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The Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award
- Organization: The Florida Bar
- Author: Unknown
- Creation Date: Tuesday, December 06, 2005
- Submitted: Tuesday, December 06, 2005
- Attachment: LINK
The Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award commemorates Miami civil rights lawyer Tobias Simon, who died in February 1982. Each year the award is bestowed upon an attorney to encourage and recognize extraordinary contributions by Florida lawyers in making legal services available to persons who otherwise could not afford them, and to focus public awareness on the substantial voluntary services rendered by Florida lawyers in this area. The term "pro bono," derived from the Latin phrase "pro bono publico" means "for the good of the public." The award is Florida's highest public honor conferred by the Supreme Court on a private lawyer.
