OFFICE AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:
1999
J.C. Penney Golden Rule Award - Some think of the Golden Rule Award as the community service equivalent to the Pulitzer or Academy Award. The Golden Rule Award recognizes that accomplishments by nonprofit organizations would not be possible without caring volunteers. The program rewards both the volunteer and the organization. The Public Defender’s Office Intern Investigator Program were the recipients of this award.
1998, 1999, 2003 and 2009
Davis Productivity Award - The Davis Productivity Award is administered by the Florida Tax Watch Group and Florida Council of 100. This was awarded in to the Public Defenders Office for saving tax payers hundreds of thousands of dollars and helping streamline the complexities of the Judicial System
2002
Best Place to Work Award - The Public Defender’s Office was awarded this by the Chamber of Commerce
2002 and 2003
Law Firm Commendation Award - The Public Defender’s Office received this award for their pro bono work above and beyond normal duties
2003 to 2009
United Way Circle of Honor Award - The Circle of Honor Award recognizes not only dollar contributions, but also the quality of the agency’s campaign
2019
P.A.C.E. Center for Girls—The “Finding the Great in Every Girl” award
2023
Florida Public Defenders Association President's Award