Diversity
Membership
Luncheon
More than 300 hCba members attended
the annual diversity Membership luncheon
on Jan. 10, 2018. the luncheon featured two
presentations on the theme of “hate Crimes:
yesterday and today.” a representative from
the florida holocaust Museum in st. Petersburg
discussed their programs and services and
showed a special interview video from
holocaust survivor otto weitzenkorn, who
attended the luncheon with his daughter, hCba
member Joan wadler. following the Museum’s
presentation, susana Mapu, a special agent
with the fbi tampa field office, discussed how
the office handles current-day hate crime
investigations in our area. (read more about
these presentations in the executive director’s
Message on page 8.)
the hCba also presented three annual
awards at the luncheon — the outstanding
lawyer award, presented to lanse scriven with
trenam law; the outstanding young lawyer
award, presented to linda anderson with bay
area legal services, inc; and the robert w.
Patton outstanding Jurist award, presented
to Chief Judge ronald ficarrotta with the
thirteenth Judicial Circuit Court.
additionally, the hCba would like to thank
all the representatives of the various local
bar associations who came out to support
this event.
thank you also to our luncheon sponsor:
Photography is courtesy of thompson brand
images, and a/v assistance at the luncheon
courtesy of tCs. thompson brand images
(www.thompsonbrandimages.com) and tCs
(www.trialcs.com) are benefit providers for the
hCba. visit facebook.com/hCbatampabay to view
additional photos from the Membership luncheon.
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