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LEGAL AID SOCIETY
2005 Pro Bono Awards

Susan V. Stucker Recipient of Distinguished Service Award

The highest pro bono honor awarded by Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc., is the Judge J. C. ‘Jake’ Stone Distinguished Service Award. This award is presented to the attorney who has demonstrated a commitment to pro bono throughout his or her career. To be considered the attorney must have received an individual award from Legal Aid. There have been 19 prior recipients of this award.

The 2006 winner is Susan V. Stucker. Susan is Senior Counsel with Sprint Nextel Corporation. She practices in the area of employment and labor law.

Susan graduated from Florida State University with a B.A. and a J.D. with high honors in 1985. She was admitted to The Florida Bar in 1985.

Susan has been a Guardian ad Litem for 20 years, advocating for children in dependency cases. She has been appointed for over 70 children and donated over 3700 hours. For her outstanding pro bono service, she received the New Lawyer Award of Excellence in 1990 and an Individual Award in 1999.