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John A. Schifino – Gunster
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John’s dedication, leadership, and drive have had a profound
impact on the HCBA and, like the florida Bar, we should not hesitate
to recognize him for his extraordinary service and commitment to
our association.
n 2012, The Florida Bar established the Marshall
R. Cassedy, Sr. Award. The Bar established the
award to honor the legacy of Mr. Cassedy, who
served as Executive Director of The Florida Bar
with extraordinary service and commitment from
1961 to 1980. The award recognizes a Voluntary Bar, Bar
Executive, or Bar Staff Member who, like Mr. Cassedy,
provided extraordinary service, to either a Voluntary Bar or
The Florida Bar.
Earlier this year, Bill Schifino, then immediate past
president of The Florida Bar and a former HCBA
president, suggested that the HCBA consider nominating its
Executive Director, John Kynes, for the Marshall R.
Cassedy, Sr. Award. We agreed enthusiastically, and so
I got to work on the nomination letter with then HCBA
President Gordon Hill, and the three prior HCBA presidents,
Kevin McLaughlin, Carter Andersen, and Ben Hill, IV.
Suffice it to say the letter wrote itself.
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