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Foundation uses Lightning Foundation donation to help legal aid lawyers pay down law school loans
The Florida Bar Foundation has used a $20,000 donation from the Tampa Bay Lightning to help three Tampa-area legal aid lawyers pay down their law school loans. After Honorable Emiliano Jose “E.J.” Salcines was named a Lightning Community Hero in December, he donated a portion of his award to the
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Foundation announces first IOTA collections under amended rule
The Florida Bar Foundation has collected $9,498,804.89 in Interest on Trust Accounts (IOTA) collections during its first fiscal year under the amended Rule 5.1-1(g)(8) Rules Regulating The Florida Bar. In accordance with the rule, the Foundation will, on or before Dec. 31, 2022, distribute to one or more qualified grantee
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June 2022 Board Report
Quarterly Board Report: June 2022 The Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors met in person in Orlando on June 23, 2022. The major actions of the board and reports received included: Adoption of FY 2022-23 Operating Budget The Board adopted the recommendation of the Budget & Finance Committee and approved
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Ft. Lauderdale lawyer Robert W. Murphy appointed to Foundation board
Ft. Lauderdale lawyer Robert W. Murphy has been appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to serve a three-year term on the board of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable organization whose mission is to provide greater access to justice. His term will begin July 1, 2022. Murphy is a
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