Jan 27
The Florida Bar – Daily News Summary
An electronic digest of media coverage of interest to members of The Florida Bar compiled each workday by the Public Information and Bar Services Department. Electronic links are only active in today’s edition. For information on previous articles, please contact the publishing newspaper directly.
Jan. 26, 2012
THE 2012 FLORIDA BAR PRESIDENT’S PRO BONO SERVICE AWARDS– The Florida Bar, news release, http://www.floridabar.org, Jan. 25, 2012. [Also: PRO BONO AWARDS-- News Service of Florida, http://www.newsserviceflorida.com, Jan. 26, 2012; INDIALANTIC MAN PROUD TO BE 'LAWYER OF ONLY RESORT'-- Florida Today, http://www.floridatoday.com, Jan. 26, 2012; ATTORNEY BEING HONORED FOR WORK ON BEHALF OF POOR-- Pensacola News Journal, http://www.pnj.com, Jan. 26, 2012].
Each year, the Florida Supreme Court and The Florida Bar give special recognition to lawyers, groups and a member of the judiciary who have freely given their time and expertise in making legal services available to the poor. This year 23 lawyers, a judge, a voluntary bar association and a law firm will receive the legal profession’s gratitude and honor for their pro bono service at a special ceremony at the Supreme
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