On February 3-4, 2023, shareholder Ailen Cruz attended the Florida Bar YLD AOC Conference in Daytona Beach. Lawyers from all over the State of Florida attended and participated in grant presentations, meetings, CLEs and social activities.
We officially began celebrating Black History Month in the United States in 1986, when Congress passed Public Law 99-244 designating February 1986 as National Black History Month. It is as important now, as it was then, to highlight the history and contributions of African Americans because African American history is American history.
On January 31, 2023, shareholder and HAWL YLD co-chair Ailen Cruz attended the Coffee at the Courthouse event co-hosted by the HCBA, HAWL, GEBA and THBA YLDs at the George Edgecomb Courthouse.
On November 1, 2005, the UN General Assembly designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day (“IHRD”). January 27 marks the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. IHRD serves two purposes: (1) to honor the six million Jewish victims of the Holocaust and millions of other victims of Nazism, and (2) to develop educational programs to help prevent future genocides.
Members of Guerra & Partners’ Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee attended the Hillsborough County Bar Association’s Diversity Membership Luncheon on January 11, 2023.
Hanukkah is a Jewish holiday, often referred to as the “Festival of Lights.” Hanukkah is celebrated for eight days and nights, starting on the 25th of the Jewish month of Kislev, which may fall anywhere between late November and early December on the secular calendar.
The eighth annual Staying in the Game program, hosted by the Tampa Bay Chapter Of The Federal Bar Association’s, was a huge success.
Guerra & Partners was proud to sponsor the 5th Annual Clays for Kids event at Sarasota Trap, Skeet and Clays recently. The event benefits the Children’s Dream Fund, an organization based in St. Petersburg since 1981 that fulfills dreams for children battling life-threatening illnesses in West Central Florida.
The HAWL YLD presented part two of its breakfast series on the Basics of Negotiation, featuring mediator Hilary High, attorney Grace Yang, and attorney Kim Koves.
Doris Roush celebrated her 10th anniversary with Guerra & Partners on November 9. Doris is Legal Assistant to Chemere Ellis.