Larry Chulock
The Florida Bar will recognize ISBA member Larry Chulock for his work on behalf of poor and indigent clients at a Jan. 28 ceremony at the Florida Supreme Court.
Chulock is a sole practitioner at Larry R. Chulock, P.A., in Bradenton. His principal areas of practice are marital and family law, banking and commercial litigation. He was admitted into The Florida Bar in May 1996, and is also admitted to practice in Illinois, the U.S. District Courts and the U.S. Courts of Appeals.
Mr. Chulock has been active in pro bono service, primarily through Legal Aid of Manasota, Inc. He has been volunteering with the organization for the past five years, and at any given time he will be representing several Legal Aid clients in their complex family law matters. He has been described as one of only a handful of attorneys who is willing to accept the most challenging cases and doesn't limit his pro bono assistance to a single area. Some of his pro bono caseload has consisted of legal matters such as divorce, custody, visitation, child support and paternity.
Mr. Chulock has donated time to a local TV station to tape a "mock mediation" focused on the new laws surrounding time sharing and parenting plans. He was also instrumental in the reinstatement of "priority docketing," which allows pro bono attorneys to be placed first on court dockets when representing Legal Aid clients. This is a useful recruitment tool used to encourage pro bono participation. Mr. Chulock has been recognized under the Florida Supreme Court pro bono lapel pin project for donating more than 20 pro bono hours per year. He has donated nearly 400 hours of pro bono work to the Legal Aid of Manasoto, Inc., rarely turning down a referral.
Mr. Chulock is very involved in The Manatee County Bar Association, serving as officer and treasurer and also volunteering as a Teen Court Judge since 2006. He is a member of the Family Court Professional Collaborative and the Family Law Advisory Group (which helped to create the revised Parenting Contact Plan Guidelines); the Illinois Bar Association; and the Manatee County Bar Association
