Announcements

The Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association

Executive Council

Officers President Heather F. Lindsay

Vice President Garrett P. LaBorde

Secretary Aaron T. McCurdy

Treasurer Christine A. Kelly Fausel

Immediate Past President Warren R. Todd

ExecutiveCouncil Shekka Drayton Jessica Etherton Rebecca Gilliland Joe Kirkland Frederick V. Longmire Stephen Luongo Cecily M. Parker Joseph A. Passeretti Haley VanFleteren

Young Lawyer Representative

Travis Morock

Nominate a Florida Lawyer for Outstanding Pro Bono Service Now

Nominations for the annual pro bono service awards, which honor lawyers, judges, law firms and associations that have contributed extraordinary pro bono service is open. The nomination deadline for all categories is Thursday, October 22, 2020, no later than 5:00 p.m.

Pro bono publico means “for the public good,” and pro bono legal service is just one way that attorneys do their part to help make their communities better.

Each year Florida Bar members report donating millions of hours and dollars to help Floridians who cannot afford a lawyer with civil legal matters.

Every year, in a ceremonial session of the Florida Supreme Court, more than two dozen lawyers and judges are honored by the court and The Florida Bar for the free legal assistance they have provided. For each of these members of The Florida Bar, as well as a law firm and a voluntary bar association, this honor underscores a professional commitment to service and acknowledges the many hours of pro bono work performed to help children, victims of human trafficking, the elderly, refugees, the poor and countless others who wouldn’t be able to afford the legal assistance they so badly need.

The 2021 pro bono service awards ceremony will be held at the Florida Supreme Court at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021.

The road to this annual ceremony begins now, with the call for nominations.

The Florida Bar and the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court invite nominations from legal aid groups, civic organizations, fellow lawyers and regular citizens who know of a special lawyer, judge, law firm or voluntary bar that has freely given of time and expertise in making legal services available to the poor.

Nominations must be received by Thursday, Oct. 22. The online nomination forms are available on The Florida Bar’s website at floridabar.org/public/probono/ serviceawards/.

Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission Vacancy

Florida Judicial Qualifications Commission: There is a vacancy for one attorney to serve a six-year term beginning on Jan. 1, 2021, and expiring Dec. 31, 2026.

The 15-member JQC is authorized under Article V, Section 12, Florida Constitution, to investigate complaints against judges whose conduct demonstrates a present unfitness to hold office and recommends disciplinary action to the Supreme Court. No member of the commission, except a judge, shall be eligible for state judicial office while acting as a member of the commission and for a period of two years thereafter. No member of the commission shall hold office in a political party or participate in any campaign for judicial office or hold public office; provided that a judge may campaign for judicial office and hold that office.

Persons interested in applying for this vacancy may download the application for special appointment or call bar headquarters at (850) 561-5757, to obtain the application form. Completed applications must be received by the Executive Director, The Florida Bar, 651 East Jefferson St, Tallahassee, Florida, 32399-2300 or submitted via e-mail to specialapptapp@ floridabar.org no later than the close of business on Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of the required application. The Board of Governors will review all applications and may request telephone or personal interviews.

The Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Foundation

Board of Directors Officers President Adrianna Spain Vice President Shekka Drayton Secretary & Treasurer John “Buz” Windham Directors Stephen Echsner Kristin Hual Heather Lindsay (ESRBA President) Sheldon Bernau Jodi Dubose Jeremy C. Branning Steve Traylor Patrick Martin Warren Todd Cameron Gore Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association Young Lawyers Division

Board of Directors Officers President Travis Morock

Vice President Andrew Spencer Secretary & Treasurer Michelle Nguyen Past President Kelsey Stone Directors Caitlyn Miller Cecily Parker Logan Sliva