Awards Archives | The Florida Bar Foundation

Dr. Mimi Graham receives 2020 Medal of Honor Award for a Non-Lawyer
Posted by Jessica Brown on October 20, 2020
Dr. Graham (right) accepts the Medal of Honor from Foundation Second Vice President Hon. Suzanne…

Continue reading
Kathy Para to be awarded the Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award
Posted by Jessica Brown on May 6, 2020
Kathy Para, retired director of pro bono for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, has won The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2020 Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award.

Continue reading
Foundation honors two lawyers, one non-lawyer with 2020 Medal of Honor
Posted by Jessica Brown on April 20, 2020
The Honorable Peter T. Fay, the Honorable James Lawrence King and Dr. Mimi Graham have been selected as recipients of The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2020 Medal of Honor Award,…

Continue reading
2020 Medal of Honor nominations being accepted
Posted by Jessica Brown on November 20, 2019
The Florida Bar Foundation will be accepting nominations for the 2020 Medal of Honor Awards until February 1, 2020. The Medal of Honor Award is given in two…

Continue reading
Posted by Jessica Brown on November 4, 2019
The Florida Bar Foundation congratulates Janet Varnell on being named The Florida Bar Consumer Protection Law Committee Lawyer of the Year….

Continue reading
Foundation receives $21,000 cy pres award
Posted by Jessica Brown on September 23, 2019
The Florida Bar Foundation has received a $21,406 cy pres award from a settlement in a case involving fees charged by payday loan companies. Two cases were consolidated for the…

Continue reading
Richard C. Milstein receives Medal of Honor Award
Posted by Jessica Brown on September 9, 2019
Richard C. Milstein received the 2019 Medal of Honor for a lawyer at the Foundation’s Annual Reception and Dinner for his exemplary and unending capacity for pro bono work…

Continue reading
Michael A. Bedke receives Medal of Honor Award
Posted by Jessica Brown on September 9, 2019
Michael A. Bedke, a real estate partner in the DLA Piper Tampa office, received the 2019 Medal of Honor for a Lawyer for his exceptional dedication to providing pro…

Continue reading
Paul C. Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award presented to Americans for Immigrant Justice
Posted by Jessica Brown on July 2, 2019
For its work to reunite children in immigration detention centers with their families, Americans for Immigrant Justice (AIJ) has been awarded the Paul C. Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award. The…

Continue reading
Three Florida law schools awarded in Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge
Posted by Jessica Brown on July 1, 2019
The Florida Bar Foundation announced the winners of its Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge at The Florida Bar Annual Convention June 27. Florida Coastal School of Law won…

Continue reading
Goldstein – Van Nortwick Award for Excellence to replace Steven M. Goldstein Award for Excellence
Posted by Jessica Brown on July 1, 2019
The Foundation’s Steven M. Goldstein Award for Excellence has been renamed the Goldstein – Van Nortwick Award for Excellence. The award recognizes a project of significant impact work undertaken by…

Continue reading
IDignity attorney awarded the Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award
Posted by Jessica Brown on July 1, 2019
Jackie Dowd, managing attorney of nonprofit poverty and social justice firm Legal Advocacy at Work and legal counsel for Orlando-based IDignity, has received The Florida Bar Foundation’s Jane Elizabeth…

Continue reading