Tremaine L. Hemans is the recipient of the 2022 Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service Award. The award recognizes public service or legal aid performed by a lawyer who is 35 or younger or who has not practiced for more than five years. The award will be presented in a Jan. 20 ceremony streamed live by the Supreme Court of Florida.
Hemans was born in Moneague, St. Ann, Jamaica and immigrated to the United States where she began her journey into social justice and immigration law. Hemans is passionate about advocating for the rights of immigrants seeking their American dream, the same dream she had when she entered the U.S.
Hemans, managing attorney and CEO of the Hemans Law Group, P.A. based in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, has provided pro bono work on Violence Against Women Act cases, helping victims of domestic violence obtain permanent residency without their abusive spouse or parent. Hemans is currently working on a pro bono political asylum case in immigration court.
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