Awards · Media · Bar service

Recognition & Press

Third-party recognition for Clyde’s legal practice and community service.

Awards & Recognition

Clyde L. Lemon, Esq. accepting the 2025 Pro Bono Ambassador Award from Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida.
Accepting the 2025 Pro Bono Ambassador Award — Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, October 2025.

2025 Pro Bono Ambassador — Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida

A named, juried recognition for sustained pro bono service to underserved Central Floridians. Clyde was recognized for work on record sealing and expungement, and voting rights restoration.

2024–25 President's Award — Paul C. Perkins Bar Association

Recognition by Central Florida's African-American bar association for service to the organization.

Florida Bar Leadership Academy Fellow — Class XIII

A competitive statewide program of The Florida Bar that develops legal leaders through training, mentorship, and substantive engagement with the profession.

Media

"Powering Reputation (PR) through Communication." Clyde and four other Leadership Academy Class XIII fellows in conversation with Evan Nierman of Red Banyan on communication, crisis PR, and reputation management for lawyers. Approved by The Florida Bar for 1.0 hour of General CLE credit.

Editorial feature on Clyde's pro bono work with Community Legal Services, including the case of a Central Florida man whose right to vote was restored after a thirty-year wait.

Speaking & Service

  • ·Co-Chair, Youth Outreach Committee — Paul C. Perkins Bar Association2025–26
  • ·Board Member, Young Lawyers Section — Orange County Bar Association2025–26 and 2026–28
  • ·Past Historian — Paul C. Perkins Bar Association2024–25

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