Graduate honored for helping children with Florida Bar Pro Bono Award
Alumna Jennifer Anderson J.D. ’02 was among 21 lawyers who received a Florida Bar Pro Bono Award during an awards ceremony on Jan. 28 at the Florida Supreme Court. 1982 Stetson Law graduate and U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Catherine Peek McEwen was also honored at the Florida Supreme Court as the first recipient of the Chief Justice’s Distinguished Federal Judicial Service Award.
Jennifer Anderson. Photo courtesy the Florida Bar.
Anderson, who was recognized in the Seventh Judicial Circuit for working on behalf of poor and indigent clients, is an attorney with AndersonGlenn LLP in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
She represents children who have been abused or neglected. Anderson dedicated hundreds of hours to the case of a child who was abused by her father. Today, with Anderson’s help, that child has grown into a talented musician at a school for the arts in Jacksonville, Florida.
The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Awards were established in 1981 to encourage lawyers to volunteer free legal services to the poor by recognizing lawyers who make public service commitments.
The awards recognize pro bono service in each of Florida’s 20 judicial circuits as well as service by a Florida Bar member practicing outside the state.
The Florida Supreme Court ceremony also recognized the winners of the Tobias Simon Pro Bono Award, as well as awards in the categories of Distinguished Judicial Service, Distinguished Federal Judicial Service, Law Firm Commendation, Voluntary Bar Association and Young Lawyers Division.
According to a news release from the Florida Bar, in the most recent 12 months reported, Florida lawyers dedicated more than 1.7 million hours of pro bono service to people in need.
Post date: Feb. 2, 2016
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