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The Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Awards
- Organization: The Florida Bar
- Author: Unknown
- Creation Date: Tuesday, December 06, 2005
- Submitted: Tuesday, December 06, 2005
- Attachment: LINK
The Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award was established in 1981 as a way to recognize individual lawyers within Florida's judicial circuits who are committed to providing free legal services to the poor. The term "pro bono," derived from the Latin phrase "pro bono publico," means "for the good of the public." In 2001-02, Florida lawyers donated more than 1.3 million pro bono hours and $2.5 million dollars in monetary contributions.
Twenty-one lawyers were awarded the 2005 Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Awards.
