Kathy Para to be awarded the Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award
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 readingFoundation honors two lawyers, one non-lawyer with 2020 Medal of Honor
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. The Honorable Peter T. Fay, the Honorable James Lawrence…
Continue reading2020 Medal of Honor nominations being accepted
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 will be accepting nominations…
Continue readingFoundation receives $21,000 cy pres award
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 has received a $21,406 cy…
Continue readingRichard C. Milstein receives Medal of Honor Award
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. Richard C. Milstein received the 2019 Medal of Honor…
Continue readingMichael A. Bedke receives Medal of Honor Award
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. Michael A. Bedke, a real estate partner in the…
Continue readingPaul C. Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award presented to Americans for Immigrant Justice
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 readingThree Florida law schools awarded in Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge
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 readingGoldstein – Van Nortwick Award for Excellence to replace Steven M. Goldstein Award for Excellence
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 readingIDignity attorney awarded the Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award
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 readingSenn receives 2019 President’s Award for Excellence
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. Foundation Second Vice President Stephen R. Senn received the…
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