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. LEORA FREIRE FOR PALM BEACH COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS �-: r ii , ...... I I I I I i Vote for Leora for PBCBA Board of Directors Member-at-Large to help guide the Association into the future. An experienced attorney working in the West Palm Beach office of statewide law firm GrayRobinson, Leora's interpersonal skill, professional involvement and legal acumen will help you get the most out of your membership experience. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION INVOLVEMENT GrayRobinson P.A., Shareholder Past President of Florida Association for Women Lawyers ("FAWL"), Statewide Past President of FAWL, Palm Beach County Chapter Palm Beach County Bar Association • Membership Committee, Co-Chair • Client Relations Committee • Committee for Diversity & Inclusion • Judicial Relations Committee • Professionalism Committee • Bench Bar Conference Committee, Commercial Litigation Co-Chair (2014 & 2015) The Florida Bar, Member • Voluntary Bar Liaison Committee · Professional Ethics Committee • Special Committee on Gender Bias/Diversity · Grievance Committee • The Wm. Reece Smith, Jr. Leadership Academy, Graduate • Annual Convention Committee • Judicial Nominating Procedures Committee If you have any questions or want to get to know Leora, contact her at 561-886-4132 or [email protected] Ballots with information on how to vote will be sent in April to all members of the PBCBA in good standing. Ethics Bowl Members of the Palm Beach County Bar Association, The Florida Bar and others recently moderated and judged the 2019 Regional High School Ethics Bowl held at Santaluces Community High School in Lake Worth. An ethics bowl is a competitive yet collaborative event in which high school students discuss timely real-life ethical issues. In each round of competition, teams take turns analyzing ethical cases and responding to questions and comments from another team and a panel of judges. An ethics bowl differs from a debate competition in that students are not assigned opposing views; rather, they defend whichever position they think is correct, provide each other with constructive criticism, and win by demonstrating that they have thought rigorously and systematically about the cases and engaged respectfully and supportively with all participants. The winner of the competition has an opportunity to attend the National High School Ethics Bowl (NHSEB) which is hosted at UNC-Chapel Hill. Data from NHSEB surveys shows ethics bowl teaches and promotes ethical awareness, critical thinking, civil discourse, civic engagement, and an appreciation for multiple points of view in students. Our bar was a proud sponsor of the program. PBCBA BAR BULLETIN 16