🔍 Florida Supreme Court Pro Bono Awards Ceremony | Tobias Simon Award | Jan. 26, 2012

Florida Supreme Court Pro Bono Awards Ceremony | Florida Supreme Court | January 26, 2012 The Florida Supreme Court held a special ceremonial session on January 26, 2012 to honor attorneys who volunteer their legal skills to serve clients who could not otherwise afford representation. The ceremony marked the 30th anniversary of the Tobias Simon Pro Bono Award — recognizing attorneys whose voluntary service in 1993-94 alone totaled approximately 800,000 hours of free legal services statewide, drawing inspiration from attorney Tobias Simon's memory and from the Florida Constitution's express encouragement of pro bono service. Key elements of the ceremony: Special session of the Florida Supreme Court honoring pro bono volunteers Presentation of the 30th Annual Tobias Simon Pro Bono Award to attorneys who provide free legal services to those in need Recognition of the constitutional and professional obligation of Florida attorneys to volunteer legal skills Celebration of pro bono contributions totaling hundreds of thousands of hours of free legal services statewide 🔗 Florida Rules & Legal Resources: www.floridarules.net #FloridaSupremeCourt #FloridaAppeal #ProBono #TobiasSimonAward #FloridaBar #LegalAid #FloridaLaw #AccessToJustice #OralArguments #FloridaAttorney