Timothy Hains to Receive 2014 Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award
01/24/14NAPLES, FLA. — The national law firm of Quarles & Brady LLP today announced that Timothy G. Hains, a partner in the firm’s Naples office, was selected to receive The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award for 2014.
Each year, the Supreme Court of Florida and The Florida
Bar give special recognition to lawyers, legal groups and a member of the
judiciary who have freely given their time and expertise in making legal
services available to the poor. The Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service
Award is given to one outstanding attorney residing in each of Florida’s 20
judicial circuits and to one outstanding attorney among out-of-state Florida Bar
members. Hains was nominated by the Legal Aid Service of Collier County for his
hard work and years of dedication to the organization. The Pro Bono Service
Awards ceremony will be held at the Florida Supreme Court on January 30,
2014.
“We are very proud that Tim was selected for this prestigious and
well-deserved award,” said T.
Robert Bulloch, Naples office managing partner. “Tim is truly a key member
of Quarles & Brady’s pro bono efforts in the Florida community.”
Hains practices in the area of real property, including experience in real estate development,
transactions and mortgage lending. Recent experience includes the representation
of commercial and residential real estate developers in the acquisition,
financing and development of real property and the representation of real estate
investors in the acquisition, financing and leasing of office buildings and
shopping centers. Hains earned his law degree from Stetson University College of
Law and his undergraduate degree from the University of Notre Dame.
About Legal Aid Service of Collier County
The mission of Legal Aid Service of Collier County
is to provide high-quality free civil legal advice, representation and education
to the residents of Collier County, based on need, so as to encourage
self-sufficiency and improve the lifestyle and living conditions of the entire
community.
About The Florida Bar
The Florida Bar is a guardian for the
integrity of the legal profession, and is the statewide professional
organization of lawyers. Primary purposes of The Florida Bar include ensuring
the highest standards of professionalism in the practice of law for the benefit
of members and the public, assisting its members in enhancing their professional
skills through programs held by the bar, and serving the public in which they
live.