Foundation purchases office building in Maitland
The Florida Bar Foundation closed on the purchase of a 4,200 sq. ft. building in Maitland on July 15. The building will house the Foundation’s operations and staff. In 2019, a board committee began researching the cost effectiveness of owning a building rather than paying rent for office space. After determining there would be significant […]
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President’s Message – Fall 2022
I am honored to serve as the Foundation’s president for 2022-2023 and look forward to a productive and constructive year. The Foundation has so much to be grateful for and we are hard at work implementing changes to many aspects of the Foundation’s operations. We are proud to announce that the Foundation received in July […]
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Sarasota lawyer John Patterson wins 2022 Medal of Honor for a Lawyer
Sarasota lawyer and former Florida Bar Foundation president John C. Patterson Jr. was awarded The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2022 Medal of Honor for a Lawyer, the Foundation’s highest honor, in June. Patterson, a partner with Shutts & Bowen LLP in Sarasota, was honored for his career-long dedication to increasing local and statewide access to justice […]
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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 Foundation. Lightning Community Hero awards […]
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September 2022 Board Report
The Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors held its quarterly meeting on Sept. 9, 2022, in Ft. Lauderdale. Director Murray Silverstein and his law firm Greenspoon Marder LLP graciously hosted the meeting as well as committee meetings and the Foundation’s annual board orientation the previous day. This saved the Foundation considerable expense and provided an […]
Continue readingFoundation 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 organizations all IOTA funds collected […]
Continue readingJune 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 the Foundation’s FY 22-23 Operating […]
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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 lawyer at his firm, Murphy […]
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Former Florida Supreme Court Communications Director Craig Waters appointed to Foundation board
Former Florida Supreme Court Communications Director Craig Waters has been appointed by The Florida Bar to 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. Waters, of Tallahassee, served as director of public information for the Court for 35 years. […]
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Ft. Lauderdale Judge Stefanie C. Moon appointed to Foundation board
Judge Stefanie C. Moon, of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida, 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. Her term will begin July 1, 2022. Moon, who was […]
Continue readingTallahassee Judge Suzanne Van Wyk takes office as president of Foundation
Judge Suzanne Van Wyk, an administrative law judge with the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings, will take office July 1, 2022, as president of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable organization whose mission is to provide greater access to justice. Van Wyk, a judge since 2012, graduated with honors from Florida State University College […]
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