Cocktails Under the Stars

Legal Services of Greater Miami, providing legal services for low-income residents, hosted a cocktail reception brining attention to the importance of having access to a lawyer.

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David Evensky (Evensky & Katz/Foldes Wealth Management); Alejandro Ruiz (Evensky & Katz/Foldes Wealth Management); Michelle Pancera (Evensky & Katz/Foldes Wealth Management) and Marcos Segrera (Evensky & Katz/Foldes Wealth Management)

Legal Services of Greater Miami, the largest provider of broad-based civil legal services for low-income residents in Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties, hosted a cocktail reception for the second year in a row that brought attention to the importance of having access to a lawyer, as well as raised $25,000 to benefit their mission.  The fundraising initiative, Cocktails Under the Stars, was developed in partnership with Evensky & Katz/Foldes Wealth Management to generate support for the organization.  It kicked off last fall and may become one of the organization’s key events as it continues to grow.

The stellar evening of celebration and networking was held at La Terrazza da Fiola.  Over 150 movers and shakers in the corporate and legal industries gathered to support the critical work Legal Services does in the community.  The evening featured fire performers that captivated the attendees and included raffles and a silent auction.

Legal Services is immensely grateful to Evensky & Katz/Foldes Wealth Management for sponsoring this event, as well as to the host committee for their time and efforts.  The distinguished host committee members are David Evensky, Michael Gongora, Eric Gros-Dubois, Andrea Guzman, Monifa Hall, John Kozyak, Javier A. Lopez, James Meyer, Daniel Novela, Elena Otero, Tony Recio, Alejandro Ruiz, Roland Sanchez-Medina, Marcos A. Segrera, Barbara Silverman, Michael Torres, Avi Tryson, Gabriel L. Valdes, and Joshua Young.

Alejandro Ruiz (Evensky & Katz/ Foldes Wealth Management); John Kozyak (Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton); Elena Otero (McDermott Will & Emery); Avi Tryson (Strang Tryson); Eric Gros-Dubois (EPGD Attorneys at Law); Monica Vigues-Pitan (Legal Services of Greater Miami) and David Evensky (Evensky & Katz/ Foldes Wealth Management). Bottom Row: Marcos Segrera (Evensky & Katz/ Foldes Wealth Management) and Gabriel Valdes (Sidley Austin)
David Lawrence (The Children’s Movement of Florida); Monica Vigues-Pitan (Legal Services of Greater Miami); Robert Parks (Garay Law) and David Evensky (Evensky & Katz/Foldes Wealth Management)
Elena Otero (McDermott Will & Emery); Barbara Silverman; John Kozyak (Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton); Avi Tryson (Strang Tryson); Gabriel Valdes (Sidley Austin); Marcos Segrera (Evensky & Katz/Foldes Wealth Management); Eric Gros-Dubois (EPGD Attorneys at Law) and Monica Vigues-Pitan (Legal Services of Greater Miami)
David Evensky (Evensky & Katz/Foldes Wealth Management); Marcos Segrera (Evensky & Katz/Foldes Wealth Management); Gabriel Valdes (Sidley Austin), Monica Vigues-Pitan (Legal Services of Greater Miami) and Mike Torres (PAAST)
Gabriel Mazzitelli (Jimenez Mazzitelli Mordes); Porpoise Evans, Legal Services Board President (Littler Mendelson) and Carlos Jimenez (Jimenez Mazzitelli Mordes)
Alexander Trueba (Frontera Capital Advisors); Alexander Peraza (Dimond Kaplan & Rothstein); Patrick Martin (Ogletree Deakins); Marcos Segrera (Evensky & Katz/Foldes Wealth Management)
Stephanie Voell (City National Bank); Marcia Rabinowitz (Legal Services of Greater Miami); Stanley Wakshlag (Kenny Nachwalter); Javier Lopez (Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton) and Stephanie Lopez
Ed Gannon (Kaufman Rossin); Peter Smith (Kaufman Rossin); Shelly (Michelle) Reinhold (Kaufman Rossin); Jose Cuneo (Kaufman Rossin); Alexandra Coupet (Kaufman Rossin); Avelino Rodrigues (Kaufman Rossin) and David Garcia (Kaufman Rossin)
Julie Braman Kane (Colson Hicks); Sarah Engel (The Engel Firm) and The Honorable Jacqueline Woodward (Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida)
Karen Lapekas (Lapekas Law); Scott Jontiff (Jontiff & Jontiff); David Segrera (Maynard Nexsen) and Jeannie Jontiff (Jontiff & Jontiff)
Barbara Silverman; Jay Williams and Geisha Williams
Tyler Anderson; Daniela Sanchez (The Sanchez Law Group); Nicole Dominguez (Ryder System); Arturo Armand (Armand & Diguez); Jocelyn Armand (Legal Services of Greater Miami) and Alexandra Cimo (SMGQ Law)
Erik Alexander (Truist); Teresa Manrara (City National); Stephanie Voell (City National) and Ignacio Tejeira (Truist)
Rene Murai (AVILA) and Luisa Murai
Rene Murai (AVILA) and Luisa Murai
Barbara Silverman; John Kozyak (Kozyak Tropin & Throckmorton) and Shaefer Withers (Withers Worldwide)
Elena Otero (McDermott Will & Emery); Gabriel Valdes (Sidley); Linda Valdes; Alexander Trueba (Frontera Capital Advisors) and Ignacio Tejeira (Truist)

About Legal Services of Greater Miami, Inc.

Legal Services of Greater Miami provides free civil legal services for the low-income communities of Miami-Dade and Monroe Counties and is recognized as one of the most outstanding legal services programs.  We provide innovative, effective legal services which help thousands of individual members of our community annually, creating a positive impact on the community as a whole.  Our mission is to advance economic opportunity and social justice through effective legal advocacy.

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