Newsletter | Winter 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 1 HistoryMiami Legal Legends Cheryl Little was honored as a Legal Legend by HistoryMiami and the Eleventh Judicial Circuit Historical Society at its Annual Awards Dinner in October. This award is given to attorneys who have shaped the legal community for over 25 years and reflect the outstanding legal heritage of Miami …
ANNUAL DINNER
Presenting sponsor: Platinum sponsor: Bennet and Geraldine Lebow Family Foundation Keynote Speaker: The Honorable Julián Castro, Mayor of San Antonio Master of Ceremonies: Michael Putney Honorees: Paul Doyle, Florida Bar Foundation – American Justice Award Martha Vallejo, Trauma Resolution Center – Humanitarian Award Ileanu Ros-Letinen, Congresswoman – Shining Star Award March 7 Hotel Intercontinental Miami Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction …
COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM A TANTALIZING POSSIBILITY NOW
Newsletter | Winter 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 1 Within days of President Barack Obama’s re-election, Miami attorney and Republican power broker Al Cardenas, Chairman of the American Conservative Union and AI Justice Honorary Board Member, reached out to AI Justice Executive Director Cheryl Little to discuss the sudden possibility of the Comprehensive Immigration Reform that they have both advocated. Click …
LETTER FROM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Newsletter | Winter 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 1 Few saw it coming, but this past election gave birth to an historic opportunity for America to finally enact comprehensive and lasting immigration reform that will benefit, not just immigrants, but all of America. What seemed politically impossible only a year ago is now within our reach, if only for a …
YOUNG PROFESSIONALS OF AI JUSTICE HOST ARTSY DINNER KICK-OFF
Newsletter | Winter 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 1 The YPAIJs hosted a Kick Off Party for the Annual Dinner on Saturday, January 26 at Etra Fine Art in the Design District. Gallery owners, Alicia Restrepo and Stefano Campanini, and Event Chair Desiree Almodovar welcomed over 80 party guests, who came to mix and mingle with AI Justice Young Professionals …
AI JUSTICE HONORS ITS MAJOR SUPPORTERS
Newsletter | Winter 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 1 AI Justice Board President Holly Skolnick and her husband Richard Strafer hosted a cocktail party for some of AI Justice’s major supporters at her home in November. Guests enjoyed delectable appetizers from acclaimed Chef Gabriela Machado of The Copperbox Culinary Atelier and select wines from E&J Gallo. Among the guests being …
AI JUSTICE ATTORNEY NAMED CO-CHAIR OF NATIONAL ORGANIZATION’S STEERING COMMITTEE
Newsletter | Winter 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 1 AI Justice Supervising Attorney Romy Lerner was elected Steering Committee Co-Chair of Detention Watch Network (DWN), a national organization that works to reform the U.S. detention and deportation system so that all who come to our shores receive fair and humane treatment. Ms. Lerner, a graduate of Columbia University School of …
AI JUSTICE WELCOMES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
Newsletter | Winter 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 1 David Barbeito, CPA, a principal at Morrison Brown Argiz & Farra, LLC, and Ilaria Pezzatini, a Personal Trust Relationship Manager and Vice President at Northern Trust, joined the AI Justice Board of Directors in December. Mr. Barbeito, a graduate of Florida International University, is the principal-in-charge of the Audit Department at …
AI JUSTICE A POSSIBLE MODEL PROGRAM FOR TEXAS
Newsletter | Winter 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 1 In January AI Justice hosted a delegation from the Texas Access to Justice Foundation. Foundation Board Member and former Texas Supreme Court Justice Deborah Hankinson, along with Foundation Executive Director Betty Balli Torres and Associate Director and Director of Grants Jonathan W. Vickery, flew to Miami just to meet with AI …
THE PLIGHT OF HAITIANS TWO YEARS AFTER THE EARTHQUAKE
Newsletter | Winter 2013 Vol. 17, Issue No. 1 On January 11, 2013, in Washington D.C., AI Justice, in partnership with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (“USCCB”), hosted a day-long symposium entitled The Haitian Diaspora: Addressing the Plight of Haitians in the United States and the Caribbean at the law firm Jones Day. AI Justice’s Executive Director Cheryl Little …