Legal Services of Greater Miami honors justice leaders at 16th Annual Heart of Giving Celebration
Legal Services of Greater Miami’s 16th Annual Heart of Giving Celebration and Judicial Reception attendees included, from the left, Monica Vigues-Pitan, CEO of Legal Services; Tracy Nichols of Holland & Knight; Tiffani Lee of Holland & Knight; Judge Roy K. Altman; Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr.; Judge Coralia Lopez-Castro; Event Chair Lilly Ann Sanchez of The L·S Law Firm; Judge Laurel M. Isicoff; and Legal Services Board President Karen Lapekas of Lapekas Law.
More than 450 guests from the legal, corporate, and civic sectors gathered on May 15 at the Rubell Museum to celebrate Legal Services of Greater Miami’s 16th Annual Heart of Giving Celebration and Judicial Reception to honor leaders who exemplify the organization’s values – fairness, respect, and ensuring that justice is accessible to all.
The 2025 Equal Justice Judicial Leadership Award was presented to Senior Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr., of the Southern District of Florida, for his decades of judicial service advancing fairness and accountability in the legal system. The award was presented by his colleague, Judge Roy Altman.

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