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Holland & Knight Establishes Endowed Scholarship at Florida A&M University College of Law
 
 August 21, 2007
 

ORLANDO, Fla. – Holland & Knight is pleased to announce that the law firm has recently established an endowed scholarship at Florida A&M University College of Law. The annual scholarship, the first of its kind at the law school, will provide the selected second-year law student with in-state tuition for one year as well as an offer of employment as a summer associate with the firm following the second year of law school.

"Holland & Knight is committed to supporting Florida's future lawyers and law schools such as Florida A&M University College of Law," said Bill Wilson, executive partner of the firm's Orlando office. "As a law firm with Florida roots and a strong Florida presence, we understand the importance for our state to provide talented law students with opportunities to receive a quality legal education."

"Holland & Knight is proud to establish this endowed scholarship at Florida A&M University College of Law," said Martha Barnett, former president of the American Bar Association and a partner in the firm's Tallahassee office. "Like our law firm, Florida A&M University is a leader with a longstanding tradition of providing opportunities for minority students."

"This scholarship demonstrates another step in Holland & Knight's partnering with Florida A&M University College of Law," said Albert Tellechea, a partner in the firm's Central Florida Litigation Group. "Our firm's involvement in FAMU's Moot Court Program and the recent creation of the Holland & Knight Lecture Series challenge students to develop the skills expected of leaders in the legal profession."

Each year, the scholarship Selection Committee at Florida A&M University College of Law will evaluate upcoming second-year students based on the following criteria: faculty evaluation and recommendations, academic credentials and community service involvement. The Committee will then recommend a worthy candidate to Holland & Knight's review board, comprised of representatives from the firm's Orlando-based Real Estate, Legislative and Business practice groups, which will make the final selection before the Fall semester.

About Florida A&M University College of Law: The College of Law, which admitted its first class in Fall 2002, has committed to the following mission: To provide a law program with high academic standards that produce excellent legal professionals who demonstrate professionalism, provide public service, enhance justice and promote scholarship; to provide a program that offers both full-time and part-time learning opportunities to students; and, consistent with the enabling legislation, to provide opportunities for minorities to attain representation within the legal profession.

Contact: Susan Bass (813) 769-4326

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