Advocacy

Aside from devoting himself to representation of his clients, Hyram is also very active in the community serving several local nonprofit organizations in the area including:

Take Stock in Children, Board Member

Take Stock in Children fosters mentorship programs between professionals and students in the public schools of Broward County, Florida. It offers a comprehensive program that helps low income children succeed by providing college and vocational scholarships, volunteer mentors, early intervention and long term support. Hyram has been actively involved in mentoring children, adolescents and young adults for over 25 years.

Hispanic Unity of Florida, Executive Board Member Emeritus

Hispanic Unity of Florida is a private, non-profit human services agency that serves the needs of immigrants in South Florida. The organization helps tens of thousands annually through job placement, English language education, acculturation programs, legal assistance, financial literary, and health screenings.

Light of the World Clinic, Board Member & President

Light of the World Clinic is a health clinic offering free medical assistance to the uninsured in our community. By providing free medical services to the underserved, the Clinic provides early medical intervention by treating and stabilizing hypertension, diabetes, coronary disease, obesity and other diseases.

Fourth District Court of Appeals, Member Senior Judges Review Board

Senior judges are a vital judicial resource. Senior judges are retired judges called back to service to help the state process legal cases in a timely manner. Under the state Constitution, the chief justice of the Florida Supreme Court has “the power to assign justices or judges, including consenting retired justices or judges, to temporary duty in any court for which the judge is qualified.” The chief justice also has the authority “to delegate to a chief judge of a judicial circuit court the power to assign judges for duty within that circuit” (Article V, section 2(b), Florida Constitution). The judges who are assigned to temporary judicial duty are known as senior judges. The Senior Judges Review Board assists with this process.

Previous Appointments

Brain Injury Association of Florida, Prior Executive Board Member

The Brain Injury Association of Florida promotes awareness, understanding and prevention of brain injury through education, advocacy, research grants and community support services for individuals and families touched by a life-altering, often devastating traumatic brain injury.

Henderson Behavioral Health, Prior Board Member

Henderson Behavioral Health a private, not for profit behavioral health care system providing comprehensive recovery services to more than 20,000 people of all ages annually. Henderson provides a continuation of high quality, community based prevention, education, treatment and rehabilitation services by utilizing best practices and evidence based treatment models to maximize recovery.

American Inns of Court, Prior Board Member

The American Inns of Court is designed to improve the skills, professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar. It is an organization comprised of judges, lawyers, law professors and law students.