YOU BE THE JUDGE PROBATE SEMINAR – JANUARY 9, 2025

On January 9, 2025, the Miami Dade Bar Probate and Guardianship Committee held its first seminar of the year with Dade Legal Aid’s Put Something Back Project. The pro bono recruitment seminar, “You Be the Judge for Newbies and Pros” offered engaging training by the experts, while stepping into the role of judge and was free for all attorneys who agreed to accept a Probate or Guardianship case from Put Something Back. Chief Judge Sayfie and Judge Colodny, Administrative Judge, Probate Division, commended the audience for handling pro bono cases. 

 

“Navigating the complications of an aging loved one is very challenging and in today’s world a lawyer has become a luxury that not all people can afford,” said Chief Judge Sayfie. “More than ever, we need lawyers to provide pro bono services so that our courts can continue to deliver justice to all. The judges and magistrates of the 11th Judicial Circuit Probate Division are so grateful to Put Something Back and to the lawyers of Miami-Dade County for their ongoing commitment to pro bono,” said Sayfie.  The event was moderated by Dale Noll, Esq., Partner, Akerman LLP, Chair, Miami Dade Bar Probate and Guardianship Committee. Noll and Mark Brown, Esq., Managing Attorney, Dade Legal Aid/Put Something Back, introduced the panel of talented speakers including:  Luis E. Barreto, Esq., Managing Partner, Luis E. Barreto & Associates, P.A., Danielle Birman, Esq., Partner, Chepenik Trushin LLP, Lotoya K. Brown, Esq., Project Attorney/Pro Bono Coordinator, Put Something Back, Rose Edelman, Esq., Shareholder and Co-Practice Group Leader, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC, Kristen Feuer, Esq., Senior Guardianship Attorney, Dade Legal Aid, Elizabeth M. Hughes; Esq., Partner, Akerman LLP; Michael Julian, Esq., Partner, Johnson Dalal and Stacy Rubel, Esq., Partner, Virgil & Rubel LLP.  To accept a pro bono case or for more information, please contact Lotoya K. Brown, Esq. at Lbrown@dadelegalaid.org or visit www.dadelegalaid.org.