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.