Awards Archives

2021 Award Ceremony Video

Posted by Jessica Brown on June 18, 2021

The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2021 Award Ceremony was held on June 17, 2021 and honored: Medal of Honor for a Lawyer: Hon. Emiliano Jose “EJ” Salcines Jane Elizabeth Curran…

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CABA Pro Bono wins 2021 Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award

Posted by Jessica Brown on June 8, 2021

After the initial shock of being diagnosed with a brain tumor subsided, Miami teen Roberto was relieved that his CABA Pro Bono Legal Services lawyers had invested so much…

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Foundation to honor award winners

Posted by Jessica Brown on May 14, 2021

The Honorable Emiliano Jose “E.J.” Salcines Jr. has been selected as the recipient of The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2021 Medal of Honor Award, the Foundation’s highest honor. Anthony J….

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Dr. Mimi Graham receives 2020 Medal of Honor Award for a Non-Lawyer

Posted by Jessica Brown on October 20, 2020

Dr. Graham (right) accepts the Medal of Honor from Foundation Second Vice President Hon. Suzanne…

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Kathy Para to be awarded the Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award

Posted by Jessica Brown on May 6, 2020

Kathy Para, retired director of pro bono for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, has won The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2020 Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award.

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Foundation honors two lawyers, one non-lawyer with 2020 Medal of Honor

Posted by Jessica Brown on April 20, 2020

The Honorable Peter T. Fay, the Honorable James Lawrence King and Dr. Mimi Graham have been selected as recipients of The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2020 Medal of Honor Award,…

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2020 Medal of Honor nominations being accepted

Posted by Jessica Brown on November 20, 2019

The Florida Bar Foundation will be accepting nominations for the 2020 Medal of Honor Awards until February 1, 2020. The Medal of Honor Award is given in two…

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Posted by Jessica Brown on November 4, 2019

The Florida Bar Foundation congratulates Janet Varnell on being named The Florida Bar Consumer Protection Law Committee Lawyer of the Year….

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Foundation receives $21,000 cy pres award

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 23, 2019

The Florida Bar Foundation has received a $21,406 cy pres award from a settlement in a case involving fees charged by payday loan companies. Two cases were consolidated for the…

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Richard C. Milstein receives Medal of Honor Award

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 9, 2019

Richard C. Milstein received the 2019 Medal of Honor for a lawyer at the Foundation’s Annual Reception and Dinner for his exemplary and unending capacity for pro bono work…

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Michael A. Bedke receives Medal of Honor Award

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 9, 2019

Michael A. Bedke, a real estate partner in the DLA Piper Tampa office, received the 2019 Medal of Honor for a Lawyer for his exceptional dedication to providing pro…

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Paul C. Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award presented to Americans for Immigrant Justice

Posted by Jessica Brown on July 2, 2019

For its work to reunite children in immigration detention centers with their families, Americans for Immigrant Justice (AIJ) has been awarded the Paul C. Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award. The…

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