The 2019Pro Bono Service Awards
February 7, 20193:30 p.m.
The Supreme Court of FloridaTallahassee, Florida
The Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award* * *
The Distinguished Judicial Service Award* * *
The Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Award* * *
The Law Firm Commendation* * *
The Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Service Award* * *
The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Awards* * *
The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service Award
The Florida Bar President’sPro Bono Service Award Recipients
2019Nancy Lynn Carty Hartjen – 1st Circuit
Jennifer LaVia – 2nd CircuitKevin A. McNeill – 3rd Circuit
Crystal Freed – 4th CircuitChoung Mi Lim Akehurst – 5th CircuitWilliam Denton Slicker – 6th Circuit
James Russell “Rusty” Collins – 7th CircuitHoward M. Rosenblatt – 8th Circuit
Dougald Leitch – 9th CircuitMatthew James Vaughn – 10th Circuit
Elisa D’Amico – 11th CircuitJaime Rich Vining – 11th Circuit
Neil T. Lyons – 12th CircuitGeorge B. Howell III – 13th CircuitJulia K. Maddalena – 14th Circuit
Karen Chuang Kline – 15th CircuitRichard August Malafy – 16th Circuit
Dia Teresa Colbert – 17th CircuitJohn B. Daly – 18th Circuit
Ashley N. Minton – 19th CircuitKelly L. Fayer – 20th Circuit
Kristin M. Whidby – Out-of-State
The Florida Supreme CourtThe Honorable Charles T. Canady, Chief Justice
The Honorable Ricky PolstonThe Honorable Jorge LabargaThe Honorable Alan Lawson
The Honorable Barbara Lagoa The Honorable Robert J. Luck
The Honorable Carlos G. Muñiz
The Florida BarMichelle R. Suskauer, PresidentJohn M. Stewart, President-elect
Dori Foster-Morales, President-elect DesignateJoshua E. Doyle, Executive Director
ProgramChief Justice Charles T. Canady ................................................. Welcome and introduction of the justices of the Supreme Court of Florida
Chief Justice Charles T. Canady ..........................Presentation of the Distinguished Judicial Service Award
The Hon. Nina Ashenafi-Richardson .............................................................................................RemarksLeon County Court
Chief Justice Charles T. Canady ..............Presentation of the Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Award
The Hon. Roy B. Dalton, Jr. .........................................................................................................RemarksUnited States District Court,Middle District of Florida
Chief Justice Charles T. Canady .......................................... Presentation of the Law Firm Commendation
Mark J. Wolfson, Partner and Pro Bono Chair ..............................................................................RemarksFoley & Lardner LLP, Tampa office
Chief Justice Charles T. Canady ...........................................Presentation of the Voluntary Bar AssociationPro Bono Service Award
Jill Davis, President, and Amber Williams, Board Member ............................................................RemarksOrange County Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section
Michelle R. Suskauer, President .................................................Presentation of The Florida Bar President’s The Florida Bar Pro Bono Service Awards
Christian George, President ....................................................Presentation of the Young Lawyers Division Young Lawyers Division, The Florida Bar Pro Bono Service Award
Tori Simmons............................................................................................................................... RemarksTampa
Chief Justice Charles T. Canady ...............................................................Remarks and Presentation of the Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award
Patricia A. Redmond .....................................................................................................................RemarksMiami
Chief Justice Charles T. Canady ........................................................................................Closing remarks
* * *Please rise as the marshal announces the opening of the court and the justices enter.