DAVIE – On Saturday March 15th the T.J. Reddick’s Bar Association held its 19th Annual Scholarship Banquet at the Signature Grand Ballroom in Davie with inspiring keynote speaker, attorney Willie E. Gary, and was well attended by those in the legal and business community.
The theme for the evening was “Achieving Greatness: Celebrating Those On Their Way and Those Already There”.
During his keynote address Willie E. Gary announced that he would give $100,000 in scholarship funds to the T.J. Reddick Bar Association. Attendees at the Banquet included the Florida Bar President, Frank Angones, and numerous Broward County Judges.
T.J. Reddick Bar Association
The T.J. Reddick Bar Association was formed because Blacks were not being afforded equal access into law firms as attorneys or partners, court appointments in civil or criminal cases, appointments to judgeships, or respect as attorneys in Broward County, Florida.
Today, the Association has broadened its purpose and is dedicated to promoting the professional excellence of Black lawyers in Broward County, increasing the enrollment of minority students in college and law school, and promoting the general welfare of all citizens in Broward County.
The Association not only provides legal-advice clinics and collaborates with the NAACP Ft. Lauderdale Branch legal redress clinic, its members also mentor children who have cases pending in the dependency and delinquency court systems and minority law students attending local law schools.
The Association also sponsors an annual toy drive, annually celebrates thanksgiving with the children of local child care centers, sponsors citizenship and voter registration drives, donates necessary items for the patrons of the Northwest Federated Women, Senior and Adult Daycare Center, conducts educational seminars for various community organizations and provides academic scholarships to students at local law schools (Henry Latimer Scholarship) and magnet high school pre-law programs (Raleigh Rawls Scholarship).
T.J. Reddick’s Bar Association 19th Annual Scholarship Banquet Photo Gallery
TJ Reddick Board Members: Alfreda Coward, Esq and Kim Coward, Esq Nova Law Students & Scholarship Recipients: Edna Estime and Emmanuela Charles L-R: Alfreda Coward, Emmanuela Charles, Kim Coward and Edna Estime
TJ Reddick Board Members with Keynote Speaker: L-R: Attorneys Alfreda Coward, Greg Haile, Z. Felicia Jordan, Willie Gary, Deana Holiday, Ghenete Wright Muir, Kim Coward and Yohance Pettis
L-R: David Muir with Florida Bar President – Frank Angones, and TJ Reddick Board Member – Ghenete Wright Muir
