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Legal Aid Anniversary Gala Celebrates 30 Years of Pro Bono
Services
750 members of the Palm Beach County legal community and their friends descended upon the Palm Beach County
Convention Center, Saturday evening May 12, 2108, to celebrate 30 years of pro bono services to the disadvantaged and
vulnerable members of our community.
The evening was co-chaired by Anita and Jack Scarola and Jane Kreusler-Walsh and Michael Walsh. Special Recognition
and Pro Bono Legacy Awards were presented to six attorneys, and three law firms whose pro bono contributions
throughout the years has been truly extraordinary. Special Recognition Award recipients were attorneys Bill Bone,
Lawrence Moncrief, and Louis Silber. Firm Pro Bono Legacy Awards were Greenberg Traurig, P.A., Holland & Knight LLP
and Sasser, Cestero & Sasser, P.A. Individual Attorney Legal Award honorees were Alan Crane of Furr & Cohen, Anne Hinds
of Schwartz׀White, and Ray Ingalsbe.
Legal Aid’s Executive Director Bob Bertisch received the Lifetime Serving Justice Award honoring his commitment to
equal access to justice to the low-income and less fortunate children, families, seniors and individuals in Palm Beach
County.
Jack & Anita Scarola, Bob Bertisch, Jane Kreusler-Walsh & Micahel Walsh
Jorge Cestero, Alison Brown, Alan Crane, Anne Hinds & Jason Lazarus
The Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County, Inc., founded in 1949, is a private nonprofit, 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to providing free legal services to
disadvantaged children, families, elders and individuals living in Palm Beach County. Projects include the Domestic Violence Project, Juvenile Advocacy
Project, Foster Children’s Project, Ryan White Project, Fair Housing Project and Elder Law Project.
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All photos by Tracey Benson Photography