Fay Olga Pappas

Fay Olga Pappas is the recipient of the 2021 Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service Award. The award recognizes public service or legal aid performed by a lawyer who is 35 or younger or who has not practiced for more than five years. The award will be presented in a Jan. 28 ceremony streamed live by the Supreme Court of Florida.

The year 2020 brought unprece­dented and unexpected challenges, but Pappas found a way to make life-saving differences for those in need. She recognized an urgent need and implemented a public service project that has made a difference in lives locally and across the state.