Circuit Court Judge Karen Cole, the law firm of Mills & Carlin and Deborah Gianoulis were honored at last week’s Jacksonville Bar Association Law Day luncheon at the Adam’s Mark Hotel.
The Public Good Champion Award went to Mills & Carlin, who won the Pro Bono Service Competition established by the 4th Judicial Circuit’s Pro Bono Committee.
Receiving the award was John Mills.
For her continuing work to reduce illiteracy, Cole was presented the Daily Record’s Lawyer of the Year award by publisher Jim Bailey.
This year’s Liberty Bell Award went to Deborah Gianoulis for her documentary “Reading Minds.” The documentary dealt with the “profound reading difficulties” among teenagers who break the law and examined some possible solutions. The award is presented by the JBA each year to a non-lawyer for outstanding public service.
Judge Kenneth Starr was the keynote speaker for the luncheon.