HCBA Lawyer Magazine No. 32, Issue 3 | Page 31

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during the event . Receiving the Team Spirit Award , the Honorable Claudia R . Isom and A . Woodson “ Woody ” Isom of Team Isom shared their support for the cause . They stated , “ Claudia and Woody Isom are thrilled to be selected for the Team Spirit Award . This event and all of the people who have created it inspires us to the pro bono cause . Joining together — whatever our ability , whatever our chosen activity — gives us a common goal to contribute to the public good by opening the doors to justice wide enough to welcome every member of our community .”
Catherine Vann Arpen biked the most miles at 68.89 , and Hannah Becker had the most miles running / walking at 81 . The largest group walk was hosted by the HCBA Young Lawyers Division . And the Bolin Law Group raised the most donations at $ 2,287.58 . Awards were also presented to The Law Office of Gale H . Moore for best family / group photo ; to Sandy Boehm and her dog , Dakota , for the best pet photo in costume ; and to the Gilbert Garcia Group for the best human photo in costume .
Bay Area Legal Services ( BALS ) is a regional , nonprofit public interest law firm providing high quality legal counsel to low-income
residents of Hillsborough , Manatee , Pasco , Pinellas , and Sarasota Counties . In 2020 , BALS assisted 11,933 individuals , families , and community groups , responded to 58,125 inquiries for legal services , and assisted 226 domestic violence survivors , 1,742 veterans , and 3,167 housing clients . 1 n
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Author : Katari Buck - Asiatico Law
Environmental & Land Use Law Section CLE
onoctober13 , theenvironmental & landusesectionheldaCleonHillsboroughCountyandCityoftampalanduseandenvironmentalhottopics , includingtheCityoftampa ’ salcoholicbeveragesuspensionhearingsandotherenvironmental / resiliency / sustainabilityplanningissues . thesectionthanks itsspeakersforsharingtheirexpertisewiththesectionmembers : CameronClark , esq ., seniorassistantHillsboroughCountyattorney ; Johannalundgren , esq ., seniorassistantHillsboroughCountyattorney ; Mclaneevans , esq ., assistantCityattorney ; simonesavino , esq ., assistantCityattorney ; andkendrick donnelly , esq ., assistantCityattorney .
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