Florida Lawyers Mutual proudly returned to the Annual Florida Bar Convention this June as your exclusive Diamond Sponsor. Among the many events we helped to make possible there is the annual Florida Bar Foundation Medal of Honor Awards Ceremony.
The Florida Bar Foundation is a statewide 501(c)(3) public charity that provides funding for legal aid and improvements in the administration of justice. The annual Awards Ceremony honors those who have made extraordinary contributions in the arena of legal aid in Florida.
Jack Harkness, of the Florida Lawyers Mutual Board of Directors, presented the Foundation’s highest honor, the Medal of Honor Award, to Mr. John Patterson.
Also appearing on behalf of Florida Lawyers Mutual were Ava Doppelt, Dudley Goodlette, and Aaron Wallace.
This year’s Florida Bar Foundation Medal of Honor Awards Ceremony marked the first time that the event was held as a morning breakfast rather than an evening dinner.
Importantly, this year’s event also provided an occasion for both the Foundation and Florida Lawyers Mutual to honor the late Alan Bookman, who served on the Florida Lawyers Mutual Board of Directors and whose lifetime of service to Florida’s legal community — including his work with the Foundation — exemplified the virtue of service that the Foundation and its awards embody. The Foundation announced the creation of the Alan B. Bookman Service in Leadership Memorial Fund, established in part with a contribution from Florida Lawyers Mutual in Mr. Bookman’s memory.
Learn more about The Florida Bar Foundation at www.thefloridabarfoundation.org.