The Summation Weekly July 20, 2022

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USPS Publication Number 16300

T h is C om mu n it y Ne w sp ap er is a publ ic at ion of Es c a mbi a-S a nt a R os a B a r A ss o c i at ion

Se r v i ng t he Fi r st Jud icia l Ci rcu it Section A, Page 1

Vol. 22, No. 29

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July 20, 2022

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THE ESCAMBIA-SANTA ROSA BAR ASSOCIATION INSTALLS 2022-2023 LEADERSHIP AND PRESENTS AWARDS by Jeff Nall • photos by Malcolm Ballinger

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he Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association (ESRBA) recently held its annual installation banquet. Judge Linda Nobles conducted the installation of the 2022–2023 Executive Council and Young Lawyers Division (YLD) off icers and members. The association also recognized several of its members for their service to the profession and community.

Newly installed ESRBA executive council off icers and members are Aaron McCurdy, President; Christine Kelly, Vice President; Joe Passeretti, Secretary; Rebecca Gilliland, Treasurer; Garrett LaBorde, Immediate Past President; members Ryan Cardoso, Jessica Etherton, Patrick Jennings, Joe Kirkland, Stephen Luongo, John Mahoney, Andrew Spencer, Rachel Thomas, Aaron Watson, and YLD representative Michelle Nguyen. The 2022 Judge Ross M. Goodman Civility and Professionalism Award was presented to Virginia Buchanan. Established in 2021, the award is bestowed to an ESRBA member whose dedication to civility, professionalism, and ethics exemplifies the character, commitment to the profession and to the administration of justice of Judge Ross Goodman, the inaugural recipient. The 2022 Michael

A. Doubek Community Ser vice Award was presented to Aaron Watson. The award is presented to a member or group of members of the Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association in recognition of volunteer service to the community. Newly installed Young Lawyers Division off icers and directors are Michelle Nguyen, president; Brooke DiSalvo, vice president; Logan Sliva, treasurer; Alex Messmore, secretary, and directors Travis Morock, J. Mitchell de Kozan, Will Hahn, Sarah Papantonio, Andrew Spencer and Mikaela Ziko. Michelle Olliff was recognized as the recipient of the 2022 Young Lawyers Division William S. Meador Award. The award is given each year to a young attorney who distinguishes themselves by their commitment to our community through charitable and civil service. The award

Top: Incoming ESRBA Officers being Installed Above Left-to-Right: Ross Goodman and Virginia Buchanan (Judge Ross Goodman Civility and Professionalism Award); Aaron Watson and Joe Kirkland (Mike Doubek Community Service Award); Andrew Spencer and Michelle Olliff (YLD Meador Award); Outgoing President Garrett P. LaBorde and Incoming President Aaron T. McCurdy

was established in 2005 to honor the legacy left by William Meador of practicing law with integrity, sincerity and courtesy while recognizing his commitment of giving back to the community. The 2022-2023 Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Foundation officers and directors were elected by the membership at the banquet. Newly elected officers are Shekka Drayton, president; D. Steve Traylor, Jr., vice president; and John “Buz” Windham, secretary/treasurer.

New and returning directors are Sheldon Bernau, Jeremy Branning, Jodi Dubose, Stephen Echsner, Cameron Townes Gore, Kristin Haul, Heather Lindsay, Patrick Martin, Adrianna Spain, Warren Todd, Mikaela Ziko and ESRBA President Aaron McCurdy. The Escambia-Santa Rosa Bar Association is a nonprofit voluntary organization for attorneys and judges in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties in Florida. The Association has approximately 600

members. Its mission is to provide outstanding service to its members, assist them in serving the profession and the community, make the association indispensable to the bench and bar and preserve and promote the two-county area as a unique place to practice law in a culture of camaraderie, collegiality, competence and mutual trust. For more information about the association or how to become a member, visit www.esrba.com. •

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