Equal Justice Awards Celebration Overview
September 20, 2023
Marriott Jacksonville Downtown
245 Water Street
Jacksonville, FL 32202
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm: Cocktail Reception
6:30 pm: Dinner and Awards Ceremony
Equal Justice Honorees
Mary Kelli Palka, former Florida Times-Union Executive Editor
and
Mike Freed, Gunster Shareholder
Keynote Speaker
Carl Hiaasen, Florida novelist
QUESTIONS?
Please contact Dennis Harrison,
JALA Chief Development Officer
904-356-8371 ext. 296
dennis.harrison@jaxlegalaid.org
Keynote Speaker
Honorees
Past Honorees
The Honorable Hugh Alfred Carithers (2018)
George E. “Buddy” Schulz Jr. (2017)
Samuel S. Jacobson (2016)
William “Bill” Sheppard (2016)
Dominic C. “Donny” MacKenzie (2015)
Robert Spohrer (2014)
The Honorable William A. Van Nortwick, Jr. (2013)
Paul C. Doyle, Esq. (2012)
Florida Coastal School of Law (2011)
The Jacksonville Bar Association (2010)
Harrell & Harrell, PA (2009)
Jack D. Webb, Esq. and Glorious Johnson (2008)
Robert J. Beckham, Esq. (2007)
Kevin E. Hyde, Esq. (2006)
Rogers Towers, PA (2005)
Hank Coxe, Esq. (2004)
Eddie Farah, Esq. (2003)
Gary C. Pajcic, Esq. and Stephen J. Pajcic, Esq. (2002)
Robert F. Spohrer (2001)
Douglas J. Milne, Esq. (2000)
Wayne Hogan, Esq. (1999)
2023 SPONSORS:
Partners In Justice Sponsors
Firm/Corporate Table Sponsors
Bedell Law Firm
Creed & Gowdy
CSX
Eric L. Leach, Esquire & Joshua A. Whitman, Esquire
The Fannin-Johnson Group
of Wells Fargo Advisors
Gunster
Jacksonville University
JALA Board of Directors
Judge & Mrs. Michael Weatherby
Kathy and Bud Para
Law Offices of D. Gray Thomas
Milam Howard Nicandri & Gillam P.A.
Shilts | CPA
Spohrer Dodd
Sussman, Johnson & Alvarez Family Law
Story Griffin Consumer Justice Law Firm
Terrell Hogan
Woolsey | Morcom