Eighteenth Annual Pro Bono Awards

The Thirteenth Judicial Circuit 2024 Pro Bono Service Awards

The Eighteenth Annual 13th Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Service Awards recognizes individuals, law firms, and organizations, as well as attorneys who performed 20 or more hours of pro bono service, to honor their outstanding contributions of pro bono legal services to the community in 2024.

The award nominations were submitted to the 13th Judicial Circuit Pro Bono Committee. The ceremony was hosted by the Committee and the Volunteer Lawyers Program of Bay Area Legal Services. The ceremony was sponsored by Cole, Scott & Kissane, Zuckerman Spaeder, Hill Ward Henderson, Holland & Knight, and Crossroads For Florida Kids.

Award Recipients

These awards recognize a Hillsborough County lawyer, law firm, or organization that made significant contributions of pro bono legal services in 2024. Pro bono legal services are legal services provided to poor individuals or to charitable organizations whose primary purpose is to provide non-legal assistance to low-income community members. 

100+ Hours of Pro Bono Service

• Alexander, Samuel R.
• Armstrong, Rosemary E.
• Ayvazian, Ara K.
• Barber, Steven J.
• Blumenthal, Jillian A.
• Boeke, Noel R.
• Cato, Carmen M.
• Conti, Louis T M.
• Cory, Alyssa L.
• Cutter L. Carina
• D'Angelone, Mischelle  C.
• Danielson, Edward  J.
• Deveaux, Alexis D.
• Dix, Albert E.
• Duga Walsh , Nicole D.
• Dupré, Steven C.
• Duval, Jacob C.
• Faggianelli, Nancy J.
• Foley, Fiona E.
• Giles, Joel B.
• Gomez de la Vega, Alison P.
• Hapner, Elizabeth L.
• Hearn, Steven L.
• Herman, Harley
• Hill, Benjamin H.
• Iurato, Jenay E.
• Johnson, Ryan D.
• Kalmanson, Melanie C.
• Ketchey, Charles F.
• Kilbride, Lisa M.
• Koren, Edward F.
• Lahlou-Amine, Sarah
• Lang, Joseph H.
• Lee, Heather A.
• Leigh Tomlin, Samantha
• Mejido, Olivia M.
• Melendez, George A.
• Mendez, Daniela E.
• Musial, Adrian J. "Stan"
• O'Connell, Kellie N.
• Outman, Mariko K.
• Pach, Lisa A.
• Paine, Katharine R.
• Parvin, John A.
• Paule, Kevin C.
• Pavlidis, Maria
• Payton, Gregory W.
• Peluso, Andrew E.
• Plakon, Emily A.
• Robens, Mark F.
• Rothburd, Craig E.
• Shenhav, Ella A.
• Walbolt, Sylvia H.
• Weinberg, Morris “Sandy”
• Weintraub, Marc
• Whiting Bozich, Alicia R.

50-99 Hours of Pro Bono Service

• Alaee, Adam R.
• Barlett, Jay J.
• Bidwell, Cecilia M.
• Bobo, Joseph O.
• Burroughs, Courtney
• Calavan, Caroline J.
• Canty, Aimee T.
• Clement, Anitra R.
• Coates, Jacob Z.
• Cummings, Brian R.
• Darling de Cortes, Andrea B.
• Falknor, Rachel M.
• Fanto, Kristin A.
• Figueroa, Paul L.
• Gatto, Jon T.
• Gruman, Nathan P.
• Hanshaw, Lynn E.
• Hayes, Ashley P.
• Huckfeldt, Christina A.
• Johnson, Daniel C.
• Kamm, Cathy A.
• Khosrovani, Melodie
• Lamoureux, John J.
• Mainzer, Troy A.
• Malloy, Evan M.
• Matthews, Michael P.
• McKown, Allison S.
• Moran, Gregg
• Muñiz, William E.
• Ostreich, Emily R.
• Phelps, Todd M.
• Putnoki-Higgins, Stephen J.
• Shand, Christopher
• Silverstein, Murray B.
• Simmons, Tori C.
• Singer, Gilbert
• Soto, Nicole F.
• Tinkler, Kenneth A.
• Todd, Stephen M.
• Velez, Julian C.
• Voss, Jennifer M.
• Ward, Alton C.
• Wolfson, Mark J.

20-49 Hours of Pro Bono Service

• Allen, Brian T.
• Altman, Sydney L.
• August, Jordan D.
• Ayvazian, Emily C.
• Barber, Caroline E.
• Barney, Sarah J.
• Bass, Sheron A.
• Blunt, Dane R.
• Bopp, Kendall L.
• Borders, Scott T.
• Borovska, Yova A.
• Bucciarelli, Crystal I.
• Burt, Stephanie N.
• Callahan, Camille M.
• Cardwell, Daniel W.
• Caufman, Thomas W.
• Choundas, Marina A.
• Cottingham, Joseph A.
• Daoud, Jamil G.
• Dieterle, Jesse D.
• Dietrich, Daniel P.
• Donner, Kai L.
• Dorman, Mary J
• Dougherty, Katelyn J.
• Duda, Christopher E.
• Fernandez, Jack E.
• Fisher, Lucie H.
• Freedman, Robert S.
• Gaugush, Simon A.
• Gerencir, Samantha M.
• Goldstein, Alexa B.
• Hahn-Saperstein, Marcy
• Hall, Matthew F.
• Hampton, Caycee D.
• Harley, Daynica L.
• Harrison, Julia A.
• Hemke, Donald E.
• Hill, S. Gordon
• James, Jarvis C.
• Kramer, Jessica S.
• Lacktman, Nathaniel M.
• Lawson Kelley, Anne
• Ledney, Sasha L.
• Little, Thomas M.
• Locascio, Steffen M.
• Lockett, Laurel E.
• Love, Tiffany M.
• Makris, Ashley V.
• Martin, Timothy C.
• McLaren, Scott A.
• McLeroy, Kathleen S.
• Mendez, Alejandro J.
• Meyer, George J.
• Moore, Charles T.
• Moore, Samuel S.
• Mullen, Sean P.
• Murphy, Kristen A.
• Odroniec, Megan A.
• Otis, Caitlin N.
• Padgett, Kristin L.
• Pence, Scott P.
• Petrosino, April P.
• Powell, George W.
• Quintero, Jason J.
• Rae, Rivera K.
• Shivers, Olin G.
• Smart, Christopher W.
• Stambaugh, Lydia R.
• Stevenson, Allison M.
• Stewart, Maureen M.
• Stigall, Scott O.
• Tatcher, Dylan J.
• Timoney, Estefania
• Vazquez, Steven
• Verra, Kristopher J.
• Vollmer, David E.
• Warwick, Jessica N.
• Webb, Joshua C.
• Weber, Janelle A.
• Weimer, Cayman L.
• Whitmore, Laura K.
• Wolfe, Randolph J.
• Yanes, Katherine E.