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ACTORS EQUITY
B’nai B’rith Justice Unit
Broward County Women Lawyers’ Association
Farmer, Jaffe, Weissing, Edwards, Fistos & Lehrman, P.L.
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Nova Southeastern University
Rubinton & Associates, PA
Sharon Bourassa, Esq. & Win Leavitt
St. Thomas University School of Law
Transworld Business Advisors, LLC
Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L.
Sparkling Welcome
15th Annual For The Public Good
Courtesy of
BROWARD COUNTY
WOMEN LAWYERS’
ASSOCIATION
Congratulations Stephen B. Moss, Esq.
2016 Russell E. Carlisle Advocacy Award
Your leadership in creating the Mission United Veterans Pro Bono Project
has made a lasting impact in Broward County and for Veterans
across the nation.
From Your Fellow Russell E. Carlisle Advocacy Award Recipients
Russell E. Carlisle, Esq. – 1998 Bruce Rogow, Esq. – 1999
Don A. Wich, Jr., Esq. – 2000 Sharon Bourassa, Esq. – 2002
Jerome Ira Solkoff, Esq. – 2003 Howard Talenfeld, Esq. – 2004 Nancy W. Gregoire, Esq. – 2005
Levi G. Williams, Esq. – 2006 Terrence Russell, Esq. – 2007 Andrea L. Moore, Esq. – 2008
Adele I. Stone, Esq. – 2009 Belinda Keiser – 2010
Walter Honaman, Esq. – 2011 Roy Rogers – 2012
Judge Mel Grossman – 2014 Jane Curran - 2015
Dear Dad/Papa, Congratulations on 40 years of service, dedication
and loyalty to Legal Aid Service of Broward County!
You have been a tireless advocate for the most forgotten of our community:
the poor, the mentally ill, the abused, the children and all victims of gender and racial inequities.
You have always been there for us –
steady, calm, patient – our mentor and role model. You coached our teams, helped us with homework
and even taught us how to drive.
Now, that we have children of our own, we can only hope that we can be as loving and supportive
as parents as you have always been to us.
You have always been our hero. We Love You! James, Lina, Will, Lily &Sofia,
Katherine, Daniel & Erik Kimi, Steve & Thomas
40 Years 1976 - 2016
P.S. Congratulations to my husband – a man dedicated to his life’s work, to me and to our family. Love, Cheryl
TONY KARRAT
As a great leader, you have transformed your vision for civil legal justice in Broward County into reality.
Every single day you inspire your staff, your colleagues and the community
to work harder and do better to achieve legal equality for those who would otherwise be denied equal justice and access to the courts.
Congratulations on your first 40 years!
With Love,
The Family Law and Domestic Violence Unit
Scott, Congratulations upon receiving
The Spirit of Justice Award
we are so very proud of your legal accomplishments
Your loving parents, Donald and Betty Owens
HIP HIP HOORAY!
CONGRATULATIONS TO LORRIE SHWARTZ
OUR EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR!
Your dedication, passion and perseverance inspires us each and every day to do our best for the disadvantaged and vulnerable in our community.
Gladys Gerson
Servant leadership is essential to a vibrant community. This year’s honorees and especially Tony Karrat,
Executive Director for 40 years, embody this principle.
Anthony Adelson Javiera Aguilera
Steven Ainbinder Wilfredo Alicea
Lauren Alperstein Susan Alspector George Andrews Annika Ashton Roshawn Banks Claudia Barona Evan H. Baron
Kandia Batchelor Michelle Bell
Marshall Bender Richard Berman Danielle Bishop Joshua Blasberg Gweneth Brimm
Kenneth Bronchick Cheryl Bucker
Evgeniya Burganova Maria Cadagan Gina Cadogan Stephany Carr
Caryn Carvo Goldenberg Shayna Cavanaugh
Ellen Chadwell Greg Champeau Valorie Chavin
Todd Clarke Ejola Cook
David Dancu Celia Deifik
Eliot Dempsey Brian Dolan
Steven B. Dolchin Claudia Dominguez
Daniel Drazen Sharla Edwards
Liza Smoker Faw Rina Feld
Samuel Fields Elizabeth Finizio
Jodi Fischer Rebecca Fischer
Charles Fox Miller David Frankel
Catherine Galvis Kimberly Gilmour
Jill R. Ginsberg Jeffrey Golant Eric Goldman
Demian Goldstraj Linda Gonzalez
Daniel Gonzalez-Quevedo Beth Gordon
Pamela Gordon Robert Gregg
Douglas Griffin Andrea Gundersen
Timothy Hains Akilah Harris
Perry W. Hodges Lorraine C. Hoffmann
Gregory Holtz Alen Hsu
Joseph Hughes Thomas Hunker
Richard F. Hussey Tara E. Intriago
Fritznie Jarbath Lody Jean
Kristine M. Johnson Diane Jones Trevor Jones
Lisa Karp Dora Kaufman Edwina Kessler
David Kim Lisa Kirby
Michael C. Klasfeld Brian Koch Enita Kushi
Lissette Labrousse Suzanne Lanier Edward Larsen Hegel Laurent
Lisa Lawlor Brian Lerner Mark Levy Mary Lewis Lisa Lipman John Long
Melanie Malave Lindsay Massillon
Stephanie Matalon Beverly McNeill
Roberto Mendez Sabine Millien-Felix
Robin Moselle Edwin Murphy Robert Murphy Patrick Neale
Tamara Nicola George Odom
James O'Leary Eric Olson
Sarah Oquendo Nathalie Parchment
Alan A. Pascal Maria Passeri
Ellen B. Pilelsky Lawrence Ploucha Bernardo Protano
Harold Pryor Nikeisha Pryor
Anthony Quackenbush Michael Rajtar Navin Ramnath
Dahlia A. Williams Ramsaran Joseph Reichert Cathy Reiman Alan Reinfeld
Louis Reinstein Devona Reynolds Perez
Melinda Riddle Jose Riguera Brett Rogers Evan Rosen Chris Royer
Jennifer Saltz Bullock Michael Santucci George Sarkisian Judith Schwartz
Louis Senat Stanislav Shamayev
Adam Shamir Geoffrey Sherman
Franklin Siegel Jerome Siegel
Adam Skolnik Jason Elliot Slatkin
Alison Smith Karen J. Spigler
Jason Spiller John Stage
David Steckler Michelle Stein
Chasity Strachan Maxine Streeter Patricia Talpins
Alex Tarnow Ryan Tarnow
Jessie Tasselmyer Mario Theodore
Russell M. Thompson Nicole Topper
Jeffrey H. Tromberg Rebecca Vaccariello
Joseph Van de Bogart Katherine Van de Bogart
Chad Van Horn Laura Varela
Robert Vaughan Ali Vazquez
Matthew Weidner Seth Wieder Lisa Williams
Elizabeth Wolt Andrew Woods
Ghenete Wright-Muir Linda Yerger
Danielle Zukowsky
Thank You For Taking A Pro Bono Case! October 2015 – September 2016
Lauren Alperstein
Ejola Cook
Rebecca J. Covey
Patrick Giunta
Akilah Harris
Kenneth M. Jones
Stephanie Matalon
Nydia Menendez
Jessica Lo Menzo
Evan Rosen
Yine Rodriguez Perez
Chad Van Horn
Thank You For Contributing 100+ Pro Bono Hours in 2015 or 2016
Thank You 2016 BLC Contributors
$9,000 + DONORS Gunster, Yoakley, & Stewart, P.A. | Weiss Serota Helfman Cole & Bierman, P.L.
$5,000 - $9,999 DONOR
Shutts & Bowen, LLP
$1,000 - $4,999 DONORS Bogenschutz & Dutko, P.A | Glantz & Glantz | Hackleman, Olive & Judd, P.A.
Keller Landsberg, PA | Kelley Uustal PLC
$351 - $999 DONORS Mark E. Allsworth | Edward Echeverry | Banker Lopez Gassler, P.A. | A. Scott Gow | Greaton & Greaton | Heath & Carcioppolo
Gary Lazarus | Donald J. Lunny, Jr. | Maury R Olicker | Phillips O'Shaughnessy | Dana M. Scheer | Gerard Tuzzio
$350 DONORS Gerald Adams
John Ameen Dominic Andreano
Gisele E. Asmar Rudwin Ayala John Barker
Albert Benzrihem Michael B. Berger
Jeffrey Blostein Steven L. Bornstein
Robert Boutwell Mario Bramnick
Angel G. Burgos-Lugo Richard E. Cabrera Jeffrey E. Campion
Gus H. Carratt
Cristina Casabianca Joseph R. Casacci Scott C. Cochran
Irwin Cohen Jay Cohen
Sarah Cohen Charles L. Curtis
Christine M DiFiore-Kirsch Dana R. Dugan
Henry C. Eickelberg Ronald Emanuel Cynthia Everett
Stephen M. Feidelman Carey M. Fischer Michael Fischler
Jeffrey C. Fox
Robert D. Friedman John Peter Friedrich
Robert S. Forman Howard M. Furman
Heidi Garwood Herschel Gavsie
Scott R. Gill Esther Glazer-Esh
Stephen F. Goldenberg Melissa Goldman
Harry Harkins Matt Hellman
Robert M. Herman Jeffrey Hochman
Robert Eric Ireland Robert Kain
Jeffrey David Kastner Dara Katz
Mahira Khan Kimberly Kisslan
Janisse Klotchman Joseph Kohn
Gerald M. Kouri, Jr. Saul Kravec
Jeffrey L. Kronengold Beth Robyn Leboff
Larry R. Leiby Jeannete Lewis
Jesse Lieberman Joseph Lipsky
Sheldon M. London James B. Lyon
Bruce Lyons Mark R. Manceri William Martin
Pablo Meles Elena R. Minicucci
Arie Mrejen Irvin Nachman August C. Paoli William Parady Geoffrey Pette
Jonathan M. Pavsner Samuel E Poole
Peter H. Rachman Robert Saunders
Elizabeth Schoenthal Ronald F Shapiro
Jerome R. Siegel Shelly-Ann Springer-Charles
Thomas D. Stafford James M. Stark Gregory S. Starr Jerome H. Stern Adele I. Stone
Gerald E. Stopcyznski Lee C. Travelstead
John Van Ness Anthony Varbero
Jerome P. Ventura Joseph P. Wagoner Dorothy P. Wallace
Matthew Wealcatch Lauren Weber
Scott C. Zakheim
LEGAL AID
HOUSING UNIT
Assuring that our clients have a safe and clean home where
they can rest, raise and educate their children, collect their
thoughts for the challenges ahead, eat regularly
and gather as a family.
Best Wishes From Your Supporting Cast Patrice Paldino, Esq. * Edwin Cordova, Esq. * Alisha Hurwood, Esq.
Wendy Wilson, Esq. * Shereene Smith, Esq. * Avis Duhaney-Walcott James “Duke” McCabe * James Paul * Tatiana Guerrier
Featuring
Lorrie Schwartz As Our Own Warrior for Justice
LEGAL AID
HOUSING UNIT
Personal Injury Workers’ Compensation
Wrongful Death Aviation Litigation
Commercial Litigation Lawyer Regulation
Personal Injury Workers’ Compensation
Wrongful Death Aviation Litigation
Commercial Litigation Lawyer Regulation
Congratulations to the Honorees and to
Tony Karrat on 40 Years as Executive Director
From Your Friends at the
Asian Pacific American Bar Association of South Florida
We Proudly Celebrate Tony Karrat 40 Years As Executive Director
Congratulations Barbara, the LAS and CCLA staff, and
tonight’s honorees for their leadership in serving those in need throughout Broward County
LAS and CCLA Boards of Directors
Congratulations to our esteemed partner Tony Karrat
in our joint effort to serve the legal needs of our community.
Barbara and all of your Friends at Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida
Celebrates Tony Karrat’s
40th Year as Executive Director of
Legal Aid Service of Broward County
Thank you to our own Brian Lerner
for his service on the LAS/CCLA Board of Directors
Congratulations to ALL of the Honorees
Join us at
www.fedbarorg/chapters/broward-county-chapter
Thank You Tony for showing us the way for 40 years.
From your family at Legal Aid
A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way. -- John Maxwell --
Tony, From all of us in Collier County,
congratulations on 40 wonderful years with Legal Aid!
There are countless things we could thank you for… your leadership, support, and vision included.
But, most of all, we thank you for your friendship.
Enjoy the evening. We wish we could be there tonight to celebrate with you!
THANK YOU TO THE HONOREES AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO WORKS TO IMPROVE LIVES AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY
THE PAST CHAIRPERSON’S CLUB
Legal Aid Service of Broward County and Coast to Coast Legal Aid of South Florida
Russell E. Carlisle 1974-75
Joe L. Smith
1976-77
Susan Lebow 1977-78
Charles B. Morton, Jr.
1979
Donald A Wich, Jr. 1980
Lucille Palladino
(Deceased) 1982
Bruce Rogow
1983
Hans Feige 1984
Richard Owen 1985
Linda Pratt
1986
Linda Conahan 1987
Michael Palladino
(Deceased) 1988
John Hume
1989
Karen Bowman 1990
Thomas R. Tatum
1991
Jesse H. Diner 1992
Gene Reibman 1993
Michael Robinson
1994
Barbara Heyer 1995
Susan Motley
1996
Theresa B. Edwards 1997
Ana I. Gardner
1998
Catherine Zippay 1999
Adele Stone
2000
Nancy W. Gregoire 2001
Lorna Burton-Brown
2002
James Camp III 2003
John Jordan
2004
Andrew Stien 2005
Barbara Sunshine
2006
Carlos Llorente 2007
Pamela Gordon
2008
Roshawn Banks 2009
Robin Moselle
2010
Don Walters 2011
Jay Kim
2012
Morrie Levine 2013
Michael Lockwood
2014
Nydia Menendez 2015
We commend Tony Karrat on 40 years of dedicated leadership as Executive Director of Legal Aid Service of Broward County.
We applaud Stephen Ferrante
2016 Commitment to Justice Award Recipient
Presented by
Commitment to Justice Award Recipients
Elizabeth G. Daugherty, Esq. - 2011
The Honorable Ronald Rothschild - 2012 Lisa G. Goldberg, Esq. - 2013
Edith S. Lederberg – 2014 Samuel S. Goren, Esq. - 2015
congratulates our colleague and friend
on his receipt of the Spirit of Justice Award!
Thank you for all of the good work you have done in your quest to ensure access to justice for all!
Sharon Bourassa
Mertella Burris
Andrea Eidelman
Lisa Goldberg
Jeff Hittleman
Kathleen Pena
Gioia Russo
Laurie Yadoff
Congratulations to our Friend and Colleague
Lorrie Schwartz
Congratulates All of Tonight’s Honorees
and commends
Tony Karrat for successfully leading
Legal Aid Service of Broward County
for 40 Years.
Frank Weinberg Black FWB
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