro bono legal service in those areas, but you’d be wrong. Vining works extensively with Dade Legal Aid’s Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts/Arts & Business Council of Miami, leading legal clinics and one-on-one legal consultations for artists, and with Cannonball Miami (formerly known as LegalArt), a nonprofit dedicated to supporting artists. Her pro bono clients have included a designer who needed copyright protection for tote bags, with all proceeds to be donated to charity, and an art collective made up of former stay-at-home mothers and entrepreneurs re-entering the workforce. Vining has donated at least 350 hours per year providing pro bono intellectual property, trademark and transactional legal services directly impacting Dade Legal Aid, its clients and other underserved individuals and groups across South Florida. Vining may be best known for the Patently Impos- sible Project, something only a trademark lawyer could dream up. About 10 years ago, after learning that funding for legal services was rapidly declining, Vining created an opportunity to engage hundreds of people in supporting legal aid. In the Patently Impossible Project, competitors race to accurately assemble a patented invention – perhaps a catapult made of tongue depressors, rubber bands and clothespins – while more than 300 lawyers, judges, law students and members of the business community cheer them on and “bet” on their favorite contestants. Vining does it all, from soliciting contestants, sponsors and silent auction donors to dealing with the myriad other details involved in running a successful charitable event. The Patently Impossible Project has raised more than $150,000. In 2017, Vining received the Pro Bono Services Award from the International Trademark Association. In 2016, she received the Lynn Futch Most Productive Young Lawyer Award from The Florida Bar’s Young Lawyers Division. That honor recognizes a young attorney who has worked diligently in Bar activities and law-related public activities. Vining earned her J.D. from the University of Miami School of Law. Neil T. Lyons 12th Circuit eil T. Lyons didn’t wait to Nbecome a lawyer before diving into pro bono legal service. At the Stetson University College of Law, where Lyons received his J.D. in 2011, he was the recipient of the Wil- liam F. Blews Pro Bono Service Award, given to students who perform outstanding pro bono service beyond that required for graduation. Lyons began taking pro bono cases from Legal Aid of Manasota in 2015, showing what a young, passion- ate attorney can do by donating time to those less fortunate. In less than four years, he has donated almost 500 pro bono hours. Many of the cases he has taken are complex guardianship and guardian advocate cases, though he also has handled several probate matters. Lyons rarely turns down a pro bono case when called upon; in fact, he often will call Legal Aid of Manasota asking if there are any cases on which he could help. In addition to his support of legal aid, Lyons also answered a call from a local judge spearheading the Comprehensive Treatment Court. That program within the 12th Judicial Circuit’s Mental Health Court is designed for people who are charged with a qualifying offense, suffer from a serious mental illness that likely led to the criminal charge and are unable to meet their basic needs. Lyons has volunteered many hours of service to the clients who have gone through the program. Lyons has been recognized before for his pro bono service, receiving both the Sarasota County Bar As- sociation’s Distinguished Community Service Award and the Exemplary Service Award for pro bono legal services in connection with Sarasota Mental Health Court in 2018. He also has been recognized for the last three years for performing 100 or more hours of pro bono legal services. Lyons has been with Boyer & Boyer, P.A., in Sarasota since 2014. He is an elder law attorney practicing in the areas of guardianship, trust administration, probate administration and estate planning. George B. Howell III 13th Circuit eorge B. Howell III, Of GCounsel in Holland & Knight’s Tampa office, has a long history of service to the Tampa Bay community and especially its military community. A signature achievement was establishing Mission United, a program launched in January 2018 that assists veterans and their families, with a special focus on active duty service members who are transi- tioning back to civilian life. Services include pro bono legal assistance, as well as navigating the Department of Veterans Affairs health system, GI Bill assistance, housing and homelessness and emergency financial assistance. Working with United Way Suncoast, Howell recruited a 21-member Advisory Council, raised substantial funds, hired a program director and brought the community and veterans together to understand veterans’ needs. Howell also is leading an effort with Bay Area Legal Services to seek a $500,000 recurring appropriation for a five-county regional Veterans Legal Helpline with four full-time attorneys. Howell doesn’t just organize pro bono service; he provides it. Through Mission United, he represented an Army captain who had spent three years in a military hospital, where she had multiple surgeries from two separate bomb blasts. Howell helped her with a contract to purchase a home in Clearwater, and then helped her avoid a breach-of-contract penalty when the Army changed the date on which she would receive a medical discharge. Howell continues to assist her, working with the James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital to arrange for her physical therapy and oxygen treatments and signing her up for AmVet, a local social program. Howell’s commitment to the military also involved pro bono representation of three families at MacDill Air Force Base on guardianship issues. One case involved a woman who was caring for her son, who suffers from cerebral palsy and seizures, while preparing to begin treatments for breast cancer. Howell also has represented True Faith Inspirational Baptist Church pro bono for over a decade. In November, Bay Area Legal Services named Howell as the first recipient of the General James B. Peake Award for pro bono services to veterans. Howell received his J.D. from South Texas College of Law Houston. Julia K. Maddalena 14th Circuit ulia K. Maddalena lost her Joffice and her home when Hurricane Michael devastated the Panhandle in early October. It was ironic, considering all that Maddalena had done for victims of Hurricane Irma the previous year and for others in need of legal services since graduating from the Florida State University College of Law in 2014. Though she and her husband, expecting their first child within a month, had to find housing outside of Bay County after Michael, Maddalena didn’t miss a beat. She continued with the First Saturday Legal Clinic, despite the lack of power, water and suitable facilities, and as president of the Bay County Bar Association, she organized programs to encourage others to offer pro bono legal assistance. Though she focused on international law and human rights in law school, Maddalena realized that help was needed at home in the Panhandle. She was a legal intern with Guardian ad Litem in Leon County and served as Guardian ad Litem for three children, not just attending court hearings but organizing a fundraiser to buy them clothing, school supplies and Christmas gifts. Her first job as a lawyer, as a staff attorney for the 14th Judicial Circuit, left her unable to offer direct legal advice, but she joined the 14th Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee and became the administrator of the First Sunday clinic, which offers low-income people help with anything from name changes to foreclosures. After moving to private practice with Hand Arendall Harrison Sale LLC in Panama City, Maddalena could help the needy directly. She is the first to arrive and the last to leave at the First Sunday clinics, and, seeing a need outside Panama City, she organized and led a clinic in Marianna, an hour away. People she has helped personally include a hearing-impaired man whose security deposit was wrongfully withheld by a landlord; a mother from Argentina in a child custody dispute with an abusive husband; and a mother of three coerced into transferring the title to her home. Maddalena has led an initiative to offer virtual clinics that could begin this spring. Karen Chuang Kline 15th Circuit aren Chuang Kline, a part- Kner at Duane Morris LLP in Boca Raton, has encouraged pro bono service at her office with her work on the Pro Bono Committee and simply leading by example. Since Kline joined the committee in 2014, the annual pro bono hours donated by the office have more than doubled, and participation has grown from 46 percent of the attorneys to 100 percent. Kline, who practices in the area of intellectual property law – including trademark, patent and copyright – has found many ways to use that expertise in her pro bono service. She has obtained dozens of trademarks, patents and copyrights pro bono. Kline provides intellectual property representation to several nonprofit organizations working to prevent suicide, increase mental health awareness and provide community education on addiction prevention, including the NOPE Task Force (Narcotics Overdose Prevention & Education) and Sparkling Life, which encourages healthy living through exercise. Kline obtained a copyright for a new logo for Living Beyond Breast Cancer, and she obtained numerous trademarks and copyrights for Alliance for Kids, which provides programs, resources and emotional support for hospitalized children and their families. She similarly secured trademarks for the Children’s Healing Institute’s Teacup Preemie Program, which assists low-income parents of premature infants. Through Empowering Women in Technology Startups, Kline has dedicated considerable pro bono time providing patent and trademark advice to women as they launch new businesses and develop new technology. She also represents groups supporting veterans and first responders such as America’s First Responders Foundation, Vet Jobs New England and SoldierStrong, all of which promote community economic development and veterans’ successes. Beyond trademark issues, Kline has worked through Girls Educational & Mentoring Services (GEMS) to provide educational and legal resources to survivors of commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking. Kline earned her J.D. in 2008 from the George Washington University Law School, where she was a Thurgood Marshall Scholar. Richard August Malafy 16th Circuit ichard August Malafy, Rwho practices in the area of commercial litigation with the Law Offices of Campbell and Malafy in Marathon, saw firsthand the destruction that came to the Keys when Hur- ricane Irma made landfall on Sept. 10, 2017. Malafy already was well known for his pro bono legal services to indigent clients, civic organizations and voluntary bar associations. After Irma, he jumped in to assist pro bono disaster relief efforts in Big Pine Key and Marathon, despite losses to his own home and his business. A list of local people Malafy helped offers a cross- section of the community: a first responder, a waitress, a waiter, a business owner, a veteran and his family, a nurse, an elderly resident. They were just a few of those whom Malafy assisted with matters such as Small Business Association and Federal Emergency Management Agency claims, rebuilding after the loss of a home and possessions, dealing with contrac- tors, loss of a vehicle, threats of eviction and even foreclosure. Malafy also participated in a pro bono legal clinic in Big Pine Key for victims of Irma (after arranging for free advertising of the clinic) and worked on the Hurricane Irma hotline organized by The Florida Bar. In pro bono work not directly connected with Hur- ricane Irma, Malafy has assisted a similarly diverse group: a chef, a Florida Highway Patrol officer, a sheriff’s deputy, an Army enlistee, a Coast Guards- man and a commercial fisherman. He also takes part in monthly pro bono clinics in Key Largo, Marathon and Key West. Local organizations also benefit from Malafy’s pro bono assistance, including the Pigeon Key Foundation, the Chamber of Commerce, the Marathon Seafood Festival, American Legion Post 154 and the board of a nonprofit animal shelter. “He is such a tremendous asset to the profession and to the needy of our entire South Florida community,” said the nomination for Malafy from Dade Legal Aid and the Put Something Back Pro Bono Project. “His work knows no bounds.” Malafy received his J.D. from the Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law. Dia Teresa Colbert 17th Circuit ia Teresa Colbert didn’t Dtake the usual route to becoming a lawyer. After graduating from Boston College’s school of management, she became a paralegal, working with firms in New York and South Florida. She always had wanted to go to law school and open her own office, but work came first. So, over the course of 18 years, often taking courses at night, she earned an MBA and, finally, her J.D. in 2003, from the Nova Southeastern University Shepard Broad College of Law. In 2010, she became a member of The Florida Bar. Today, her dream has come true at The Colbert Law Firm LLC in Davie. Now, she says, she feels a need to give something back and help people in need. As she succinctly put it, “I like to have a good night’s sleep.” Over the last two years, Colbert has helped more than a dozen pro bono clients, contributing her time to Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida through their joint pro bono project, Broward Lawyers Care. Colbert’s nomination says she never turns down a case from Broward Lawyers Care, and often asks to represent more clients. She is among the most active pro bono attorneys in the project. Colbert primarily represents clients on Chapter 7 bankruptcy cases. She has assisted clients in reinstating driver’s licenses that were suspended due to debts, and in stopping garnishments of wages so that clients can afford to pay for their rent and car. Several of her clients had crippling medical debt, including one who is a cancer survivor. One client was a victim of identity theft who was being sued over a $29,000 debt that she did not incur. Another client was a stroke victim whose wages were being garnished. With a few months left in 2018, Colbert had reported more than 120 hours of pro bono legal service. She says her work is “all about helping clients not feel helpless, finding some peace in their lives again, and leaving them in a better place than when we met.” John B. Daly 18th Circuit ohn B. Daly has been volun- Jteering at Brevard County Legal Aid since the mid-1980s. Over the years, he has un- dertaken full representation of low-income clients in con- tentious family law matters, staffed hundreds of legal clinics and assisted Brevard County Legal Aid in organizing and implementing its family law pro se assistance program. Over the past eight years alone, Daly has logged more than 1,000 hours of service. His work with pro se litigants has been especially important. Clients seeking a simple divorce will show up at legal clinics with the standard package of forms in hand – and no understanding of what the forms mean or how to proceed. Daly has written a booklet that explains the process in simple terms, the goal being that, when clients leave the clinic, they can achieve a “do-it-yourself divorce” with minimal contact with an attorney. Daly would like to see efforts such as this expanded, to free up pro bono attorneys for more complicated cases. More litigants represent themselves each year, and without adequate preparation, they might see their cases continued and justice delayed. Daly’s first career was not as an attorney. He was a mathematician conducting weapons effectiveness analysis for the United States Navy when, in 1976, a lawyer challenged him to take the Law School Admission Test. Daly passed the exam comfortably and attended law school at the University of Florida, where he earned his J.D. in 1979. Along with his law degree, Daly holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in math, and eight years ago he added a master’s degree in historic preservation. His fascination with law and history led to a position with a small firm in the historic city of Eustis before he returned to Brevard County. Daly now works in a solo practice as a Florida certified family mediator in Palm Bay. He continues to be interested in old buildings and machinery and is active in a not-for-profit dedicated to promoting historic preservation with an emphasis on protecting and restoring the William T. Wells home, one of the few Queen Anne-style structures in South Brevard County. Ashley N. Minton 19th Circuit shley N. Minton is com- Amitted to making a difference in her community, even if it means stepping out of her comfort zone. Three years ago, Minton agreed to accept a nonrela- tive adoption matter pro bono from Florida Rural Legal Ser- vices. When Carolyn Fabrizio of Florida Rural Legal Services spoke with Minton about the case, Minton’s response was: “I have not done one, but I am willing to.” Minton was offered a mentor but didn’t bother to take legal services up on the offer. What had looked like an uncontested adoption turned into a contested termination of parental rights, but Minton continued to represent the client through an appeal of the termination and to the final order of adoption. Fabrizio recalled: “When I received the closed case report and had an opportunity to read the final order stating the child now had the surname of the adoptive parents, it brought tears to my eyes. That child and the lives of the adoptive parents are changed forever because of Ashley, her associates and staff.” Early in her legal career, when she was operating a small firm with a concentration in criminal defense work, Minton assisted with sealing and expunging of criminal records for indigent clients. She also has provided pro bono assistance on her own to criminal defendants. That is both unusual and important, because Florida Rural Legal Services is prohibited from assisting clients with criminal legal matters because of restrictions by its funders. Minton also works as an attorney ad litem in dependency proceedings, and her law office sponsors teenagers through the annual Making Christmas Bright project, a gift drive for the approximately 120 teenagers in foster care or protective services in St. Lucie County. While studying at the University of San Diego School of Law, Minton worked at the Public Defender’s Office on behalf of indigent clients. After she earned her J.D., she moved back to her home town of Fort Pierce. She is one of two lawyers at Minton Law, P.A., in Fort Pierce. Kelly L. Fayer 20th Circuit elly L. Fayer’s first case Kwith Florida Rural Legal Services shows the depth of her commitment to pro bono legal services. The case involved the guardianship of an adult with cerebral palsy and severe mental disabilities. Fayer noticed that the woman recognized and enjoyed the scent of a certain lotion. It was fairly expensive, so Fayer would periodically send some to the woman’s mother/guardian until the death of the mother. Fayer then asked Florida Rural Legal Services to grant pro bono status to the next relative who took over as guardian, but FRLS was unable to accommodate because the guardian lived out of state. So Fayer took the case on her own at a discount, helping the relative become the guardian because Fayer knew that this had been the wish of the mother. One of Fayer’s guardianship cases involved four children whose mother had been murdered. The children were living with their maternal grandmother, and to complicate matters, the children had three differ- ent fathers. Fayer filed four separate guardianship cases and established the maternal grandmother as the guardian, keeping the siblings together despite opposition from two of the fathers. When the grandmother came to receive the order officially appointing her as guardian, Fayer surprised her with a basket containing gift certificates for activities she knew the family enjoyed. Currently, Fayer is representing four clients in ongoing guardianship matters: a mother in a contested paternity case involving domestic violence, a mother in a contested divorce involving domestic violence, a woman in her 80s trying to preserve her interest in her home and her modest life savings, and an FRLS staff case. As president of the Lee County Bar Association in 2017-18, Fayer launched a pro bono challenge, and the number of attorneys accepting cases through Florida Rural Legal Services increased from 38 to 53. Fayer also has begun a project called #KindLee, to showcase the prevalence of everyday good throughout Southwest Florida. Fayer earned her J.D. from the Washington and Lee University School of Law. She is a solo practitioner at Kelly Fayer, P.A., in Fort Myers. Kristin M. Whidby Out-of-state ristin M. Whidby works in Kthe Washington, D.C., office of Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP, where every lawyer is required to perform 20 hours of pro bono service to be eligible for a bonus. Some lawyers might do the minimum; not Kristin Whidby. Whidby has donated more than 450 hours of pro bono legal service over the last three years, which is especially impressive considering that she took maternity leave in 2018 for the birth of her fourth child. Whidby’s practice area is intellectual property, but in her pro bono work – mostly done through the DC Volunteer Lawyers Project – she has taken on difficult family law cases involving abused women. These cases are so important, because studies show that having legal representation is critical in a victim’s ability to permanently leave an abuser. Whidby accepted her first DCVLP case only about one month before trial, after the client’s original counsel was unable to continue. The case involved physical abuse, a protective order and a 3-year-old child. Whidby had to change her trial strategy twice, dealing with a judge who seemed predisposed to a joint custody arrangement, a radical shift in the father’s legal position and the hospitalization of the child with mental health issues. In the end, the judge changed his mind and awarded sole legal and primary physical custody to the mother. Another complicated case featured a custody dispute and civil protection orders based on threats and violence not only from the client’s ex-partner but also from that former partner’s new girlfriend. Whidby obtained an extension of the civil protection orders against both respondents for a second year as well as custody for her client. Whidby has become a champion for the DC Volun- teer Lawyers Project, both within Fried Frank and in the legal community. She has been a speaker and faculty member at training sessions, and she recruits and mentors other lawyers. She is now a member of DCVLP’s Junior Board. Whidby, who has an undergraduate degree in chem- istry from the University of Florida, earned her J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center. Recipients of the Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award Patricia A. Redmond, Miami (2019) Stephen M. Todd, Tampa (2018) Mark Olive, Tallahassee (2017) Bruce B. Blackwell, Winter Park (2016) John W. Kozyak, Miami (2015) Karen Meyer Buesing, Tampa (2014) Jeanne Trudeau Tate, Tampa (2013) Rosemary E. Armstrong, Tampa (2012) Robert G. Kerrigan, Pensacola (2011) Robert C. Josefsberg, Miami (2010) Russell E. Carlisle, Fort Lauderdale (2009) Sylvia Hardaway Walbolt, Tampa (2008) Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, Tallahassee (2007) Katherine Warthen Ezell, Miami (2006) James M. Vanderplas, Indian Rocks Beach (2005) Edward M. Waller, Jr., Tampa (2004) Jacqueline Marie Valdespino, Miami (2003) Maurice Wagner, Deltona (2002) Gerald Israel Kornreich, Miami (2001) Victor Manuel Diaz, Jr., Miami (2000) Daniel Frederick Wilensky, Jacksonville (1999) Vance Edwin Salter, Miami (1998) James M. Russ, Orlando (1997) Richard Craig Milstein, Miami (1996) Leon Blakely Cheek, III, Fern Park (1995) Allan Howard Terl, Fort Lauderdale (1994) Nancy S. Palmer, Maitland (1993) Steven Mark Goldstein, Tallahassee (1992) Alexandra delaVergne St. Paul, Bradenton (1991) Howard W. Dixon, Miami (1990) Herbert Lee Allen, Jr., Orlando (1989) Jean Gillespie Booher, Fort Lauderdale (1988) Steven Lauren Seliger, Quincy (1987) Roderick Norman Petrey, Miami (1986) William J. Sheppard, Jacksonville (1985) Neil Chonin, Coral Gables (1984) Philip John Padovano, Tallahassee (1983) Ira J. Kurzban, Miami (1982)

Recipients of the Distinguished Judicial Service Award Hon. Nina Ashenafi-Richardson, Tallahassee (2019) Hon. Vance E. Salter, Miami (2018) Hon. Virginia Baker Norton, Jacksonville (2017) Hon. Cynthia L. Cox, Vero Beach (2016) Hon. Ashley B. Moody, Tampa (2015) Hon. Emily A. Peacock, Tampa (2014) Hon. Claudia Rickert Isom, Tampa (2013) Hon. James M. Barton, II, Tampa (2012) Hon. Susan G. Sexton, Tampa (2011) Hon. Nikki Ann Clark, Tallahassee (2010) Hon. John Robert Blue (retired), St. Petersburg (2009) Hon. Michael Francis Andrews, Clearwater (2008) Hon. Lauren L. Brodie, Naples (2007) Hon. Charles A. Francis, Tallahassee (2006) Hon. William A. Van Nortwick, Jr., Tallahassee (2005) Recipients of the Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Award Hon. Roy B. Dalton, Jr., Orlando (2019) Hon. Patricia Seitz, Miami (2018) Hon. Laurel Myerson Isicoff, Miami (2017) Hon. Catherine Peek McEwen, Tampa (2016)

Recipients of the Chief Justice’s Law Firm Commendation Foley & Lardner LLP, Tampa (2019) Hallisky & Davis (2018) Immigration Law Group of Florida, P.A. (2017) Duane Morris LLP (2016) Akerman LLP (2015) Stichter, Riedel, Blain & Prosser, P.A. (2014) Clark & Washington, P.C. (2013) Fisher, Butts, Sechrest Warner & Palmer, P.A. (2012) Foley & Lardner, LLP (2011) Icard, Merrill, Cullis, Timm, Furen & Ginsburg, P.A. (2010) Hunton & Williams LLP (2010) Fishback, Dominick, Bennett, Stepter, Ardaman, Ahlers, Bolton & Langley LLP (2009) City Attorney’s Office, City of Tallahassee (2008) Hogan & Hartson LLP (2007) Messer & Messer (2007) Johnson, Pope, Bokor, Ruppel & Burns LLP (2006) Barrett & Barrett (2005) Kozyak, Tropin & Throckmorton, P.A. (2004) Carlton Fields (2003) Markowitz, Davis, Ringel & Trusty, P.A. (2002) Podhurst Orseck Josefsburg Eaton Meadow Olin & Perwin, P.A. (2001) Fisher & Sauls, P.A. (2000) Thirteenth Judicial Circuit (1998) The Broward County Attorney’s Office, Office of the Public Defender (1997) Fowler, White, Gillen, Boggs, Villareal and Banker, P.A. (1995) Steel Hector & Davis (1994) Wooten, Honeywell & Kest, P.A. (1993) Emmanuel, Sheppard & Condon (1992) Greenberg, Traurig, Hoffman, Lipoff, Rosen & Quentelo, P.A. (1991) Fine Jacobson Schwartz Nash Block & England (1991) Holland & Knight (1990) Thomson, Zeder, Bohrer, Werth, Adorno & Razook (1985) Recipients of the Chief Justice’s Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award Young Lawyers Section of the Orange County Bar Association (2019) George Edgecomb Bar Association (2018) Jacksonville Bar Association (2017) Eighth Judicial Circuit Bar Association (2016) Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers (2015) Central Florida Bankruptcy Law Association (2014) Tampa Bay Hispanic Bar Association (2013) St. Lucie County Bar Association (2012) Tallahassee Women Lawyers (2011) Seminole County Bar Association (2010) Dade County Bar Association (2009) Cuban American Bar Association (2008) Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida (2007) Hispanic Bar Association, Stetson College of Law (2006) Clearwater Bar Association (2005) Indian River County Bar Association (2003) Jacksonville Bar Association (2002) St. Petersburg Bar Association (2001) Bankruptcy Bar Association of the Southern District of Florida (2000) Collier County Bar Association (1999) Hillsborough Association for Women Lawyers, Inc. (1998) Jacksonville Bar Association (1997) Counsel for Cuban Detainees (1996) Escambia/Santa Rosa Bar Association (1995) The Legal Aid Foundation of the Tallahassee Bar Association, Inc. (1994) Put Something Back, A Joint Project of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit and Dade County Bar Association (1993) Orange County Bar Association (1992) Hillsborough County Bar Association (1991)

Recipients of The Florida Bar’s Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service Award Tori Simmons, Tampa (2019) Allison M. Stocker, Jacksonville (2018) Jennifer Edwards, Largo (2017) Elisa J. D’Amico, Miami (2016) Sara Alpert, Tampa (2015) Laura E. Ward, Tampa (2014) Rebecca Lauren Sosa, Miami (2013) Timothy Allen Moran, Oviedo (2012) Rachel May Zysk, Tampa (2011) Monica Miller Evans, Tallahassee (2010) Carin Manders Constantine, St. Petersburg (2009) Heather Pinder Rodriguez, Orlando (2008) Mac Richard McCoy, Tampa (2007) Joseph F. Summonte, Jr., Sarasota (2006) Melanie Emmons Damian, Miami (2005) Thomas Alan Zehnder, Orlando (2004) Laurel Francis Moore, Tampa (2003) Lawrence Howard Kolin, Orlando (2002) Jacqueline Hogan Scola, Miami (2001) Steven H. Malone, West Palm Beach (2000) Scott Edmonds Ray, Miami (1999) Karen Josefsberg Ladis, Miami (1998) Michelle Anchors, Tallahasssee (1997) Robert Lowery Hamilton, Orlando (1996) Cheryl Ada Elizabeth Little, Miami (1995) A. Bryant Applegate, Orlando (1994) Robert Alan Williams, Tallahassee (1993) Recipients of The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Awards 2019 Choung Mi Lim Akehurst, Inverness Dia Teresa Colbert, Davie James Russell “Rusty” Collins, St. Augustine John B. Daly, Malabar Elisa D’Amico, Miami Kelly L. Fayer, Fort Myers Crystal Freed, Jacksonville Nancy Lynn Carty Hartjen, Navarre George B. Howell III, Tampa Karen Chuang Kline, Boca Raton Jennifer LaVia, Tallahassee Dougald Leitch, Oviedo Neil T. Lyons, Sarasota Julia K. Maddalena, Panama City Beach Richard August Malafy, Marathon Kevin A. McNeill, Lake City Ashley N. Minton, Fort Pierce Howard M. Rosenblatt, Gainesville William Denton Slicker, St. Petersburg Matthew James Vaughn, Lakeland Jaime Rich Vining, Miami Kristin M. Whidby, Washington, D.C. 2018 David Alschuler, Miami Beach Jeffrey Paul Battista, Vero Beach Raymond F. Brady, Gainesville Antonio Bruni, Pensacola Hilary A. Creary, Pompano Beach John R. Dierking, Orlando Dan B. Hendrickson, Tallahassee Colette J. Kellerhouse, Naples John J. Kendron, Lake City Pamela R. Masters, Daytona Beach Timothy A. Moran, Oviedo Jo Ann Palchak, Tampa Andrea P. Reyes, Jacksonville Danialle Riggins, Ocala Anayansi Rodriguez, Washington, D.C. Stephen R. Senn, Lakeland Jennifer Wintrode Shuler, Panama City Louis Marc Silber, West Palm Beach Erica K. Smith, St. Petersburg Ashley N. Sybesma, Key West Robert L. Young, Sarasota 2017 David H. Abrams, Tallahassee Steven Lawrence Applebaum, Panama City Brett Alan Barfield, Miami Laura J. Boeckman, Jacksonville Jay S. Grife, St. Johns Lynn Katz Hanshaw, Tampa Kristie Hatcher-Bolin, Lakeland Brigitta Hawkins, Titusville Richard Francis Hussey, Fort Lauderdale Brenda L. London, Winter Park Joseph D. Lorenz, Fort Walton Beach David L. Manz, Marathon Mark Miller, Palm Beach Gardens Peggy-Anne O’Connor, Gainesville Samuel Pennington, Tavares Christina Nieto Seifert, Lake City Michele S. Stephan, Sarasota Holly Tabernilla, West Palm Beach Jonathan I. Tolentino, Naples Laura Thayer Wagner, Atlanta, Georgia Katherine Earle Yanes, Tampa 2016 Jennifer C. Anderson, Ponte Vedra James V. Cook, Tallahassee William H. “Bill” Drumm, Sarasota Patricia A. Eables, Key West Pamela L. Foels, Orlando Kathryn “Kate” Hill, Vero Beach Andrew J. Kamensky, New York, New York Frederick Koberlein, Jr., Lake City Lyndall “Lyndy” Lambert, Miami Jason D. Lazarus, West Palm Beach Lawrence J. Markell, Gulfport Raymond T. McNeal, Ocala Russell Miller-Thompson, Sunrise Kelley Geraghty Price, Naples Taras S. Rudnitsky, Longwood Thomas Saunders, Bartow Isabel “Cissy” Boza Sevelin, Thonotosassa Robert L. Thirston, II, Panama City Beach Patricia Vail, Jacksonville Jason A. Waddell, Pensacola Mary K. Wimsett, Gainesville 2015 Elizabeth S. Baker, Miami Andrew R. Boyer, Sarasota Kenneth Brooks, Jr., Milton Samuel G. Crosby, Lakeland Jimmy Allen Davis, Deltona Michelle L. Farkas, Gainesville Garrett A. Fenton, Washington, D.C. Robert “Bob” Goldman, Key West Bonnie Green, Lake City Elizabeth L. “Betsey” Hapner, Tampa Anne E. Hinds, Fort Lauderdale Gregory T. Holtz, Estero Michael G. Howard, Melbourne Beach Jay Kim, Fort Lauderdale Blane McCarthy, Jacksonville Steven A. Messer, Port St. Lucie Richard A. Perry, Ocala Elizabeth Ricci, Tallahassee Douglas L. Smith, Panama City Frank C. Wesighan, Orlando Brent A. Woody, Tarpon Springs 2014 Joseph L. Amos, Jr., Orlando Virginia Marie Buchanan, Pensacola Karen Meyer Buesing, Tampa Maria Frances Caldarone, Vero Beach A. Leigh Cangelosi, Branford Susan V. Carroll, Panama City J. Davis Connor, Lake Wales Sonia R. Crockett, Tallahassee William Walker Gallogly, Jacksonville Timothy G. Hains, Naples Michael Harshman, Lakewood Ranch Amy U. Hickman, Boynton Beach David Mangiero, Miami Joseph M. Mason, Jr., Brooksville William Fletcher McMurry, Louisville, Kentucky Stephen Bruce Moss, Fort Lauderdale Jessica L.C. Rae, St. Petersburg David Joseph Rodziewicz, Ormond Beach Gary Siegel, Sanford David Van Loon, Key West Nancy Ericksen Wright, Gainesville 2013 Bridget Ann Berry, West Palm Beach Bruce Beuford Blackwell, Orlando Jennings Kemp Brinson, Lakeland Mary-Ellen Cross, Gainesville Carolyn Davis Cummings, Tallahassee Janice Joy “J.J. Dahl, Clermont William Kenan DeBraal, Vero Beach Frederick J. Gant, Pensacola Steven D. Kramer, Altamonte Springs Janella Kayla Leibovitz, Sarasota Maxine Master Long, Miami Emerson Lotzia, Jacksonville Steven Wayne Marcus, Fort Lauderdale James D. “Jim” McDonald, Venice Robert Allan “Bob” Pell, Port St. Joe Tania Romaine Schmidt-Alpers, St. Augustine Leon Claudio Skornicki, New York, New York David Elihu Steckler, Fort Myers Monica Taibl, Live Oak Jeanne Trudeau Tate, Tampa Mary Vanden Brook, Key West Jeannine Smith Williams, St. Petersburg 2012 Edmund T. Baxa, Jr., Orlando Steven G. Cripps, West Palm Beach Elizabeth Geary Daugherty, Fort Lauderdale Sandra H. Day, Spring Hill Michael Patrick Dickey, Panama City Daniel John Endrizal, III, Fort Myers Arthur Don Ginsburg, Sarasota Leslie Smith Haswell, Gainesville Charles Patterson Hoskin, Pensacola Myriam Irizarry, Clearwater Suzanne M. Judas, Jacksonville James Anthony Kowalski, Jr., Saint Augustine Wendy S. Loquasto, Tallahassee Melissa Lea Mackiewicz, Baltimore, Maryland Leenette Wilhelmina McMillan-Fredriksson, Mayo Adrian J. “Stan” Musial, Jr., Tampa Norman L. Paxton Jr., Fort Pierce James F. Pollack, Miami James Lawrence Torres, Indialantic Deborah Lynn Wells, Bartow Thomas Edward Woods, Tavernier 2011 Rosemary E. Armstrong, Tampa Neal Jonathan Blaher, Maitland Noah Clements, Washington, D.C. Alan Roy Crane, Boca Raton D. Todd Doss, Lake City William W. Fernandez, Winter Springs Bryan Scott Gowdy, Jacksonville Michael Halpern, Key West Daniel Lee Hightower, Ocala Russell Thomas Kirshy, Port Charlotte Lawrence G. Marin, Fort Lauderdale Troy Harold Myers, Jr., Sarasota Valerie Erwin Prevatte, Pensacola Benjamine Reid, Miami Stephen Russell Senn, Lakeland Rudolph Carroll Shepard, Jr., Panama City Shimene Ashlie Shepard-Ryan, Port Orange Murray Bruce Silverstein, Tampa Margaret Mitchem Stack, Gainesville Thomas Warren Tierney, Vero Beach Elizabeth Willard “Bib” Willis, Tallahassee 2010 Richard Lloyd Abedon, West Palm Beach Rebeccah Lee Beller, Jacksonville Caroline Kapusta Black, Tampa William G. Bostick, Jr., St. Petersburg Larry Ronald Chulock, Bradenton Michael Jordan Cooper, Ocala Robert Lee Dietz, Orlando Kerry M. Donahue, Dublin, Ohio Robert Steven Goldman, Tallahassee Scott Douglas Krasny, Melbourne Juliette Ellen Lippman, Fort Lauderdale Dana Yvonne Moore, Winter Haven John Edward Moore, III, Vero Beach Gordon Charles Murray, Sr., Miami Kathleen C. Passidomo, Naples Stephen Lee Romine, Tampa Robert Anthony Rush, Gainesville Raven Elizabeth Sword, Daytona Beach Monica Taibl, Madison Timothy Michael Warner, Panama City Thomas Edward Woods, Key West 2009 Todd Clifford Brister, Panama City Melanie Freeman Chase, Lake Mary Judith Duggan Davidson, Bunnell Jean M. Finks, Punta Gorda Thomas Carlton Gano, West Palm Beach George Michael Germann, Spring Hill Shari Thieman Greene, Gulf Breeze Harry Charles Greenfield, Merritt Island Mark Edward Hill, Vero Beach Robert C. Josefsberg, Miami Albert Lewis Kelley, Key West John Justin Kendron, Lake City Heidi Davis Knapik, Fort Lauderdale James Anthony Kowalski, Jr., Jacksonville Stanley Morris Krawetz, Sarasota William James Lobb, Bartow Shannon McKenzie Miller, Gainesville Gregory Keith Showers, Clearwater Twyla Lawrene Sketchley, Tallahassee Scott Alan Stichter, Tampa Susan Voight Stucker, Orlando Michael J. Willis, Kalamazoo, Mich. 2008 Debra Trevlyn Alexander, St. Augustine Carlotta Appleman-Moniz, Panama City Danelle Dykes Barksdale, Tampa Morgan Ray Bentley, Sarasota Dionne Maria Blaesing, New Port Richey Ross Benjamin Bricker, Chicago, Illinois Suzanne Smith Brownless, Tallahassee Theodore Mark Burt, Trenton Russell E. Carlisle, Fort Lauderdale Melanie Emmons Damian, Miami Patricia Ann Eables, Key West James D. Francis, Jacksonville Robert Eugene Fridley, Gainesville Gary Randal Gossett, Jr., Sebring John Richard Hamilton, Orlando Amy Christine Hamlin, Longwood Julie Hope Littky-Rubin, West Palm Beach William Jemison Mims, Jr., Pensacola Ginger Allison Miranda, Fort Pierce Jack Arthur Moring, Crystal River Melinda Paniagua Riddle, Naples 2007 Margaret M. Anderson, Vero Beach Rita C. Chansen, Fort Myers Robert Cintron, Key West Philip Henry Elliott, Jr., Daytona Beach Wendy Pamela Fischman, Rockville, Maryland Walter Eugene Forehand, Tallahassee Kelly B. Hardwick, III, Bartow Nancy Carol Holliday-Fields, Lake City Thomas Murray Jenks, Jacksonville Marian Audrey Lindquist, Fort Lauderdale Frank Edward Maloney, Jr., Macclenny William Leonard Penrose, St. Petersburg Michael Robert Reiter, Lynn Haven Elisha D. Roy, Palm Beach Gardens Neil William Scott, Sarasota Lawrence Dean Silverman, Miami Deborah M. Smith, Rockledge Susan Voight Stucker, Apopka Rollin Eric Tomberlin, Ocala Arthur Richard Troell, III, Crestview Sylvia H. Walbolt, Tampa 2006 Gwendolyn Palmer Adkins, Tallahassee Matthew Gary Brenner, Orlando P. Ause Brown Jr., Gainesville Brian James Connelly, Vero Beach Thomas Gene Freeman, Jr., Altamonte Springs John Justin Kendron, Lake City John Wesley Kozyak, Coral Gables Janeice Trippe Martin, Naples John Stewart Mills, Jacksonville Larry Donald Murrell, Jr., West Palm Beach Bryant Martin Richardson, Washington, D.C. Douglas Julien Sale, Panama City Charles H. Scruggs, Tampa Stephen Russell Senn, Lakeland Michael John Stebbins, Pensacola Mary B. Steddom, Ocala Julia Ann Soerpeboel, Palm Coast Joseph Frank Summonte, Jr., Sarasota Howard M. Talenfeld, Parkland Elise Katherine Winters, Clearwater 2005 Matthew Patrick Coglianese, Miami D. Patrick Dalton, Ocala Martin Robert Dix, Tallahassee Joanne Fanizza, Fort Lauderdale William Robert Garrett, Panama City Diego Handel, Daytona Beach Beth Harlan, Lakeland Nancy Carol Holliday-Fields, Lake City Deborah Marie Hooker, Okeechobee Richard Allen Horder, Atlanta, Georgia Joseph Steven “Joe” Jackson, Gainesville Aileen Naja Josephs, West Palm Beach Jacqulyn Mack, Englewood James Michael Magee, Orlando Kathleen Schin McLeroy, Tampa Michael I. Miller, Sanibel Steven Edward Quinnell, Pensacola Chad Steven Roberts, Jacksonville Kenneth F. Tworoger, Micco James M. “Van” Vanderplas, Indian Rocks Beach Linda Beth Wheeler, Key West 2004 Chris M. Ballentine, Orlando David A. Bentley, Washington, D.C. John Joseph Cassidy, Jr., Naples Robert Saul Cohen, Tallahassee Irwin A. Connelly, Bunnell Walter Merritt Green, Gainesville Nancy Wood Gregoire, Fort Lauderdale Michael Louis Guttmann, Pensacola Jack Helinger, St. Petersburg Allen Nathaniel Jelks, Jr., Panama City Robert Conrad Meyer, Miami Guy W. Norris, Lake City Joseph N. Nusbaum, Boca Raton Paulette R. Pace, Bradenton Richard A. Perry, Ocala Alan Matthew Pickert, Jacksonville Christine E. Puto-Murray, Marathon Portia Beth Scott, Stuart Sheryl Diane Snodgrass, Lakeland Edward M. Waller, Jr., Tampa 2003 Catherine F. Ackerman, Ocala Sher L. Allan, Panama City Susan Meyer Barber, Lake Wales Paul Richard Berg, Vero Beach Susan H. Bingham, St. Petersburg Kathleen McCarthy Bishop, Perry F. Blane Carneal, Fort Lauderdale Bruce Richard Conroy, Tallahassee Susan Fagan, Daytona Beach Daniel Patrick Faherty, Cocoa Richard James Fowler, Key West Gary Lloyd Kornfeld, West Palm Beach Richard A. Leigh, Winter Park Christopher Alan Likens, Sarasota Katherine Bliss Para, Jacksonville Sharon W. Potter, Pensacola James Randall Stokes, Pensacola Cynthia Stump Swanson, Gainesville Jacqueline Marie Valdespino, Miami Gwynne Alice Young, Tampa 2002 N. Albert Bacharach, Jr., Gainesville Thomas Richard Bakkedahl, Fort Pierce Robert Thomas Bergin, Jr., West Palm Beach John Thomas David, Fort Lauderdale Celia Ellen Deifik, Naples Jerry W. Gerde, Panama City John Michael Keller, Brooksville David Patrick Kirwan, Marathon Alex D. Littlefield, Jr., Tallahassee Merette Oweis, Lakeland James Justice Partlow, Sanford Robert Louis Peters, Jr., Fernandina Beach Richard Barton Ray, Bradenton Patricia Ann Redmond, Miami James Clayton Runyon, St. Petersburg Hala A. Sandridge, Tampa Thomas Edward Stone, Madison Maurice Wagner, Deltona G. Charles Wohlust, Winter Park 2001 Bryan Lee Albers, St. Petersburg Nina Nigest Ashenafi, Tallahassee Michael S. Becker, Daytona Beach Mark Alan Bednar, Pensacola Jeffry Jon Branham, Orlando Thomas W. Brown, Lake City J. Kevin Carey, Tampa Lawrence Gordon Chadband, Lakeland Mary Day Coker, Gainesville Billy Joe Hoot Crawford, Panama City Josephine Gagliardi, Fort Myers Peter Thomas Gianino, Stuart Marvin C. Gutter, Fort Lauderdale Edward Pendleton Jackson, Jacksonville Gerald Israel Kornreich, Miami John Edwin Moxley, Ocala William O’Neil, III, Longboat Key Adam D. Palmer, Boca Raton Julie Glocker Pierce, Melbourne Helen Howell Sundgren, Naples Richard E. Warner, Marathon 2000 Anne V. Gallagher Alper, Fort Lauderdale Deborah J. Andrews, Ponte Vedra Beach Joy Anne Bartmon, Boca Raton Conrad Cecil “Sonny” Bishop, III, Perry Mikele Stander Carter, Blairsville, Georgia Russell Lyle Cheatham, III, St. Petersburg John Richard Cook, Okeechobee John David Dumbaugh, Sarasota Susan Whaley Fox, Tampa Amy Ellen Goodblatt, Orlando Alexander John Gordon, Punta Gorda Larry D. Hardaway, Lakeland Bruce Edward Hoffman, Gainesville Samuel S. Jacobson, Jacksonville M. Catherine Lannon, Tallahassee Patrick M. Magill, Orlando Joel Margules, Panama City John W. Merting, Pensacola Keith Marshall Schenck, Inverness Holly R. Skolnick, Miami Joseph J. Vetrick, Key Largo 1999 Calvin Joseph Allen, Key West Robert Lee Appleget, Jr., Ocala Terry Lytle Bledsoe, Altamonte Springs James Andrew Conway, Stuart George T. Dunlap, III, Bartow Ross Mathew Goodman, Pensacola Lloyd C. Hawthorne, Live Oak A. Margaret Hesford, Lauderdale Lakes David Albert King, Orange Park Elizabeth R. Mannion, Clearwater Sidney Lewis Matthew, Tallahassee Catherine Gail Novack, Tampa Marilyn Wolf Peterson, Gainesville Lawrence James Phalin, Orlando Stephen Ralph Ponder, Daytona Beach Bonnie Kay Roberts, Bonifay Richard Brian Simring, Miami Kurt Alan Streyffeler, Fort Myers Stanley Robert Swartz, Bradenton Gary A. Woodfield, Palm Beach 1998 Jodi Marie Anderson, Tavares Gypsy Cowherd Bailey, Tallahassee Charles Bennett Bollinger, III, Panama City Jill Jacob Burzynski, Naples A. Thomas Connick, Jr., Deerfield Beach Mary Alice Ferrell, Sarasota Frank M. Gafford, Lake City Robert James Gorman, Fort Pierce Lynne Hankins Fielder, Key West Kelly B. Hardwick, III, Bartow Norberto Sergio Katz, Orlando Joseph D. Lorenz, Fort Walton Beach Margaret Diane Mathews, Tampa Joseph Clay Meux, Sr., Jacksonville Roger W. Plata, St. Petersburg Robert Rivas, Boca Raton Phyllis M. Rosier, Starke Vance Edwin Salter, Miami Dwight W. Severs, Titusville Michael Bryant Wingo, Daytona Beach Howard Jeffrey Wunderlich, East Islip, New York 1997 Leonard Albert Barrow, Jr., Melbourne Bruce Beuford Blackwell, Orlando Barbara Ann Burns, Chicago, Illinois Raymond Francis Brady, Gainesville Susan Lynn Chapman, Sarasota Stephen Herre Echsner, Pensacola Joseph P. George, Jr., Key West Alice Julia Graves, Vero Beach Frank Allan Kreidler, Lake Worth Henry Latimer, Fort Lauderdale Dominic C. MacKenzie, Jacksonville Teresa Byrd Morgan, Lake City Kimberlee Ann Nagel, Lakeland Stewart Oliver Olson, St. Petersburg Abigail Price Williams, Miami Warren Russell Ross, Punta Gorda Lou Tally, Mount Dora Cerese Crawford Taylor, Tampa Timothy Michael Warner, Panama City Sarah Hague White, Daytona Beach (posthumously) Harriet Williams Williams, Tallahassee 1996 Louis Vincent Cianfrogna, Titusville Graham Clarke, Panama City Ivan Kensey Clements, Jr., Deland Cynthia L. Cox, Vero Beach Robert Franklin Dallas, Atlanta, Georgia Jessica Calvert Dumas, Jacksonville Sara Vermelle Fielding, Lakeland Josephine Gagliardi, Fort Myers Cary Augustus Hardee, II, Madison William Charles Henry, Bradenton John Alexander Jabro, Key Largo Charles Daniel Jamieson, West Palm Beach Richard Thomas Jones, Gainesville John Marshall Kest, Orlando Nancy Moate Ley, Clearwater William Douglas Marsh, Pensacola Robert A. Mick, Tallahassee Richard Craig Milstein, Miami David Thomas Price, Deerfield Beach Gilbert Michael Singer, Tampa Carol Ann Volini, Ocala 1995 J. Victor Africano, Jr., Live Oak Thomas Porter Bell, Pembroke Pines Joye Marie Clayton, Gainesville Jane Louise Cornett, Stuart Caroline Carthage Emery, Jacksonville Jonathan Edward Hausburg, Sarasota Harley Herman, Leesburg David Brooks Kundin, Tallahassee Warren Thomas LaFray, Clearwater Alan Isaac Mishael, Miami Carol C. Murphy, Lakeland Harold D. Oehler, Tampa Julie Lynne Ozburn, Holly Hill Christopher Nida Patterson, Panama City Melinda Paniagua Riddle, Naples Louis Kahn Rosenbloum, Pensacola Siobhan Helene Shea, Palm Beach Tegan Slaton, Key West Pearl Crosby Smith, Cocoa William David Wallace, Washington, D.C. Dorothea Watson, Orlando 1994 J. Nickolas Alexander, Jr., Orange Park Brian Peter Battaglia, St. Petersburg Jerri Ann Blair, Tavares Edwin M. Boyer, Sarasota Kathryn Eckerlein Errington, Pensacola Nancy Wood Gregoire, Fort Lauderdale Charlene G. Guller, Key West Christine P. Hissam, Naples Frederick Laurence Koberlein, Lake City Clark David Lochridge, Fern Park Alexander C. MacKinnon, Orlando Ellen Sly Masters, Bartow Elizabeth Maria Schwabedissen, Miami Robert Alan Shimberg, Tampa Anne Talbot, Washington, D.C. Joseph Tomberg, Wabasso Robert L. Travis, Jr., Quincy Frank D. Upchurch, III, St. Augustine Terence John Watterson, Palm Beach Gardens Jeffrey Pat Whitton, Panama City E.A.W. “Pan” Zettler, Williston 1993 Michael Alan Bedke, Tampa Charlotte Elaine Brayer, Tallahassee Matthew James Comisky, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Richard Domenick Custureri, Ocala John Fletcher Daniel, Panama City William E. Evans, Jr., Bartow Linnes Finney, Jr., Fort Pierce William Stephen Graessle, Jacksonville David Brian Haber, Coral Gables Michael Halpern, Key West Jane Kreusler Walsh, West Palm Beach Michael Leddy O’Neill, Daytona Beach George Thomas Paulk, II, Cocoa Beach James M. Russ, Orlando Robert P. Scheb, Sarasota Jeanne Marie Reichrath Singer, Gainesville James Dunwoody Swearingen, Pensacola Allan Howard Terl, Fort Lauderdale Craig Christopher Villanti, New Port Richey Robert David Young, North Fort Myers 1992 Janice F. Bessinger, Lake City Ronald Ira Cole, Ocala Richard J. D’Amico, Ormond Beach Karen A. Gievers, Miami Pierce James Guard, Jr., Lakeland Ralph Vincent “Terry” Hadley, III, Winter Park Randall Wayne Hanna, Tallahassee Jeffrey Allen King, Sarasota Karen Boroughs Lopez, St. Petersburg Linda Weinhold McIntyre, Coral Springs Roger N. Messer, Port St. Lucie David W. Palmer, Destin Marina Stevens Roach, Naples Robert M. W. Shalhoub, West Palm Beach F. Emory Springfield, Gainesville Edward Leonard Stahley, Merritt Island William A. Van Nortwick, Jr., Jacksonville William Gerard Warner, Panama City John W. Wilcox, Tampa 1991 Eddie Mack Anderson, Lake City Mitzi Cockrell Austin, Gainesville Vanda Y. Bayliss, Sarasota M. Robert Blanchard, Pensacola Sara Blumberg, Boynton Beach M. Thomas Bond, Jr., Ocala Timothy Craig Campbell, Panama City Samuel George Crosby, Lakeland V. James Dickson, St. Petersburg Theresa Bland Edwards, Fort Lauderdale Donald Arthur Gifford, Tampa Diego Handel, Ormond Beach William Huggett, Miami Sally Dee Millward Kest, Orlando Wayne Raymond McDonough, Vero Beach John Michael Passidomo, Naples George “Buddy” E. Schulz, Jr., Jacksonville Steven P. Shea, Marathon William Eugene Sizemore, Tampa William Mark Stern, Maitland David Gregory Tucker, Tallahassee 1990 Martin Gerald Brooks, Hollywood Pamela Arianne Brown, Deland Patrick Desmond Doherty, Clearwater Patrick James Faucheux, Panama City Ricardo A. Fernandez, Tampa Gwendolyn Elaine E. Gibson, Jacksonville James Kellogg Green, West Palm Beach Pierce James Guard, Jr., Lakeland Douglas Martin Halsey, Miami Charles Emil Heim, Jr., Indian Harbour Beach Norman Linder Hull, Orlando Michael W. Johnson, Ocala Martha Ann Lott, Gainesville Pamela S. Mac’Kie, Naples Donald Francis O’Connell, Venice Karen Lynn Oehme, Tallahassee Timothy McManus Ryan, Dania Evett Louise Simmons, Port St. Lucie Daniel Mark Soloway, Pensacola Joseph Bryan Wolkowsky, Tavernier 1989 Herbert Lee Allen, Jr., Orlando Sandra Gail Atkins, Panama City Robert B. Bennett, Jr., Sarasota Barbara A. Burkett, Gainesville Pamela D. Cichon, Daytona Beach William Gentry Crawford, Jr., Hollywood Marlin Marion Feagle, Lake City G. Tiny Geiger, Tampa Charlotte I. Hunter, Ocala Jeffrey Michael Kirsch, Stuart David J. Lillesand, Miami Julie Osterhout, Cape Coral Robert E. Pyle, Winter Haven Kenneth Steven Rappaport, Boca Raton Louis Francis Ray, Jr., Pensacola Richard M. Smith, Tallahassee Robert E. Warren, Jacksonville Thomas Edmondson Whigham, Sanford Douglas Mark Williamson, St. Petersburg 1988 Robert Lee Appleget, Jr., Ocala Rosemary E. Armstrong, Tampa Jean Gillespie Booher, Fort Lauderdale Joseph Glenn Bywater, Lakeland John B. Carr, Pensacola Clyde Mabry Collins, Jr., Jacksonville Meredith Craig, St. Petersburg Donald N. Crowell, Orlando Thomas E. Cushman, St. Augustine John Paul Fleck, Jr., Bradenton Crisse Bates Foster, Palm Bay Kathleen Carol Fox, Gainesville William Adams Lewis, Panama City John Bolling Powell, IV, West Palm Beach Maurice Rosen, North Miami Beach Robert A. Sandow, Live Oak Joan Stewart, Tallahassee David Clayton Weigel, Naples Carol Ann Wolf, Tavernier 1987 Terrence William Ackert, Orlando William H. Andrews, Jacksonville Dan Phillip Brawley, Lakeland Rowlett W. Bryant, Panama City Charles J. B. Cino, Daytona Beach Patrick G. Emmanuel, Pensacola Thomas Kenwood Equels, Miami Bobbie Lee Eubank, Gainesville Saxton Robert Gaskin, III, Clearwater Julian R. Hanley, Naples Stephen P. Hoskins, Fort Pierce Alice Ruth Huneycutt, Tampa William Hamlin Kilby, Fort Lauderdale Gregory Charles Meissner, Bradenton Steven Lauren Seliger, Quincy Charles Raymond Stepter, Jr., Orlando Michael A. Viscomi, West Palm Beach 1986 Samuel Thomas Adams, Panama City Ronald V. Alvarez, West Palm Beach Marvin Wecker Bingham, Jr., Gainesville Jack Thomas Edmund, Bartow Sally Harris Foote, Clearwater Sandra Torcise Fowler, Key West Kenneth Roy Hart, Tallahassee Harry Michael Hipler, Dania H. Randolph Klein, Ocala Richard Craig Milstein, Coral Gables Samuel John Morley, Pensacola John G. Pare, Tampa John C. Patterson, Jr., Sarasota Gerald Sheldon Rutberg, Casselberry Kimberly Sands, Daytona Beach Stephen Duane Thompson, Fort Myers Louis B. Vocelle, Jr., Vero Beach Waddell Arlie Wallace, II, Jacksonville Michael Raymond Walsh, Orlando 1985 Terrence William Ackert, Orlando Joan Helen Bickerstaff, Melbourne Michael Lee Bryant, Gainesville Henry M. “Hank” Coxe, III, Jacksonville Michael Dubiner, West Palm Beach Jose Antonio Garrido, Jr., Miami John C. Guerriero, Fort Pierce James W. Kynes, Tampa Susan Sheppard Lazier, Key West Walter W. Manley, II, Lakeland David Paul Montgomery, Bradenton Cathi C. O’Halloran, Tallahassee John Michael Passidomo, Naples Ronald Greg Thornton, Port Richey John Dirffie Tyler, Daytona Beach R. John Westberry, Pensacola William J. Zloch, Fort Lauderdale 1984 Jon Harmon Anderson, Lakeland Robert Stanley Appleton, Marathon William Reid Clifton, Cocoa Cecil L. Davis, Jr., Tallahassee Kenneth S. Davis, Gainesville Rafael E. “Ralph” Fernandez, Tampa Donald T. Franke, Naples Samuel R. Hillman, Clearwater Walton B. Hunter, Tavares Thorwald John Husfeld, Deland Milton Kelner, Miami Robert Gordon Kerrigan, Pensacola Carroll L. McCauley, Panama City Hugh T. Maloney, Fort Lauderdale Richard Joseph R. Parkinson, Orlando John “Jack” Scarola, West Palm Beach William J. Sheppard, Jacksonville 1983 Harvey Martin Alper, Altamonte Springs Ben F. Barnes, Marianna William Bill Barnett, Orlando Neil Chonin, Coral Gables Julian Edward Collins, Lake City Linda A. Conahan, Fort Lauderdale Burton Cornell Conner, Okeechobee Whitney Hugh Cotney, Jacksonville Joseph Cardwell Fuller, Fort Myers Harry Allison Johnston, II, West Palm Beach Jacalyn Nichols Kolk, Tampa Philip John Padovano, Tallahassee Shon Alan Saxon, Gainesville W. Denis Shelley, Daytona Beach James Vanderplas, Indian Rocks Beach Robert Arthur Young, Bartow 1982 Ralph Artigliere, Lakeland Kenneth S. Beall, Jr., Palm Beach Russell E. Carlisle, Fort Lauderdale William M. Chanfrau, Daytona Beach Leon Blakely Cheek, III, Altamonte Springs Irwin A. Connelly, Bunnell C. Andrew Coomes, Orlando Lyman T. Fletcher, Jacksonville Clara Floyd Gehan, Gainesville Judith Ann Ginn, Wildwood Baya Harrison, III, Tallahassee Mayo C. Johnston, Panama City Ira J. Kurzban, Miami Michael S. Moreland, Fort Myers Michael F. Novilla, St. Petersburg Stephan Jay Ross, Tampa Richard J. Saliba, Fort Pierce