WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (June 19, 2018) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, is pleased to announce that litigation attorney Michael Freed was named the recipient of the “But For” Leadership Florida Award at the 2018 Leadership Florida Annual Meeting.
The purpose of the award is to recognize a member who has taken what they learned through their experience with Leadership Florida and implemented it back into the Florida community.
As a result of his experience with Leadership Florida, Freed was inspired to run six marathons in six days to raise awareness and funds for the Jacksonville Area Legal Aid. His motivation to eliminate the justice gap through Freed To Run raised almost $70,000 in 2017 has inspired him to do it again as a relay-style run in December 2018.
"The justice gap in our state is an issue that has long disheartened me," said Freed. “The leadership skills and integral connections I’ve gained through my experience at Leadership Florida are what influenced me to turn my insight into action, and it’s an honor to have been recognized by the organization that inspired it all.”
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