LettingHerLigHtsHine : KemiogunteBi
Diversity , Equity & Inclusion Committee
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her commitment to public service and help ensure that people have needed access to our American system of justice , graduating from UF in 1994 . Following law school , she joined her spouse , who had already moved to Tampa to establish his practice . Making Tampa her home , Kemi opened her own law office . Kemi ’ s commitment to public service led her to volunteer with Bay Area Legal Services . The photo accompanying this article comes from the BALS website which features Kemi saying , “ It is good to help those who — but for the help the volunteer attorneys provide — would be lost in the legal maze .”
We come to know people in different contexts . You may know Kemi because of her volunteer service at BALS , heard her singing in a local church choir , or attended the same youth events as she supported her children during their school days . You may have even seen her on the stage as a cast member of HCBA ’ s Law Follies . Wherever your paths may have crossed on her journey , you cannot forget her confident presence and dynamic smile . As with all of us , you know there is a lot more to her story . Kemi came from another country , on another continent , to establish a career that has made Tampa a better place to live , making a real difference to people who need help navigating our legal system . Kemi has put her values and belief in justice for all into actions .
Thank you , Kemi Oguntebi for being a trailblazer , role model and pace setter for attorneys on the path to justice for the Tampa Bay community . n
Author : Claudia Isom – DEI Committee member and a Senior Judge for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit , Hillsborough County
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