The mission of the St. Petersburg Bar Foundation is to fund, develop, and promote efforts which enhance the legal profession and encourage better public understanding of and access to the judicial system.
Former Heroes Among Us include: 2005: Louie N. Adcock, Jr., Danell G. DeBerg, and H. James Fischer, In Memoriam; 2006: Pamela A.M. Campbell, Leonard Milcowitz, Edward Lyons, and Robert L. “Bob” Ulrich; 2007: St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Baker and William H. Walker; 2008: Robert C. Bob Decker and Roy G. Harrell, In Memoriam; 2009: Eric E. Ludin and Sylvia H. Walbolt; 2010: Anthony S. Battaglia and Lisa L. Brody; 2011: Retired Circuit Court Judge Thomas E. Penick, Jr. and David R. Punzak; 2012 R. Donald Mastry and Mark A. Winn; 2013 Robert P. Byelick and Gail F. Moulds; 2014 The Honorable Robert H. Dillinger, Seymour A. Gordon; 2015: Rob Kapusta and Will Slicker; 2016: Martin E. Rice; 2017: Michael J. Keane; 2018: Charlie Gerdes; 2019: Thomas Masterson; 2020: The Honorable Mark I. Shames; 2021: Guy M. Burns