FFLA and Family Law Section fund 14 Civil Legal Aid Summer Fellows
After a four-year pause due to lack of funding, FFLA will once again fund its Civil Legal Aid Summer Fellows program, through which Florida law students spend 10 weeks…
Continue readingMarch 2024 Board Report
The FFLA Board of Directors met in Tampa, Fla., on March 21, 2024, at the Stetson University Tampa Law Center. FFLA is grateful to Stetson University Tampa Law Center…
Continue readingPast President and Medal of Honor recipient Burton Young passes away
Former Florida Bar Foundation President Burton Young passed away March 30, 2024. Young served as…
Continue readingRecent donations benefit FFLA
Cy Pres Award FFLA received a cy pres award of $392,549 from a recent class action settlement with unclaimed and residual funds. Plaintiffs’ lawyers John Yanchunis and…
Continue readingFFLA provides AI-Assisted Research tool to grantees
FFLA has added Westlaw Precision with AI-Assisted Research to its statewide subscription that provides legal research tools to its grantees….
Continue readingPresident’s Message – Winter 2024
FFLA is off and rolling! In December, we distributed more than $33 million in IOTA funds…
Continue readingFFLA hosts housewarming, dedicates Legacy Garden
FFLA held a housewarming event on December 7, 2023, to officially announce its new name, welcome guests to its new office and dedicate its Legacy Garden. During the event, a…
Continue readingDecember 2023 Board Report
The FFLA Board of Directors met in Winter Park, Fla., on Dec. 8, 2023, at the Winter Park Campus of Valencia College. Prior to the meeting, presentations were made…
Continue readingFFLA to distribute $33.8 million in IOTA funds to 35 legal aid organizations
On Dec. 8, 2023, the board of directors of FFLA approved the distribution of $33,870,910 of Interest on Trust Accounts (IOTA) funds to 35 Florida legal aid organizations. FFLA…
Continue readingFlorida Bar Foundation rebrands, changes name to FFLA
The Florida Bar Foundation is now known as FFLA. The nonprofit organization, which is the designated administrator of Florida’s Interest of Trust Accounts program, is changing its name and…
Continue readingSeptember 2023 Board Report
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. The Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors held its…
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