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April 22 "An Evening with Chef Jeff
Lake Miriam Publix 6:30 PM $25 per person BUT REGISTRATION IS A MUST It's a Superhero Celebration for our JA's on April 9th! WE ARE SOLD OUT FOR OUR ON SITE EVENT SPOTS AVAILABLE FOR VIRTUAL
GUEST SPEAKER WILL BE
Our April 9 meeting honor our Judicial Assistants and will be hybrid. Join us at the Club at Eaglebrooke or via zoom as we welcome our guest speaker, Chief Judge of the 10th Judicial Circuit, Ellen Masters. Judge Masters received her J.D. from Stetson University College of Law Cum Laude in 1989. She was appointed to the Court by Governor Jeb Bush in 1999 and has served since 2000 in the following assignments: Appeals, General Civil, Criminal (felony and misdemeanor), Family, Juvenile Dependency, Guardianship, Probate, and Mental Health. Judge Masters has served as the administrative judge for several of these divisions. The Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court appointed Judge Masters to serve on the Steering Committee for Family and Children in the Court in 2020. In 2002, the Chief Justice of the Florida Supreme Court appointed her to serve on the Commission on Trial Court Performance and Accountability and reappointed her every two years through 2020, completing seventeen years of service. Judge Masters also served on the Trial Court Statistics and Workload Committee from 2007 to 2020, including several years as Chair. Since 2008, Judge Masters has also been appointed to serve in the Mentor Program that is a component of the Florida Judicial College. She served first as a mentor judge then as a trainer for other mentors and as a coordinator for the program. Judge Masters also served as President of the Willson American Inn of Court for the 2006-7 academic year. The Polk County Trial Lawyers’ Association presented Judge Masters with the Karla Foreman Wright Award for professionalism, courtesy, and leadership in 2014. In 2009, she received the Polk Community College Distinguished Alumnus Award. In 2008, Judge Masters was honored to receive the Professionalism Award from the Tenth Judicial Circuit Professionalism Committee and the Willson American Inn of Court. Visit our website at www.lakelandbar.org to register for this event. It's Time to Join LBA
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Lakeland Bar Association wishes to thank this year’s golf chair person, Nicholas Sellars for his time and talents coordinating the golf tournament. Due to the generosity and efforts of the golfers, our members, board of directors and generous sponsors, Lakeland Bar Association will be presenting Heart of Florida Legal Aid Society a check from the proceeds of our annual golf tournament. Join us at our March meeting for this presentation. Thank You to Our Title Sponsor
Platinum Sponsor Campbell, Trohn, Tamayo, & Aranda, P.A. Gold Sponsors Clark, Campbell, Lancaster & Munson, P.A. Swift, Isringhaus & Dubbeld, P.A Silver Sponsor Beau Charlet Accurate Serve
Heart of Florida Legal Aid Society Their Mission: To work collaboratively with donors, clients and partner programs to protect survivors of domestic violence, promote economic self-sufficiency in our communities, and foster stability for low-income families through quality and strategic legal advocacy. Heart of Florida Legal Aid Society is a nonprofit law firm providing a free civil legal assistance to low income communities and individuals in the Tenth Judicial Circuit of Florida. Lakeland Bar Monthly Meetings... Now you have TWO ways to stay connected and safe! Lakeland Bar Association will now be offering TWO ways to stay connected at our monthly meeting. We are going HYBRID… This means, based upon your preference, you will be able to enjoy a meal and our program at the Club at Eaglebrooke OR you can ZOOM with us from the comfort of your office or home. Here are the guidelines for each option: 1. Join us at the Club at Eaglebrooke at NOON on the second Friday of each month. ONLY 40 attendees will be admitted AND each attendee will need to register to attend. Meals will be staff served and each table will have limited seating for continued safety. Our speakers may be virtual at this meeting but it will provide those who are comfortable with an opportunity for socializing. 2. Join us via a ZOOM meeting and watch the meeting while eating your lunch from the comforts of your office or home. Each attendee will need to register to attend and a link and password will be sent to you.
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Proceeds from our Tournament Benefit
