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2019
Community Service Awards
Honorable Karen
K. Cole
Fourth Circuit Judge
DUVAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONSORTIUM
Judge Cole organized a one-day trek to Miami for 14 community leaders to acquaint them with nation-
ally heralded mental health initiatives implemented by Dade County Judge Steven Leifman. She was instru- mental in assisting those leaders in forming the Duval Behavioral Health Consortium. By obtaining a signi - cant state grant, the DBHC and the Mental Health Re- source Center have established a free, walk-in mental health clinic.
Circuit Judge Karen K. Cole has lived a life of service. As a lawyer, she served as president of the Jacksonville Bar As- sociation. As a judge, she has spearheaded local initiatives and organized free seminars, including ones related to domestic violence, mental health, dyslexia, autism, diversity, children’s needs, and civics education. She has served on the state and national boards of International Dyslexia Association, chaired the statewide Family Courts Steering Committee, been presi- dent of two di erent chapters of the national American Inns of Court, and taught at statewide judicial education conferences.
Mike Freed Shareholder | Guster Attorneys at Law FREED TO RUN
Freed to Run began as a solo e ort by Mike Freed, to run courthouse to courthouse from the
Tallahassee to Jacksonville to raise awareness about “the Justice Gap” and to raise funds to ll it. Freed To Run has grown in less than two years to be an annual marathon series that actively engages teams of community stakeholders in running re- lay marathons and fundraising as teams. With the generous support of the Baptist Health Founda- tion, Freed To Run is on track to help Jacksonville Area Legal Aid and the Northeast Florida Medical Legal Partnership fund a $2 million endowment to provide legal assistance to pediatric patients and their families with legal assistance to improve their health and living outcomes.
Mike Freed is a Gunster business litigation attorney and mediator. Freed grew up in the Washington, D.C. area and graduated magna cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center and before that Jacksonville Uni- versity. He and his wife lawyer Crystal Freed are fully committed to giving back to the legal profession and the community through service, advocacy, bridge-building and leveraged philanthropy.
Sarah Mannion
Associate Attorney | Candyce M. King PA THE WOMEN’S CENTER OF JACKSONVILLE
Sarah is board presi- dent of the Women’s Cen- ter of Jacksonville, which
launched a $3 million community initiative in October 2017 to raise funds needed for a new Sexual Assault Forensic Exam (SAFE) Center for survivors of sexual violence in Duval, Nassau and Baker counties.
Sarah Mannion is a Jacksonville native and attorney with Candyce M. King, P.A. focusing on real estate, bankruptcy, pro- bate and estate planning. Sarah is married to Charles Foreman, Jr., has a stepdaughter, Gracie,14, and daughter, Charlotte, 3.
Matthew Posgay
Partner | Coker Law
SAFER STREETS THROUGH SMARTER DRIVERS
Coker Law’s Safer Streets through Smarter Drivers initiative provides lifesaving driv- er’s education equipment through its sponsorship of e Apex Virtual Vehicle. e ve- hicle provides a hands-on driving experience without dangerous consequences.
Coker Law Partner Matthew Posgay is board certi ed by e Florida Bar in civil trial law and by the National Board of Trial Advocates in civil trial advocacy. He has been listed to Florida Super Law- yers every year since 2010, and was recently named a fellow of e Trial Lawyer Honorary Society of
the Litigation Council of America.
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