2025 Award Ceremony & Breakfast Photo Gallery

Posted On June 30, 2025

FFLA President-elect Ashley Sybesma, Florida Bar President Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr., Jose A. Villalobos, and Ray Abadin

Adele Stone announces Jason Quintero as the 2025 Bookman Services in Leadership Award recipient

Amanda Fernandez

Amanda Fernandez presents the Curran Award to Lesley Mendoza

FFLA President-elect Ashley Sybesma

Ashley Sybesma John Patterson President Award

CABA

Cristine Renee Jimenez, Pepe Villalobos

Crowd Sklar

Crowed Ashley Sybesma At Podium

Dede Curran

Donna Macrae, Executive Director of Three Rivers Legal Services

Donna MacRae, Joan Boles, Heidi Kemph

FFLA board member Steve Salzer

Florida Supreme Court Justice John Couriel

Frank Gonzalez Akerman Table

Gus Ceballos and Pepe Villalobos

John Patterson presents the President's Award — John Patterson presents the President’s Award on behalf of sponsor Shutts

Jorge Hernandez-Torano

Jorge Hernandez-Torano, Jose A. Villalobos, Miguel Villalobos, Plutarco Villalobos

Jose A. "Pepe" Villalobos — Jose A. “Pepe” Villalobos, recipient of the 2025 Medal of Honor for a Lawyer

Jose A. Villalobos and Yvette Melby

Jose A. Villalobos, Amanda Fernandez and John Patterson

Juliette Lippman and Tierra Fulwood — Former FFLA President Juliette Lippman and Tierra Fulwood

Karen Cespedes

Kristen Feuer and Karen Ladis of Dade Legal Aid

Larri Thatcher and Bethanie Barber — Larri Thatcher and Bethanie Barber of Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association

Lesley Mendoza — Lesley Mendoza, CABA Pro Bono Executive Director

Lesley Mendoza, Marni Lennon

Medal of Honor recipients John Patterson (2022) and Hon. Emiliano Jose "EJ" Salcines (2021) — Medal of Honor recipients John Patterson (2022) and Hon. Emiliano Jose “EJ” Salcines (2021)

Mendoza Family

Mindy Jones

Pepe Villalobos — Jose A. “Pepe” Villalobos

Pepe Villalobos and friends

Peyton Kendall and Patrick Denny

Ray Abadin — Florida Lawyers Mutual director Ray Abadin presents the Medal of Honor Award

Ret. Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince and Jose A. "Pepe" Villalobos — Ret. Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince and Jose A. “Pepe” Villalobos

Ret. Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince pins Jose A. "Pepe" Villalobos — Ret. Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince pins Jose A. Villalobos

Ret. Justice Quince

Rob Johnson, Brevard County Legal Aid — Rob Johnson, Executive Director of Brevard County Legal Aid

Robert Murphy and Craig Gibbs — FFLA board member Robert Murphy and FLMIC director Craig Gibbs

Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr., Jose A. Villalobos, Ray Abadin

Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr., Jose A. Villalobos, Ray Abadin

Roland Sanchez-Medina Jr., Jose A. Villalobos, Ray Abadin

Yvette Melby Michael Requena Rebecca Karlen — Yvette Melby, Michael Requena, Rebecca Karlen

Yvette Melby Miguel Villalobos — Yvette Melby and Miguel Villalobos

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