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“Making a Difference” Award Recipients The Family Law Section of the Florida Bar publicly acknowledges, through the monthly ‘MAKING A DIFFERENCE” award, those individuals who have made a difference in the lives of the underserved or disadvantaged within our State. The individuals who receive this award either provide outstanding pro bono services or engage in other types of outstanding volunteer community activities and pursuits that improve the lives of Florida’s children and families. November 2010 Award Winner - Ira A. Serebrin
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Ira A. Serebrin has been practicing law in Florida for 37 years. A Minnesota native he received his Bachelor of Science in Businees in 1969 from the University of Minnesota and his Juris Doctor from Florida State University School of Law in 1973. He began his legal career as an Assistant State Attorney with the Tenth Judicial Circuit in Bartow, Florida. He then went into private practice opening his own law firm in 1975 and has been conducting a solo practice ever since. During the early years of his private practice he was also the Public Defender for the City of Lakeland His main areas of interest are marital and family, personal injury and criminal law. For recognition of his pro bono service he has received a 2004 award from Florida Rural Legal Services and the Lakeland Bar Association for his contribution to the Volunteer Attorney Involvement Project to benefit the lives of indigent individuals in the community. He has received the 10th Judicial Circuit Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award for 2008 and his recent honor has been the Florida Bar Family Law Section’s Making A Difference Award for his generosity and commitment to the pro bono cause. Over the past five years he has performed 100 hours of pro bono service.