Talbot D’Alemberte has been awarded the 1987 Medal of Honor for a Lawyer. Few can claim accomplishments of such breadth or significance as Sandy D’Alemberte. Educator, author, public servant and advocate, he has with unequalled vigor pursued a career dedicated to the highest ideals of the legal profession. He has twice led revision of our Florida Constitution, helping shape it into a document of great vision. A tireless worker in support of the activities of the organized Bar, he has served Florida and the nation well. Chairman of the American Bar Association’s Special Committee on the Resolution of Minor Disputes and Section on Legal Education and Admission to the Bar, he has challenged the legal profession to recognize and fulfill its responsibility to improve the administration of justice and to keep high the standards of legal practice.
Successful proponent of cameras in the courtroom and of government in the sunshine; protector of free speech, civil liberties and the rights of the less fortunate, he has demonstrated unswerving commitment to the ideal of a government and justice system worthy of the public’s trust and accessible and responsive to the needs of all the citizens it serves. Inspired educator and now law dean, he is always quick to seek out, recognize and nurture talent in others. It is, perhaps, in this role of mentor that Sandy D’Alemberte will be remembered best and through which his most enduring and significant contributions have and will be made.
