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Board member supports Foundation financially and through advocacy
Florida Bar Foundation board member Joseph “Jody” Hudgins has made a $10,001 donation to the Foundation. Hudgins, who was appointed to The Florida Bar Board of Governors as a public member in 2019, also serves on the Foundation’s board as designate for John M. Stewart, The Bar’s Immediate Past President.
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The Loan Repayment Assistance Program: A Legacy of Making a Difference
Since 1996, lawyers employed by Florida’s civil legal aid providers have been able to pay down more than $10 million of their law school loans thanks to The Florida Bar Foundation’s Loan Repayment Assistance Program (LRAP). “But for LRAP, I would not have been able to remain in legal services,”
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Message from the President – Winter 2021
As I approach nine years of service with The Florida Bar Foundation, I recall that for some time every board meeting was an education about the many moving parts of the Foundation, and how all of those components fit together to serve the cause of justice. The Foundation is a
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Newly formed Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA) hosts virtual Legal Services Roundtable
The newly formed Law Firm Antiracism Alliance (LFAA) will host a virtual Legal Services Roundtable on Thursday, March 11, 2021 from 12-1:30 p.m. ET for legal services providers in Florida, Puerto Rico, and the US Virgin Islands. The LFAA is a recently established organization consisting of more than 285 U.S.
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Remembering 2020 Medal of Honor recipient Hon. Peter T. Fay
The Honorable Peter T. Fay, a recipient of the Foundation’s 2020 Medal of Honor, passed away on Jan. 31, 2021. Fay, 92, received the Medal of Honor for a Lawyer for his extreme professionalism, dedication to the judiciary, nonstop work ethic, and devotion to justice. “Foundation President Steve Senn and
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