Participating as a sponsor and competitor, Shutts & Bowen LLP’s Tampa office recently attended the 16th Annual Hillsborough County Bar Association (HCBA) 5K Pro Bono River Run and Judicial Food Festival. The 5K River Run and Food Festival was held on Saturday, March 29th, 2025, and supports pro bono legal services in Hillsborough County, encouraging the pledging and performance of pro bono service from runners and walkers participating in the 5K race.
Before the Food Festival began, Ella Shenhav participated in the 5K race with her daughter and husband, alongside Olga Pina, Christine Grant, and Karen Skeen. During the Food Festival, Ella was awarded the Rosemary Proven Producer award in recognition of the pro bono hours she pledged and completed in 2024.
The Food Festival immediately followed the 5K, featuring law firms, sponsors, legal organizations, and judges in competing tents. More than 400 people attended the food festival, with judges voting on winners for best food, drink, dessert, and theme. The Shutts team was comprised of Tampa attorneys Eric Adams, Ella Shenhav, Eric Page, Alyssa Cory, Melodie Khosrovani, Brian Paul, Kimberly Taulbee, and Leila Oberschall, as well as staff members Valerie Cisco, Asha Baity, Lia DeLeary, and Tampa Office Administrator Susan Francisco. The team worked in collaboration to plan, organize, and execute the team’s food and drink entries, and the day-of event décor. Shutts & Bowen’s booth featured a “Viva Law Vegas” theme, serving homemade smoked chicken wings, edamame salad and more.
The Hillsborough County Bar Association is one of the largest voluntary bar associations in Florida with a membership close to 3,500 attorneys, judges, and legal professionals who share a mission to inspire and promote respect for the law and the justice system through service to the legal profession and the community.
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