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S P R I N G
Ne ws Fr om The Florida Bar Foundation
Volume 13 Issue no. 2
CABA Pro Bono wins 2021 Doyle Children's Advocacy Award
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fter 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 time
preparing him for adulthood.
Roberto had fled Guatemala at age 16 after years of abuse at
the hands of his father. In Miami, his CABA lawyers helped him file
a Special Immigrant Juvenile (SIJ) Visa. The SIJ Visa protected him
in juvenile court as a child that had been abused, abandoned or
neglected by a parent.
Roberto became a Legal Permanent Resident, and CABA staff
helped him create a savings account, learn to pay taxes, purchase
health insurance and attend night classes at Miami Dade College to
learn English.
Roberto needed emergency surgery to remove his tumor, but
fortunately, he had insurance. And, he had saved enough money to
spend six months recovering.
Using funding from The Florida Bar Foundation’s Children’s Legal
Services grant program, CABA helped 42 children receive Legal
Permanent Residency and more than 100 other children like Roberto
get SIJ Visas approved during the 2019-20 grant period.
CABA’s goal is to protect and safeguard vulnerable immigrant
children that have been abused, abandoned and neglected by
providing them with the legal representation that they need to assert
their right to remain safely and legally in the U.S. CABA currently
serves more than 400 children residing throughout Florida.
For their efforts, CABA will receive the 2021 Paul C. Doyle
Children’s Advocacy Award at the Foundation’s annual award
ceremony in June.
Without the legal services provided by CABA, the children
With help from Cuban American Bar Association (CABA) Pro Bono Legal Services, represented would be ineligible for documents that allow them to
Roberto became a U.S. citizen after fleeing Guatemala, where his father had abused obtain a job, a driver's license, work permits, and a social security
him for many years.
number. Additionally, once children obtain Legal Permanent Residency,
see CHILDREN, p. 5
Florida Bar Foundation President Stephen R. Senn began his term September 16, 2020. Board
certified in appellate practice, Senn is a senior shareholder with Peterson & Myers, P.A. in
Lakeland, where his practice includes appeals and federal litigation, as well as employment
and business disputes. Senn earned his bachelor’s degree and juris doctor from Florida State
University. He has served as president of the boards of Florida Rural Legal Services and Florida
Equal Justice Center. Senn has been a member of the 10th Circuit Pro Bono Committee since
1999. He earned The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award in 2006, 2011 and 2018.
Most recently, he was honored by the Appellate Practice Section of The Florida Bar with the
John R. Hamilton Pro Bono Award.
Message from the President
I
f you support the mission of The Florida Bar Foundation (and
if you are reading this, you probably do), then please consider
partnering with us in one of many gratifying ways that can
make a difference.
Because interest rates continue to be at all-time low levels, funds We try to reach decisions which will best serve the
from the Interest on Lawyers Trust Account (IOTA), which are used cause of justice for Floridians who cannot afford an attorney.
to make grants, are also low. Donations from the public remain an Applications for board seats can be found on our website at
incredibly important source of funding for the Foundation. www.TheFloridaBarFoundation.org.
If you’ve ever made a donation to the Foundation, you’re already Civil legal aid is an essential service in our society. Without
on track to join one of our giving societies. Once your lifetime giving legal aid lawyers, thousands of Floridians would struggle with
exceeds $2,000, you become a member of our Bronze Society. See the complicated processes of eviction, divorce, foster care, estate
all of our giving society members starting on page 11. planning, benefits and more. The Foundation’s grants and programs
If you haven’t given before, an easy way to start is by becoming fund legal aid lawyers and promote pro bono work. But, legal aid
a Foundation Fellow and pledging $1,000, which can be paid at programs turn away many clients due to lack of resources. There is
once or over five years at $200 a year (or 10 years if you are a simply more need than supply.
young, government or nonprofit lawyer). See our newest Fellows Our grantees work hard every day to help clients who have fallen
listed on page 15. on hard times, and who could have guessed how hard 2020 and
Another way to financially support Foundation efforts is by beyond would be? During these perilous times, Florida’s legal aid
joining The Legacy for Justice, which recognizes those who have providers continue to shine in their willingness to tackle tough cases
included the Foundation in their estate planning, made a gift or and provide much needed legal representation.
pledge of more than $10,000, directed a significant cy pres award to If you know a legal aid lawyer, please take a moment to thank
the Foundation or facilitated a colleague’s major gift. See members them. If you are a legal aid lawyer, please know how grateful we are
on page 11. to you and how much we admire the work you do.
To make a gift, visit www.TheFloridaBarFoundation.org, or
contact Director of Development Michelle Fonseca, CFRE, at 407-
960-7000.
Supporters of the Foundation can also give their time or talent
to bolster our work. Consider applying to serve on our board of
directors. Service on the board can be fulfilling in so many ways. The
Board sets policy and makes all major decisions of the Foundation. Stephen R. Senn, President
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The Florida Bar Foundation
Virtual Award Ceremony
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Foundation will not
host an Annual Reception and Dinner during The Florida Bar
Annual Convention. Instead, a virtual award ceremony will be
held June 17 at 12 p.m. to honor the award winners below.
MEDAL OF HONOR FOR A LAWYER
Hon. Emiliano J. Salcines Jr., Retired Judge,
Second District Court of Appeals
Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award
Anthony J. Karrat, Executive Director,
Legal Aid Service of Broward County and
Legal Aid Service of Collier County
Paul Doyle Children's Advocacy Award
Winner – CABA Pro Bono Legal Services
1st Runner Up – FSU College of Law 2nd Runner Up – Florida Legal Services
President's Award for Excellence
To Be Announced
Visit TheFloridaBarFoundation.org to register for the virtual award ceremony.
THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
Medal of Honor Presenting Sponsor
President's Award for Jane Elizabeth Curran Paul Doyle
Excellence Sponsor Distinguished Service Award Sponsor Children's Advocacy Award Sponsor
Sponsorship Sponsorship
Available! Available!
Award ceremony sponsorships available. Contact Michelle Fonseca, CFRE, at mfonseca@flabarfndn.org or 407-960-7019.
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Spring Board of Directors meeting report
T
he Florida Bar Foundation Board of their county of residence, for his strong and time for the next selection process (the award is
Directors met via Zoom on March 12, consistent support of Legal Assistance for the bi-annual, alternating years with the Goldstein/
2021, because of the COVID-19 Poor and Law Student Assistance grantees, and Van Nortwick Award for Excellence). The Board
pandemic. The major actions of the board and for a career dedicated to promoting high- ratified the committee’s selection of award
reports received included: quality legal representation of the poor. The recipients and adopted the recommendation to
purpose of the award is to recognize and review the selection criteria. Director Roberto
Election of Foundation Directors
encourage systemic legal advocacy on behalf Pardo was designated as the chair of the
John F. Harkness and Raymond P. Reid, Jr.
of low-income children by the Foundation’s selection criteria subcommittee.
were elected to serve a second term as
grantees.
directors beginning July 1, 2021. It was also Administration of Justice Grants
A committee, chaired by former Foundation
reported that the Foundation and The Florida Awarded
president John Patterson, selected the Cuban
Bar are in the process of convening a joint The Improvements in the Administration of
American Bar Association (CABA) Pro Bono
selection committee to address public member Justice (AOJ) grant program is designed to
Legal Services' Immigrant Children’s Program
seats for service beginning July 1, 2021. improve the administration of justice in areas
as winner. First runner-up is Florida State
Lastly, applications and information will be within the broader framework of the justice
University College of Law’s Human Trafficking
sent to the Florida Supreme Court regarding its system, with emphasis on the process of
and Exploitation Law Project; second runner-up
certification of selection of the Court’s operating the courts in an effective and
is Florida Legal Services’ Ending Juvenile
designated seats, as well as the Chief Justice’s expeditious manner. It has historically been
Solitary Confinement in Florida project.
appointment of two judicial officers for service used to fund programs that are not otherwise
The committee also recommended that the
on the board. or regularly funded in the Foundation’s other
award’s selection criteria be reviewed, with
Report of Medal of Honor Committee possible recommendations for change made in see REPORT, p. 6
The Board ratified the selection of The
Honorable Emiliano “E.J.” Salcines Jr. as the
Foundation’s 2021 recipient of its Medal of 2021-23 Equal Justice Works Fellows named
Honor award. The committee did not Melissa Lipnick, Florida Health Justice Project
recommend a non-lawyer recipient because Lipnick will engage in individual and systemic advocacy
none were nominated this year. to expand access and address barriers to Medicaid home
The Board also ratified the selection of health care to enable more low-income Florida seniors to
Anthony J. “Tony” Karrat, executive director of stay safely at home and out of nursing homes. The pandemic
has exacerbated the need for these services. Lipnick will
Legal Aid Service of Broward County, as this
graduate from the University of Miami School of Law in May.
year’s recipient of the Jane Elizabeth Curran
Distinguished Service Award.
Janeille McPhail, Community Legal Services of
The Board previously decided that the
Mid-Florida
Foundation’s annual awards dinner would be McPhail will provide holistic legal services for the veteran
cancelled due to the pandemic. A virtual award population in rural Ocala to create systemic change and
ceremony will be held instead on June 17 to offer stability. The project will use outreach, pro bono
recognize honorees. services and advocacy to increase public benefits and
veteran benefits. McPhail will graduate from the University
Paul Doyle Children’s Advocacy Awards of Florida Levin College of Law in May.
The Paul Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award
Oliver Telusma, Community Justice Project
honors the Foundation's founding director of
Telusma's fellowship is designed to prevent COVID-fueled
its Legal Assistance for the Poor and Law evictions of residential renters and small businesses at high
Student Assistance Grant Programs (1991 to risk of displacement in South Florida through direct legal
2013) in recognition of his commitment to services, policy advocacy and movement lawyering.
high-quality legal representation of Florida’s Telusma will graduate from Florida A&M University School
low-income children, for encouraging grantee of Law in May.
programs to collaborate across geographic
regions in order to bring the benefit of legal Fellows are sponsored by the Foundation. McPhail is jointly sponsored by Greenberg Traurig
advocacy to low-income children regardless of and The Florida Bar Foundation.
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CHILDREN, from p. 1
they can qualify for financial aid and obtain foster care systems. CABA has developed and "Many other former clients have gone
higher education. conducts SIJ trainings for state court juvenile, on to create small businesses within the
At just 23, Roberto is now a U.S. citizen and probate and family construction industry or in landscaping, and
owns his own landscaping company. judges. create an economic impact by employing other
On average, CABA represents each child for “Many of the individuals. Without necessary legal documents
three to five years. To obtain an SIJ visa, CABA children that we and without having become a legal permanent
must first file a case in state court and obtain have represented resident, this would not be possible.”
findings of abuse, abandonment and/or neglect. throughout the years
As part of the state court process, CABA come back to our
lawyers also make sure that each child has a offices to report their
Lesley Mendoza
legal caregiver that can provide complete care. successes,” Leslie
Once an order is obtained in state court, CABA Mendoza, CABA’s
represents each child before U.S. Citizenship executive director, says. “One is employed by
and Immigration Services and in immigration a utility company and is making over $60,000
court. plus benefits. He would not have been able to
Even with immigration courts being closed obtain this job without our services."
due to the pandemic, CABA represented more
than 100 new children in 2020. Many of the
children did not have legal caregivers with History of Children's Legal Services funding
the necessary legal documents to consent to
medical treatment on their behalf. So, CABA $3M
filed more than 50 temporary custody cases
in Family Court on an emergency basis to $2.5M
ensure that these children had someone able to
$2.25M
consent to their medical treatment if they got
COVID-19. $2M
CABA staff also work to make connections
with community groups and the public $1.75M
school system, which come into contact $1.5M
with vulnerable children. In one instance,
an elementary school principal discovered a $1.25M
migrant camp within his district with more than
$1M
19 families living in rustic conditions.
The camp had many undocumented $750k
children in need of legal representation. The
principal informed CABA of the situation, and $500k
CABA interviewed the children and families, $250k
then provided them with free direct legal
representation.
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CABA also advocates for the just treatment
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*$655,000 has been allocated to Children's Legal Services grants in the FY 2021-22 budget.
How Can I Help?
Your donation to the Children's Legal Services grant fund ensures access
to justice for Florida's children. Donate now online.
TheFloridaBarFoundation.org
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REPORT, from p. 4
grants programs. The Board previously allocated accordance with the terms of the program and (content-based website with goal of providing
and approved $500,000 for AOJ projects this individual loan agreements between the information on Florida Medicaid Program):
year. The Foundation received 16 applications Foundation and eligible participants, the Board Wind down over 12 months with notice to
for funding, requesting $1,647,185.68. took up the matter of its 2020 LRAP grantees, after which it will be terminated
The Board selected Florida’s Children First outstanding loans. The Board adopted the unless assumed by an eligible grantee.
(Improving Justice for Children: Attorneys and Grants Committee’s recommendation (based on 5. FL Advocate’s Guide – Long Term Care
Clients Partnering for Systemic Change) to staff’s detailed report) that of the $1,170,000 (content-based website with goal of providing
receive $230,000, and Innocence Project of loaned to 234 qualified legal aid providers in information on Florida Medicaid’s Managed
Florida (Investigation and Litigation to 2020, $1,043,190.94 will be forgiven. Long-Term Care Program): Wind down over 12
Exonerate Innocent Floridians) to receive $96,497.72 was previously rescinded and/or months with notice to grantees, after which it
$270,000. returned back to the Foundation (funds were will be terminated unless assumed by an
either declined, withdrawn or not disbursed due eligible grantee.
Limited extensions for 2020 Community
to ineligibility) and $30,311.34 was not 6. FloridaNameChange.org (website with
Economic Development (CED) grants
forgiven and is to be returned back to the goal of assisting people to legally change their
In light of significant decreases in available
Foundation. name): the Foundation will hold for 12 months
funding for CED grants ($6,443,162 in 2020 vs.
pending the exploration of marketing, revenue-
$2 million for 2021) the Board voted on Technology Assets Recommendations
generating, and/or sale/licensing opportunities
November 6, 2020, to forgo a new application approved
toward the highest and best use, with a cost
process for 2021 CED grants and instead The Florida Bar Foundation received seven
estimate for technological upgrades within
tasked the grants committee to make digital assets from the former Florida Justice
three months.
recommendations for extending existing 2020 Technology Center. Over the last 12 months, the
7. Gateway/Florida Law Help (website with
ongoing CED projects. As a result, staff Board's Technology Committee evaluated
goal of helping Floridians navigate their legal
completed a comprehensive review of existing possible plans for the future of these individual
issues): Foundation will hold for 12 months
CED projects in order to give a recommendation assets. The committee evaluated ongoing
pending the exploration of marketing, revenue-
it deems as fair and equitable as possible under expenses, maintenance time, system complexity,
generating and/or sale/licensing opportunities
the circumstances, while striving to keep as intellectual property, and overall value of each
toward the highest and best use, with a cost
many projects as possible intact. asset. While every asset had both benefits and
estimate for technological upgrades within
More than 100 hours of staff time was obstacles, the committee wanted to determine
three months.
devoted to determining a funding which assets should reasonably remain under
The Technology Committee continues to
recommendation. Several worksheets were the Foundation’s care, and which should be
work on a Long-Range Technology Plan that it
developed and reviewed, and several offered to grantees for future maintenance. The
intends to present to the Board for
alternatives for funding CED grant extensions committee recommended, and the Board
consideration as soon as practicable.
were explored. Ultimately, the Board decided to approved, the disposition of the following
fund 10 existing projects, based on the technology assets as follows: Development/Pro Bono Report
amounts each project reported as the minimum 1. Florida Advocate (a library and Committee Chair Raymond Reid provided
amount required to maintain the viability of communication platform for legal aid the Board a report regarding various and
their projects. Staff concluded that such an attorneys): Wind down over 12 months with sundry efforts and initiatives involving the
approach provides the best alternative based notice to grantees, after which it will be Development/Pro Bono Committee. Mr. Reid’s
on merits while allowing more programs to terminated unless assumed by an eligible report referenced Fundraising Campaigns
continue their important work in an acceptable grantee. Performance Reports, a Kids Deserve Justice
manner at a minimum viable amount. This will 2. Florida Tenants' Rights (website with Specialty License Plate update, and a Restricted
“stretch” the Foundation’s limited funding to goal of providing person-specific information to Gift report. Mr. Reid also reported that research,
more projects in more geographic areas of the renters about their legal issues): Wind down analysis and discussion continue regarding
state thereby serving more populations in need. project. whether the Foundation will implement a
See the 10 projects on page seven. 3. Turning18.org (website with goal of Service Charge/Administrative Fee policy. The
assisting parents and guardians of children with subcommittee chaired by Director Ashley
Action on Annual Loan Repayment
developmental disabilities transition to Sybesma will report its findings as soon as the
Assistance Program (LRAP) Forgiveness
adulthood): Keep for 12 months while research and review are concluded. It is
Applications
attempting to find a recipient, then revisit. expected that such will be available for
Consistent with previous practice and in
4. FL Advocate’s Guide – Medicaid
see REPORT, p. 8
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Foundation's Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge places 309 cases
T
he Florida Bar Foundation announced cases hosted by legal aid
the winners of the 2021 Florida Pro programs. Florida’s law
Bono Law School Challenge April schools competed for six
5. Stetson University College of Law won weeks to see which could
the top honor, the MVP Pro Bono Champion take the most pro bono
Award, for matching the most students with cases.
its own alumni. Barry University Dwayne O. Students and lawyers
Andreas School of Law won for most student from all of Florida’s 12 law
engagement. Ave Maria School of Law won for schools participated. Legal
the most alumni engagement. aid programs also
“It is a testament to our state’s law competed to post the
schools’ commitment to pro bono work that most cases online during
309 law students matched with lawyers on full the Challenge; CABA Pro
representation cases through the Challenge,” Bono Legal Services, Legal
Ft. Lauderdale lawyer Robert Phaneuf, left, and St. Thomas University College of
Stephen R. Senn, the Foundation’s president, Services of North Florida,
Law student Krystle Johnson (not pictured) were matched through the Challenge
said. “Providing students with opportunities and Community Legal and completed a probate case for a Legal Services of Greater Miami client, right.
to get real world experience and lawyers with Services of Mid-Florida
opportunities to mentor and support their local were winners. to promote public service among lawyers by
legal aid programs strengthens the legal aid Trophies will be presented to the winners at making it an integral part of the law school
system.” the Foundation’s 2021 Virtual Award Ceremony experience. By connecting students with
For the third year in a row, students on June 17. Registration is open now at lawyers to partner on pro bono cases from legal
and lawyers used an online platform at TheFloridaBarFoundation.org. aid organizations, the Foundation increases
FloridaLawSchoolChallenge.org to choose A core part of the Foundation’s mission is access to justice and promotes pro bono work.
MVP Pro Bono Champion Most Student Engagement Most Alumni Engagement
2020 Community Economic Development grants extended
Funding for 2021-22 CED grants was significantly reduced due to the exhaustion of the funds from the Bank of America settlement. Rather than
asking grantees to complete new applications, the Foundation funded the extension of 10 existing grants based on project viability and results.
Program Project Grant
Bay Area Legal Services Florida Senior Home Ownership Protection Program (SHOPP) $25,000
Brevard County Legal Aid Survivors of Domestic Violence Advocacy Project $125,000
CABA Pro Bono Legal Services Domestic violence, human trafficking, immigrant children, and veterans programs $100,000
IDignity Identification and Dignity: Reducing barriers to economic stability in Central Florida $60,000
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid Region II Wealth Building Project $449,380
Legal Aid Service of Broward County Consumer law, impact litigation and veterans' law projects $243,466
Legal Aid Society of Orange County Bar Association Cultivating Empowerment by Navigating Toward Stability (C.E.N.T.S.) $94,000
Legal Services of Greater Miami Florida Community Development Legal Project $773,239
Seminole County Bar Association Legal Aid Society John Hamilton Domestic Violence Prevention and Community Economic Project $40,000
Three Rivers Legal Services Home Sweet Home: clear title and home ownership to Heirs’ property project $60,000
Total: $1,970,085
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Foundation receives donations from Family Law Section, settlements
T
he Florida Bar Family Law Section The Foundation also received $8,662 "The Parties, Class Counsel and
made a $75,000 donation in February from the Maher Law Firm in Winter Park in Defendant's counsel are pleased to support
in support of the Foundation's September. The donation was interest earned the important work performed by The Florida
Children's Legal Services grant program. The on a private Qualified Settlement Account in Bar Foundation in providing Floridians with
section has now given $500,000 total in connection with the national Actos Multidistrict greater access to legal representation and
lifetime giving to the Foundation (see page 15 Litigation settlement. improving the administration of justice,"
for a chart of all section giving). “As lawyers and wrote plaintiff’s attorney and former Bar
“The funds are needed more than ever advocates for Florida president Tod Aronovitz, who worked on the
now, as availability of residents, we are proud case with his partner Barbara Perez, who was
grants has dropped to support The Florida instrumental in the resolution of the case.
by 40% this year,” Bar Foundation and The Foundation
said Maria Gonzalez, its mission to provide encourages counsel
Foundation board access to justice and courts to consider
member and former for everyone," firm Jason Fraxedas making provisions
Family Law Section shareholder Jason for possible cy pres
chair. Fraxedas said. awards or distributions
Maria C. Gonzalez
“We truly The Foundation also received a $7,418 during the settlement
believe it is our donation related to Coastal Wellness Centers, approval process
Barbara Perez
responsibility as Family Law practitioners to Inc. vs. Ocean Harbor Casualty Insurance rather than afterward
help the Foundation fill this critical need. It’s a Company, a class action lawsuit resolved to allow parties more
testament to the continued commitment of the in Broward County. The amount donated control over the process involving recipients of
Family Law Section’s leadership to support the represented claim payments that were returned settlement funds to lessen the burden on the
Foundation’ efforts to promote access to justice uncashed or undeliverable. The parties and the Court and save judicial time and resources.
for children, and we’re incredibly grateful that trial court agreed to donate the funds to the The Foundation is extremely grateful for
the Section has contributed $500,000 so far.” Foundation under the Cy Pres doctrine. these gifts.
2020-21 Improvements in the Administration of Justice grants awarded
The Improvements to the Administration of Justice (AOJ) grant program is designed to assist in the improvement in the administration of justice
in areas within the broader framework of the justice system, with emphasis on the process of operating the courts in an effective and expeditious
manner. It has historically been used to fund programs that are not otherwise or regularly funded in the Foundation’s other grants.
Program Project Grant
Florida's Children First Improving Justice for Children: Attorneys and Clients Partnering for System Change $230,000
Innocence Project of Florida Investigation and Litigation to Exonerate Innocent Floridians $270,000
Total: $500,000
REPORT, from p. 6
consideration and review at the Board’s have signed up to participate in the challenge. Next Meeting
meeting in June or shortly thereafter. Despite the continuation of the pandemic, this The Board’s next scheduled meeting will be
Lastly, the Board was informed about the exceeds the 306 matches and 315 participating on June 10, 2021, either remotely or in person
status of the Foundation’s third annual Florida students during the inaugural year of the in Orlando. In the interim, the Executive
Pro Bono Law School Challenge. At the time of program in 2019. The second year of the Committee will consider whether an in-person
the report, 273 matches between lawyers and program produced 200 student – lawyer meeting is possible or preferable given the fact
law students had been made. NOTE: To date, matches on full representation cases from 20 that all Board meetings since 2020 were
309 matches resulting in full representation legal aid programs, but was hampered and conducted remotely due to the COVID-19
cases have been made and 430 law students shortened by the onset of the pandemic. pandemic.
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Annual Report
T H E F L O R I DA BA R F O U N DAT I O N 2019-20
Message from 2019-20 President Hala A. Sandridge
I always knew it would be a privilege to
serve as president of The Florida Bar
Foundation. What I did not know—
and could never have anticipated—were the
challenges the Foundation would face from
were forced to work remotely. As of the time
you read this article, we continue to hold our
board meetings virtually and many staff work
remotely. Gone were the days of in-person
brainstorming, team work, and camaraderie
the COVID-19 pandemic. for which the Foundation is so well known.
My presidency started out as normal, with It is a testament to the hard work of the
our September board meeting in 2019. The Foundation staff that we were able to keep
in-person conference in Tampa was full of our grants and funding cycles in place, along
energy, ideas and excitement. The Foundation with all other business of the Foundation,
moved toward a new board meeting format, through a remote work environment.
with law firms sponsoring the meetings and COVID-19 not only changed how the
fronting expenses to reduce Foundation Foundation conducted its business, but it
administrative costs. These meetings were drastically affected the legal organizations
also designed to “ride the circuit”—rather the Foundation funds. Many of the grantees
than maintain a constant Orlando location— sought immediate funding for COVID-19
so that legal services stakeholders around the relief. The Foundation quickly pivoted its
state could more easily attend Foundation funding resources and issued new COVID-19 division of the Middle Division of Florida’s
board meetings in their locale. The new grants to allow grantees to address a slew federal courts entrusted $3.6 million to the
format was wildly successful. I thank my of pressing legal issues—such as evictions, Foundation for distribution to legal service
law firm, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney, for unemployment, domestic violence, and organizations located within the Middle
carrying the expense of that first newly- healthcare—amounting to $1,454,993 in District. The Foundation honored those
formatted board meeting. immediate aid. judges—the Honorable Timothy J. Corrigan,
All changed with the March 2020 board The Foundation faced other non- Honorable Roy B. Dalton Jr., Honorable
meeting. If you are reading this article, you pandemic challenges. Interest rates—the Marcia Morales Howard, and Honorable
know how your life drastically changed mainstay of IOTA funds—continued their William G. Young—for their commitment
around that time, too. The Foundation board historic lows, forcing the Foundation to to access to civil justice. Although the
meeting moved to a virtual format. Looking continue its search for other funding Foundation's awards are usually presented
back on that meeting, I recall how foreign sources. But good things happened, too. The during the June Florida Bar Annual
I considered the Zoom platform and how board’s wise investment decisions and a hot Convention, the Foundation staff created an
optimistically I thought our June board financial market increased the value of the amazing virtual award ceremony for all to
meeting would be in-person at The Florida Foundation’s investments. attend in the fall.
Bar Annual Convention. The highlight of my presidency was Not only do I thank the judiciary, but
Equally difficult, many of the Foundation bestowing the Foundation's 2020 President’s I thank all of you, dear readers, for your
staff normally working in its Maitland office Award. The federal judges of the Jacksonville support and assistance with the Foundation’s
mission of ensuring access to legal services.
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FUNDING SOURCES FOR 2019-20 GRANTS HOW FUNDS WERE SPENT IN 2019-20
61.1% BOA/Engle Awards 1.2% Net Investment Income 89.0% Charitable Activities ($12,454,231)
31.9% IOTA Revenue 0.8% Cy Pres Awards 9.3% Administration ($1,305,896)
5.0% Private Contributions 1.7% Fundraising ($240,138)
GRANTS AWARDED IN 2019-20
$571,328 - Improvements in Administration of Justice
$887,388 - Loan Repayment Assistance Program Forgiveness
$1,107,992 - Children's Legal Services
$1,658,289 - Engle Grant Program
$6,443,162 - Community Economic Development
$416,557 - Equal Justice Works Fellows
$387,500 - Pro Bono Transformation and Innovation
$48,675 - Legal Aid Summer Fellows
$50,000 - Veterans Clinic Bridge Funding
$12,000 - Limited Matching Funds Grants
In addition to the grants awarded, the Foundation spent $889,580 in program support and other charitable activities that provided direct and
indirect support to our grantees. Also, $18,238 in unspent grant funds were returned to the Foundation.
99,375 legal aid cases were handled
by grantees in calendar year 2019.
The Foundation funded 75 grants in
fiscal year 2019-20, all without state
funding. Florida is one of only three
states that provide no funding through
its state legislature for civil legal aid.
10 W W W. T H E F LOR I DA B A R F O U N DAT ION . OR GThe Legacy for Justice
The Legacy for Justice recognizes those who have included the Foundation in their estate planning, made a gift or pledge of more than
$10,000, directed a significant cy pres award to the Foundation or facilitated a colleague’s major gift. We offer the members of this prestigious
group our sincerest gratitude for their deep and abiding commitment to the Foundation. (Through April 8, 2021)
Louie Adcock* ** The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Anonymous
Akerman LLP Florida Lawyers Legal Insurance Corporation John* and Pam Noland*
Anonymous Fund - Central Florida Foundation Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance Company John* and Nora Patterson*
Anonymous Fund - Community Foundation of The Flourish Fund of Gulf Coast Community Roderick N. Petrey*
Sarasota County, Inc. Foundation Polaszek, Berman, Hansen
Tod Aronovitz* Brian K. Gart* ** Lou Ann Powell*
The Batchelor Foundation Deborah P. Goodall* David C. Prather*
James L. Bell* GrayRobinson, PA Ruden McCloskey Smith Schuster & Russell, PA
Bruce B. Blackwell* William O.E. Henry* ** William P. Sklar*
F. Paul Bland, Jr. Michael J. Higer* Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & Shipley, PA
The BMC Charitable Foundation, Inc. J. Wayne Hogan* John Woolslair Sheppard*
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney Holland & Knight LLP Geoffrey S. Stahl
Philip M. Burlington Michael J. Howell, The Howell Family Fund Larry* and Pat Stewart
John P. Cardillo* Joseph D. Hudgins Rhonda D. Stroman*
Valorie S. Chavin T. Glenn Jackson, Jr.* ** Stroock Stroock & Lavin LLP
A. Hamilton Cooke* Scott T. Johni Russell Troutman* **
Carl J. Domino* The JPB Foundation Marvin A. Urquhart, Jr.**
Sean Estes* Jeffrey M. Liggio* Hon. William A. Van Nortwick, Jr.* ** and
Richard A. Fisher Theodore J. Leopold Maria Henderson*
Robert W. Fisher* ** Laird A. Lile* Robert Craig Waters*
Anonymous Tom H. Loffredo* Marshall C. Watson
The Florida Bar Appellate Practice Section Erin Whittemore Lohmiller Hon. John D. Wessel* **
The Florida Bar Business Law Section Donny* and Monica MacKenzie Jewel White*
The Florida Bar Criminal Law Section Diana Martin Kent G. Whittemore
The Florida Bar Family Law Section Miles A. McGrane, III* John Yanchunis*
The Florida Bar General Practice, Solo and Small Kathleen S. McLeroy* E. Clayton Yates
Firm Section Anonymous Burton Young*
The Florida Bar Real Property, Probate & Trust Melissa A. Moss* Edward H. Zebersky
Law Section Mellon United National Bank * Florida Bar Foundation Fellow
The Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section Robert W. Murphy **Deceased
Lifetime Giving Circles
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Judge's Society Barrister's Society The Florida Bar Real Property, Platinum Society
($500,000-999,999) ($100,000-249,999) Probate & Trust Law Section ($25,000-49,999)
Anonymous The Florida Bar Business Law Florida Lawyers Legal Insurance Bruce B. Blackwell*
Anonymous Section Corp. Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
The Florida Bar Family Law Section The Florida Bar Criminal Law Section Florida Project Directors' Mary E. Cantrell*
Association Carlton Fields, P.A.
Advocate's Society The Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section
Maria E. Henderson* Carl J. Domino*
($250,000-499,999) Florida Lawyers Mutual Insurance
The Batchelor Foundation, Inc. Company John Patterson* GrayRobinson, P.A.
The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Ruden McClosky Searcy Denney Scarola Barnhart & J. Wayne Hogan*
Anonymous Shipley P.A. Holland & Knight LLP
Counselor's Society
Liggio Law PA Larry S. Stewart* Donny MacKenzie*
($50,000-99,999)
John A Yanchunis* Miles A. McGrane, III*
The Florida Bar Appellate Practice
Section Continued on p. 12
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11Mellon United National Bank Stephen R. Senn* Douglas M. Halsey* Susan B. Werth*
John A. Noland* John W. Sheppard* John F. Harkness, Jr.* William O.E. Henry Charitable
Lou Ann Powell* Mitchell E. Silverstein Michael J. Howell Foundation
William P. Sklar* The Howell Family Fund Randall Wilson, C.P.A.*
Stanley M. Rosenblatt*
Stroock Stroock & Lavin LLP H. Scott Huizenga Gwynne A. Young*
Susan Rosenblatt*
United States District Court Middle Bruce F. Iden
Shutts & Bowen LLP Bronze Society
District of Florida Pamela M. Jones*
($2,000-4,999)
Gold Society Marvin A. Urquhart, Jr.** Philip N. Kabler*
Ramón A. Abadin*
($10,000-24,999) Hon. William A. Van Nortwick, Jr.* ** Hon. Larry Klein*
David Abbey*
Akerman LLP Hon. John D. Wessel* ** Elizabeth M. Knoblock Richard Abramowitz*
AMGEN PAC Carol A. Wherry* Gary Leppla* Louie N. Adcock, Jr.* **
Anonymous Fund - Community Jewel White* Gary S. Lesser* Hon. Alfonso L. Adderly
Foundation of Sarasota County The Maher Law Firm David Adler
Burton Young*
Rosemary E. Armstrong* David Manz* Steven N. Ainbinder*
Berger Singerman LLP Silver Society Massachusetts Bar Association William Akers
($5,000-9,999)
Darryl M. Bloodworth* Susan H. Maurer* David Albert
David P. Ackerman*
The BMC Charitable Foundation Inc. Hon. Raymond McNeal* Marcy L. Aldrich*
Allegheny County Bar Association Lynn Alfano
Burr & Forman LLP Joseph P. Milton* **
Marcella Auerbach* Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath &
John P. Cardillo* Linda Moore*
Mark O. Bagnall* Gilchrist, P.A.
Central Florida Foundation Howard M. Neu
Kimberly A. Bald* Cesar L. Alvarez*
Coker Law Ohio State Bar Association
BankAtlantic Foundation Francisco R. Angones*
Mary G. Croft-Henry Oklahoma Bar Foundation
Julio C. Barbosa Georgina Angones*
Jane E. Curran* Pajcic & Pajcic PA
Jonathan D. Beloff* Paolo Annino*
Patsy Palmer*
Ann D. Davidson* Bigglesworth Family Foundation Hon. Harry L. Anstead*
Thomas F. Panza*
Joanne Flanagan Birnbaum Lippman & Gregoire, PLLC Susann Anstead*
Justice Barbara J. Pariente*
The Florida Bar Solo and Small Firm Alan B. Bookman* Alan H. Aronson*
Section Daryl D. Parks*
Michele Booth Jack Attias
The Flourish Fund of Gulf Coast Parks & Crump, LLC Jonathan L. Awner*
David Bridger
Community Foundation Dennis Richard* David P. Babner*
Hon. Catherine M. Brunson*
Foundation for Improvement of James C. Rinaman Jr.* Scott L. Baena*
L. Kinder Cannon, III*
Justice Inc. Anne B. Robjohns* George Baise
A. Hamilton Cooke*
John W. Frost, II* Rogow Greenberg Foundation Inc. Douglas R. Bald*
Father Timothy Corcoran, III
Stuart Z. Grossman* Gerold L. Schiebler Nancy Baldwin
Ashley Cox*
William O.E. Henry* ** Anne R. Schultz Richard Bales
Henry M. Coxe, III*
Hill, Ward & Henderson, P.A. Christian D. Searcy* Michael A. Bander* **
Michelle K. Cummings* Jeptha Barbour*
Joseph D. Hudgins Murray B. Silverstein*
William H. Davis* Gregory S. Barnett
T. Glenn Jackson, Jr.* ** Pamela Simonton
Dean, Mead, Egerton, Bloodworth Martha W. Barnett*
Laird A. Lile* Richard W. Slawson*
Robert Dennis Sally Bartholmey
Adele I. Stone*
Juliette E. Lippman* DI Law Group
Marilyn Strauss* Hilarie Bass*
Anonymous Jesse H. Diner* Mary J. Bass
Sidney A. Stubbs, Jr.*
Melissa A. Moss* Paul C. Doyle* John Battle
Jaime Suarez
Anonymous* Kathleen A. Dubin Dora L. Beatty*
The Sullivan & Cromwell Foundation
Ohio State Bar Foundation Mary G. Evertz* Bedell, Dittmar, Devault, Pillans &
Howard M. Talenfeld* Coxe, P.A.
Thomas R. Oldt* Eddie Farah*
Terrell Hogan Rayanne Beers
Peterson & Myers, P.A. Luis L. Fernandez
Hon. Emerson R. Thompson, Jr.* Stephen F. Beiner**
Roderick N. Petrey* The Florida Bar Citizens Advisory
William L. Thompson, Jr.* ** Marc N. Bell
Committee
David C. Prather* Hon. John W. Thornton, Jr.*
The Florida Bar City, County and Lisa C. Bennett
Hon. Peggy A. Quince* Craig Tregillus
Local Government Section R. Lee Bennett*
Stephen A. Rappenecker Russell Troutman* ** Kristi Bergemann Rothell
Paige A. Greenlee*
Catherine A. Roth Greenspoon Marder, P.A. Cynthia G. Tymeson Sheryl E. Berkowitz*
David B. Rothman* Merrick "Rick" L. Gross* Nina Van Nortwick William Berzak
Hon. Patricia A. Seitz* Peter J. Gulden, III* Helen Von Dolteren-Fournier* Mary-Anne Bestebreurtje*
12 W W W. T H E F LOR I DA B A R F O U N DAT ION . OR GKathleen Bickelhaupt Christy Complo Renee Emrick Harvey L. Goldstein*
Nancy E. Biesinger* Jonathan Compton Martin Engels* Carlos O. Gomez
Brian L. Bilzin* Kenneth Conrad Andrew Erdman Eric A. Gonzalez
Hon. Deb S. Blechman* Charles Coomes Alejandro Espino* Maria C. Gonzalez*
Byron B. Block* Leslie L. Cooney* Kerry L. Ezrol* Ricardo A. Gonzalez*
Hon. Ellyn S. Bogdanoff* Deborah S. Corbishley* William Fabra Debra E. Gotlib
Sarah A. Bohr* William W. Corry* Michael J. Faehner* Leo Govoni*
Carlos J. Bonilla* Sarah Cortvriend* Charlie Farah* Moises T. Grayson
Ronald L. Book* Patrick Coughlan Hon. Crockett Farnell* Mark Green*
Connie Bookman* Dale W. Cravey Timothy M. Farrow* Raleigh W. Greene, III*
John P. Booth Gail E. Crawford Joel S. Fass* Robin H. Greene*
Boston Holding Company Hon. Marva L. Crenshaw* Federal Bar Association Tampa Bay James Greenfield*
Brooke J. Bowman Manuel L. Crespo* Jeffrey D. Feldman* Alan G. Greer*
Dana G. Bradford* Critton, Luttier & Coleman, LLP Luanne Ferguson* Nancy W. Gregoire*
Debra Braga* Lynda Crouse Enrique Ferrer Melanie S. Griffin*
Jack P. Brandon* Patricia Simone Cruz Robert Fields Thomas Grillo
Matthew G. Brenner* Clinton A. Curtis* ** Tony Fineman Michele B. Grimes*
Alejandro Brito* Garrett Cutler Jeffrey D. Fisher* Lynn H. Groseclose*
Donna Brooks* Stephen Cypen* Michael W. Fisher* Dennis Grossman
Broward County Bar Association Howard L. Dale* Hon. Jane Fishman* William Gundlach* **
Young Lawyers Section Talbot D'Alemberte* ** Florida Association of Legal John R. Gunnarson
Bonnie A. Brown Arthur B. D'Almeida* Secretaries GUNSTER
Gregory P. Brown* Hon. Paul W. Danahy, Jr.* The Florida Bar Administrative Law Jorge Gurian
Section
Jay A. Brown* Robert Darnell* Richard Haber
The Florida Bar Alternative
Julie Brown James R. Daughton* Resolution Section Stuart J. Haft*
Jackson M. Bruce* ** Amber N. Davis* Florida Supreme Court Historical William E. Hahn*
Mark Buchbinder* Larry S. Davis* Society Martin L. Haines, III*
Karen M. Buesing* Steven W. Davis* Susan K. Flynn David J. Halberg*
Gerald Buhr* Kahlil A. Day* Michelle Fonseca* James Haliczer*
Robert J. Buonauro* Theodore Deckert* Sally H. Foote* ** Wallace Hall
Charla Burchett* Sarah DeLaurentis Eric Forman* William D. Hall, Jr.*
Carla A. DeLoach Hamilton C. Forman, Jr.* Frank A. Hamner*
Janice Burton Sharpstein*
Thomas Demas Dori Foster-Morales* Michelle M. Hancharik
Adam Buss
Hon. David Demers Spencer H. Fox* Charles T. Harden, III
Robert A. Butterworth, Jr.*
Lauren Y. Detzel* Evan Frank Major B. Harding*
William P. Byrne*
John A. DeVault, III* Hon. Gill S. Freeman* Harry H. Harkins, Jr.*
Luis A. Cabassa*
John T. Diamandis Julia L. Frey* Elizabeth H. Harris*
S. Sammy Cacciatore, Jr.
Sandra F. Diamond* Roger Futerman Hon. James C. Hauser*
Carol Caldwell
Al DiCalvo* Joseph Garcia Hon. Judith Hawkins*
Dennis Cameron
George A. Dietz* Kelly J. Garcia* Scott G. Hawkins*
Steven L. Cantor* **
Suhaill B. Dillard Jose A. Garrido, Jr.* Jacqueline Hea
Hon. Hugh A. Carithers, Jr.*
James R. Dirmann* Brian K. Gart* ** Susan B. Hecker*
Henry Carnegie
DLA Piper LLP Michael Gaschler Hugh Hedley
Anthony J. Carriuolo*
Rebecca G. Doane* Kevin T. Gay Hon. Jack Helinger*
Patrick J. Casey*
P. M. Dockery William E. Gaylor, III* James Helinger, Jr.*
George Cauthen*
John A. Doninger Philip M. Gerson* Maynard Hellman
Richard Chalmers
Mayanne Downs* Linda Getzen Susan Helms
Sharla R. Charpentier
Michael Dribin* Craig Gibbs* Michael Herde
Douglas A. Cherry*
Deborah S. Dudley* Rita McAndrews Giblin Michael M. Hernandez
Susan H. Churuti*
David Dunnavant Katherine Giddings Richard E. Herring
Hon. Nikki A. Clark*
Sacha Dyson* Irwin R. Gilbert* Robert Hertzberg
Jay M. Cohen
James M. Eakle Leonard H. Gilbert* John Hickey*
Hon. Robert S. Cohen*
Robert E. Eddington* ** Clare V. Gilmore Michael J. Higer*
Howard C. Coker*
Stephen C. Eisenhardt Franklyn Glinn* Ben H. Hill, III*
Greg W. Coleman*
Patricia Ellis Gerry F. Glynn* J. Fraser Himes*
Dr. Douglas E. Combs
Patrick G. Emmanuel* David H. Gold* Lynn J. Hinson*
Ian Comisky*
Stephen C. Emmanuel* Robert S. Goldman* Continued on p. 14
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13Joel Hirschhorn* Charles R. Lipcon* Kenneth Nolan* Juana Maria Rojas
Brian W. Hoffman Maria Lopez-Belio Phil D. O'Connell, Jr.* Margaret A. Rolando
Charles Honara William E. Loucks* Andrew M. O'Malley* Robert A. Romagna* **
Ellsworth W. Hoppe, Jr.* Judith Luengas Edith G. Osman* Evan M. Rosenberg
Hopping Green & Sams, P.A. Julie Luhrsen* Hon. Ben F. Overton* ** Robin Rosenberg*
Robert F. Hudson, Jr.* ** Anne B. MacLean* Jack B. Owen, Jr.* Howard Rosenblatt*
Carolyn Huggins Marsha Madorsky* Robert Owens Emery H. Rosenbluth, Jr.*
Jonathan S. Ingber Joshua Magidson* Edward J. Page* Scott R. Rost*
Hon. Laurel Isicoff* Nicholas Manzoli David M. Pankros Jeffrey Roth*
Kenneth Jannen Bruce Marger* Roberto R. Pardo* Neal Roth
Philippe C. Jeck Marilee Mark Thomas M. Parker Lisa J. Rowe-Delancy
Louis Jepeway, Jr.** Jerry M. Markowitz* Robert L. Parks* Elisha D. Roy*
Lauren E. Jirak Stewart A. Marshall, III* Robert W. Pass* Elizabeth Rubin
Andrea M. Johnson* Gregory S. Martin* Anonymous Steven D. Rubin*
H. Wesley Johnson Margaret Mathews* Mark H. Perenich* Betsy L. Ruff
Robert C. Josefsberg* Charles R. Mathis, IV* Ambarina A. Perez* Gary Rushmer*
Hon. Charles J. Kahn* Neil J. Maune Tommy Permenter Terrence J. Russell*
Randy M. Kammer James F. Mazzulla* F. Martin Perry* Peter A. Sachs*
Fred E. Karlinsky* Elizabeth McCausland* Charles H. Philips Roland Sanchez-Medina, Jr.*
John R. Keller* Leonard McCue Martin Pico Lee Sanderson
Irene M. Kennedy Quincey Neil McGuinness Anthony Peitrofesa Hala A. Sandridge*
Ann L. Kerr* William M. McHugh Patrice J. Pilate* Diana Santa Maria*
Robert G. Kerrigan* Telese McKay* Charles P. Pillans, III* Nicholas P. Sardelis, Jr.*
Hon. John M. Kest* Hon. June C. McKinney* Nancy A. Pinzino Andrew B. Sasso*
Hon. Sally D. Kest* Kathleen S. McLeroy* Alan Polley Joseph H. Saunders*
Mary E. King* Paul J. McMahon* F. Wallace Pope, Jr.* Christian R. Sawczyn
Robert A. Kingsford Charles S. McNew Rebekah J. Poston* Hon. Edwin A. Scales, III*
Nancy Kinnally* Robert W. Mead, Jr.* Hon. Gregory A. Presnell* John "Jack" Scarola*
Donna C. Kirtland* David M. Mehalick Colleen A. Preston Richard A. Schechter
Scott A. Kizer Tatiana Melnik Jerald Price Joel Schemmel
Robert Klausner* Ilyne R. Mendelson Jamie K. Proctor Anonymous
George F. Knox, Jr.* Robert Merlin* Sharon Proctor* Paul Scherer
Chris Kontaridis Clifford Mermell Thomas B. Putnam, Jr.* John J. Schickel*
Edward F. Koren* Thomas M. Messana* Donna Quinn William J. Schifino, Jr.*
Karen Korner Stephen W. Metz* John A. Radey* Tracey L. Schneider
Arthur C. Koski* Joseph C. Meux, Jr.* Lois V. Ragsdale* Bryan N. Schulman
Abe Koss Hon. Donald M. Middlebrooks* Johanna Ravelo Dawn B. Schulz*
David Kreeger James F. Miller* Raymond James Financial George E. Schulz, Jr.*
Erin Kucerik Richard C. Milstein* Kimberly Reddy Carl Schuster*
Benedict Kuehne* Barnaby L. Min* Laura M. Reich* David Schwartz
Rose M. LaFemina Dominique F. Miniaci Benjamine Reid* Gregory L. Scott*
Michele R. Laine Mississippi Bar Foundation, Inc. Raymond P. Reid Jr.* William M. Seider*
Joseph Lang, Jr.* Geoffrey S. Mombach* Sanford Reinhard Lawrence E. Sellers, Jr.*
Alan D. Lash* Karen R. Monson Richard Reinhart* Mark A. Sessums*
Noel G. Lawrence* William T. Moore* ** Raymond A. Reiser* Hon. Winifred J. Sharp*
Hon. Bob Leblanc* Maria C. Moreno Lea Remigio* Detra Shaw-Wilder*
Jasmine Lee-Gaumier* Mary A. Morgan* Ann M. Rezzonico* L. David Shear* **
Richard Levenstein* Richard Morrison** Robert M. Rhodes* William J. Sheppard*
Markham Leventhal J. Stanford Morse* Jesse Rigby* Jason S. Sherman
Carlos A. Leyva John Morse Lawrence S. Rigie Deanna Shifrin*
Mark Lieberman Rene V. Murai* William F. Ring Louis M. Silber*
James Ligman John C. Murrow* Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP Emelia Silva*
Lile Family Charitable Trust Karen Myatt* William H. Robbinson Jr.* Evett L. Simmons*
Rutledge R. Liles* James Myers Hon. Steven Robinson* Barry Sinoff*
Rodney K. Lilly* Diane C. Nardone David Roby Jonathan Skipp*
Thomas H. Lindsey* Hon. James P. Nilon* Antonio L. Roca Susan Slagle
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Linda Smith Arnold M. Straus* Trenam Law Claudia Wheeler*
Victor R. Smith* Thomas E. Streit* Christopher M. Tuccitto Marva Wiley
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Leah Snyder Eli H. Subin* Michael S. Tyde Kerry Wilson*
James B. Soble* Jane Sullivan* John A. Van Ness* Jennifer D. Wimberly*
Javier Sobrado Cheryl Swack Wallace Van Nortwick William "Bill" Winters
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Neal R. Sonnett* The New York Bar Foundation Angela C. Vigil* Michael Wolf
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