Know an attorney or active citizen who has made a significant, positive impact on environmental law or policy in Florida? Nominations are needed for deserving citizens and attorneys to be considered for the annual public interest awards to be presented at the 14th Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference in Gainesville Feb. 29.
The Public Interest Committee of the Bar’s Environmental and Land Use Law Section recognizes one attorney each year for his or her service in furtherance of the public interest in the area of environmental or land use law. Nominees must be admitted to practice in Florida but do not have to be members of ELULS. Factors to be considered include the attorney’s long-standing commitment to protecting Florida’s natural resources; excellence as an attorney; mentorship of other attorneys within the field; and personal character, integrity, and good reputation within the profession.
ELULS also will bestow an award upon a nonattorney citizen who has furthered the public interest in environmental or land use policy through some personal contribution.
Nominations must be received by Kelly Samek, PIC chair, by Jan. 28 and can be sent by e-mail or mailed to 3900 Commonwealth Blvd., MS 35, Tallahassee 32399. All nominations should include the nominee’s full name and contact information, a brief statement on why he or she should receive the award, and the nominator’s name and contact information. The awardees will be selected by the PIC Award Committee and invited to attend the 14 Annual Public Interest Environmental Conference. For more information about the conference visit www.ufpiec.org.
— Courtesy Florida Bar News