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T h is C o m mu n i t y N ewsp a p er is a pu bl ica t ion of E sca m bia-S a n t a Rosa B a r Assoc ia t ion
Se r v i ng t he Fi r st Jud icial Ci rcu it
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Vol. 19, No. 39
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September 25, 2019
Giving back
Taylor Warren & Weidner Awarded Michael A. Doubek Community Service Award
by Joshua Jones, Past Chair of the Community Service Committee
The Escambia Santa Rosa Bar Association (ESRBA) was pleased to award the law firm Taylor Warren & Weidner, of Pensacola, the Michael A. Doubek Community Service Award for 2019. The award was presented to firm founders Phillip Warren, Keith Weidner and Stephanie Taylor and partner Brian Hancock at the July annual meeting when new leadership was installed. As most know, ESRBA has offered a community service award for many years, as a means to acknowledge and honor attorneys or law firms who have gone above and beyond the call of community service. By recognizes such exceptional attorneys, ESRBA hopes to inspire others to strive towards helping the greater community and each other. All ESRBA members are eligible for the award, and nominations are accepted beginning each year in late spring. Both law firms and individuals may be nominated. “Doing things geared toward giv-
ing back to the community always reminds me why I decided to practice law in the first place,” Warren said. “That is to help people. When I see what relatively little effort it often takes to help someone in a very big way, I’m reminded how lucky I am to be in a position to help people and I’m grateful for the opportunity to do it.” Taylor Warren & Weidner was chosen for the efforts of volunteer and charitable work of each of its attorneys, as well as their staff. The many organizations for which the firm has contributed time, leadership, or donations are broad in purpose and in demographic reach, spreading Taylor Warren & Weidner’s goodwill across the region. The volunteer efforts have benefitted groups including Gulf Coast Kid’s House, Child Protection Team, East Hill Music Festival, Escambia-Santa Rosa County Mock Trial, United Way, ECARE, First City Arts Center, Pensacola Police Pension Board, Justice Teaching Initiative, Junior Achievement, and others too numerous to list.
“Giving back means sending a message to those who may be struggling, be that a person or animal, that there are people who see your challenges and we care,” Taylor
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“It is all about using our skills and resources to help others who unfortunately have to face and battle forces that are much bigger and stronger than they are,” Weidner said. “But, together, we can hopefully help them overcome some of those challenges, or at the very least, make their lives a little better.” It is not just that they are involved in community service; it is that they do so without a marketing angle. They have a genuine drive to better our community. Their work in the community reaches almost every demographic and corner of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, and the fact that they show up, work hard, and follow-through, as ESRBA members, offers Pensacola a positive image of the law profession. That genuine drive for community service also motivates their employees to be active community service leaders in Pensacola. “(It’s) about building a better community,” Hancock said. “I want my son to grow up seeing me and my peers helping others and learning the importance of caring about others so more problems in our community are not isolated and ignored. They are addressed, maybe even solved.” Their social media pages are further evidence of their true concern for the community’s safety and development. It is not just about them. They post their volunteer efforts on social media with a tone of pride about Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties, not as a marketing effort. They also offer many helpful tips to consumers about environmental awareness, child safety, and their public service awareness messages are often completely unrelated to their practice areas. Taylor, Warren & Weidner, P.A. recently relocated to the Spearman Center, former site of the Spearman Brewery at the corner of Main
BrIan Hancock, Keith Weidner, Joshua Jones and Phillip Warren at the ESRBA Installation Banquet. Hancock, Weidner and Warren accepted the Michael A. Doubek Community Service Award on behalf of Taylor, Warren & Weidner, P.A.
said. “It tells those in need as well as the community as a whole that your needs matter and do not go unnoticed.”
Street and Barrancas Street. The practice focuses on personal injury, insurance claims, disability rights, and consumer fraud litigation.
This article has been updated to correct errors in the original version published in the 2019 Fall edition of The Summation. Mr. Hancock’s name was misspelled and he was identified as an associate of the firm rather than a partner. Our apologies to Mr. Hancock and Taylor, Warren & Weidner, P.A.
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