Florida child advocate honored

Howard Talenfeld is the kind of lawyer I wish everyone knew about. He makes us all look good. Congratulations, Howard, on receiving this award for your tirelessly selfless work advocating for children:

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Feb. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Long-time child advocate and trial lawyer Howard Talenfeld has been selected to receive The Florida Bar President's Pro Bono Service Award for the Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, Broward County. The award acknowledges the years Talenfeld, 52, has spent helping -- and convincing others to help Florida's most vulnerable citizens -- its abused, foster, mentally ill and developmentally disabled children. "We selected Howard Talenfeld based on his outstanding pro bono work for Florida's Children First, the non-profit he helped found to provide Florida's foster children with a voice," says Frank Walker, Chair of the 17th Judicial Circuit Committee that selected the Broward recipient of the Florida Bar President's 2006 Pro Bono Service Award. "He continues to devote not only his time, but his incredible talent as a child advocate. We are proud to honor him and put forth his name to the Florida Supreme Court."

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