2023 Pro Bono Awards

The Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Jimmy Kynes Pro Bono Service Award

Mark Wolfson
Partner, Foley & Lardner

This award recognizes a Hillsborough County attorney who for many years has made significant contributions to ensure legal services are available to persons who otherwise could not afford them.

Outstanding Pro Bono Service by a Lawyer

L. Carina Cutter
Corporate Legal Advisor, Quorum Software

This award recognizes an individual lawyer who provided outstanding pro bono services in 2022.

Outstanding Pro Bono Service by a Young Lawyer

Nicole Duga Walsh
Shareholder, Hill Ward Henderson

This award recognizes an individual lawyer who is under the age of 36 or has been practicing for five years or less who provided outstanding pro bono services in 2022. 

Outstanding Pro Bono Service by a Paralegal

Hannah Schwartz
Paralegal, Prescott Legal

This award recognizes an individual paralegal who provided outstanding pro bono services in 2022.

Outstanding Pro Bono Service by an Organization

George Edgecomb Bar Association (GEBA)

This award recognizes a pro bono organization or any other type of organization, including bar associations or divisions of bar associations and charitable, professional, civic, or religious organizations that provided outstanding pro bono services in 2022.

2023 Florida Bar Distinguished Judicial Service Pro Bono Award

Chief Judge Ronald Ficarrotta
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit

Presented by the chief justice, this award is given for outstanding and sustained service to the public, especially as it relates to support of pro bono legal services.

2023 Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award for the 13th Judicial Circuit

Harley Herman
Law Office of Herman and Herman

This award is given to an outstanding attorney for each of the state’s 20 judicial circuits and to an outstanding attorney among the out-of-state Florida Bar members.

100+ Pro Bono Hours

• Timothy Andreu
• Rosemary Armstrong
• Steven Barber
• Brandon Breslow
• Carina Cutter
• Evan A. Dix
• Jacob Duval
• Nancy Faggianelli
• Paul Figueroa
• Jon Gatto
• Elizabeth Hapner
• Steve Hearn
• Harley Herman
• Timothy Hunt
• Jenay Iurato
• Nancy Jacobs
• Lisa Kilbride
• Peter King

• John Lamoureux
• Joseph Lang, Jr.
• Jordan Maglich
• Michael Matthews
• Daniela Mendez
• A.J. "Stan" Musial
• Maria Pavlidis
• Emily Plakon
• Craig Rothburd 
• Ella Shenhav
• Gilbert Singer
• Dylan Thatcher
• Lauren Valiente
• Nicola Duga Walsh
• Mark Wolfson
• Katherine Yanes
• J. Ryan Yant

50-99 Pro Bono Hours

• Lauren Ayers
• Sarah Barney
• Jaide Beverly
• Cecilia Bidwell
• Dane Blunt
• Shelton Bridges
• Karen Buesing
• Marina Choundas
• Victoria Clark
• Matthew Conigliaro
• Alyssa Cory
• Jamil Daoud
• Andrea Darling de Cortes
• Tyler Derr
• Caroline Dunkle
• Giovanni Giarrantana
• Leonard Gilbert
• Sarah Iacomini
• Cathy Kamm
• Melodie Khosrovani
• Kristi Kiernan
• Nathaniel Lacktman 
• Sarah Lahlou-Amine
• Heather Lee
• Rontavian Mack

• Eden Marcu
• Timothy Martin
• Scott McLaren
• Olivia Mejido
• George Melendez
• George Meyer
• Alexa Nordman
• Sarah O'Rourke
• Kristin Padgett
• Adriana Paris
• Jason Quintero
• Amanda Reagan
• Gary Sasso
• Chris Shand
• Samantha Sibley
• Tori Simmons
• John Coy Stull 
• Charles Stutts
• Kenneth Tinkler
• Stephen Todd
• Jessica Vander Velde
• Julian Velez
• Natanel Wainer
• W. Cary Wright

20-49 Pro Bono Hours

• Jacqueline Acosta
• Adam Alaee
• Jordan August 
• Razvan Axente
• Haley Ayure
• Ashley Banks
• Sheron Bass
• Jordan Behlman
• Elise Berry 
• David Beyer
• Joseph Bobo
• Yova Borovska
• Jason Brant
• Aimee Canty
• Blair Castle
• Anitra Clement
• Nicholas D'Amico
• Heather DeGrave
• Andrew Del Real
• Michael De Maio
• Shana Duehring
• Steven Dupre
• Estefania Fakes
• Kristin Fanto 
• Ajla Fatkic
• Nathaniel Foell
• Robert Freedman
• Joel Giles
• Barbara Ginn
• Andrew Goring
• Sarah Gotlieb
• Nathan Gruman
• Gabriella Guariniello
• Matthew Hall
• C. David Harper
• Rebecca Harris
• Chelsea Harrison
• Erica Healey
• Donald Hemke

• Gordon Hill 
• Carol Hinds
• Alexis Jackson
• Lorien S. Johnson
• Melanie Kalmanson
• Michael Kangas
• Sarah Kay
• Cristin Keane
• Anne Kelley
• Michael Kolcun
• Michelle Lambo 
• Kellie Llona
• Malinda Lugo 
• Aaron Maguregui
• Troy Mainzer
• Kathleen McLeroy
• Charles Moore 
• Kristen Murphy
• Praveena Nallainathan
• Bill Navas
• Luigi Orengo, Jr. 
• Alexandra Palermo 
• Terri Parker
• Rinky Parwani
• Scott Pence
• Patrick Reid 
• Clara Rokusek
• Olin Shivers
• Christopher Smart
• Joseph Swanson
• Lavinia Vaughn
• Lea Vero
• Kris Verra
• Al Ward
• Morris Weinberg
• Trae Weingardt
• Randolph Wolfe
• Eleanor Yost