HCBA Lawyer Magazine Vol. 29, No. 4 | Page 11

Y L D P R E S I D E N T ’ S M E S S A G E Ja s o n Wh i t t e mo re – Wa g n e r Mc La u g h l i n Continued from page 8 YLD Law Week Committee, and from 2013 to 2018, served on the HCBA YLD Board. Ms. Lacevic’s philanthropic work rivals her work with the YLD. She has used her experience as a Bosnian refugee forced to leave her war-torn country as motivation to give back to the community here in Tampa. In the past year, she and a group of other former Bosnian refugees established a USF scholarship to benefit young women who themselves are refugees. The first recipient of the scholarship was a current USF student who is a refugee from Syria. In recognition for her accomplishments professionally and in her community, she was recently awarded the University of South Florida’s Outstanding Young Alumni Award — an award given to only one percent of USF’s former students. The YLD is proud to recognize Ms. Lacevic for the difference she has made in the practice of law and in the community through her ethics and conduct. YLD Holiday Happy Hour The Yld had a festive night on december 12 at their annual Holiday Happy Hour, held at the new Fermented reality Biergarten. Thank you to the Yld members that attended and The Bank of Tampa for sponsoring this fun event! MAR - APR 2019 | HCBA LAWYER 9