The Legal Legends Award Ceremony at HistoryMiami

UM Frost School of Music students James Sutter on bass and Jake Shapiro on keyboard
Stuart Chase
Stuart Chase, Commissioner Rebeca Sosa, Commission Audrey Edmonson, and former Judge and HistoryMiami trustee Scott Silverman
Sara Levitan, Cristina Blanco Kulisic, Judge Dawn Denaro, Judge Beth Bloom, Judge Cindy Lederman, 2015 Legal Legend, Judge Nushin Sayfie, Judge Carroll Kelly, and Allison Hochman
Robin Baker, grandson of Frank Shutts, 2015 Legal Legends recipient
Neisen Kasdin and 2015 Legal Legend Jose Villalobos
Neisen Kasden, guest of Robin Baker, and Robin Baker
Judge Jay A. Cristal and Jay Pelham, incoming Chairman of the Board of Trustees of HistoryMiami
Judge Cindy Lederman, 2015 Legal Legends Recipient
Jay Pelham, incoming chair HistoryMiami, Gibraltar Bank; Commissioner Rebeca Sosa; and Stuart A. Chase
Irene Porter, Hicks, Parker, Ebenfels & Stern; Lisa Rogers; Daniel Rogers, Secretary of the 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society, Shook Hardy & Bacon; and Dinah Stern, Hicks, Parker, Ebenfels & Stern
HT Smith, past Legal Legend; Marilyn Holifield 2015 Legal Legend; and Stuart A. Chase President and CEO of HistoryMiami
Etan Mark, Trustee HistoryMiami and Chair 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society
Bowman Brown and 2015 Legal Legend Robert L. Parks
2015 Legal Legends Recipient Etan Mark, Chair of the 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society and Member of the Board of Trustees of HistoryMiami; Robin Baker, grandson of 2015 Legal Legends Recipient Frank Shutts; 2015 Legal Legends Recipients: Robert L. Parks, Marilyn Holifield, Judge Cindy Lederman, Jose Villalobos, Stuart Z. Grossman; Harry Shevin, son of 2015 Legal Legends Recipient the Honorable Robert L. Shevin; with Stuart A. Chase, President/CEO of HistoryMiami
It was an evening of celebration and delight as HistoryMiami 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society presented the Legal Legends Awards. In its seventh year, the event was held for the first time at HistoryMiami with more than 250 people in attendance, honoring South Florida lawyers, judges and legal professionals who have made positive contributions to the legal system. This year’s honorees were: Stuart Z. Grossman, Marilyn J. Holifield, Robert L. Parks, Frank B. Shutts and Jose “Pepe” A. Villalobos, as well as Judge Cindy S. Lederman and Judge Robert L. Shevin. Honorees were selected from a prestigious group of nominees who have shaped the legal community for more than 25 years and reflect the outstanding legal heritage of Miami and South Florida. The 11th Judicial Circuit Historical Society also presented the Scott J. Silverman Award to recognize an individual or organization that has made significant contributions to preserve the history of the 11th Judicial Circuit Court. This year the award was presented to Chief Judge Bertila Sota of the 11th Judicial Circuit of Florida.