2020 Medal of Honor nominations being accepted
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 readingFoundation recieves $21,000 cy pres award
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 readingFoundation surpasses $500 million in lifetime grant funding
The Florida Bar Foundation has surpassed $500 million in lifetime grant funding. With its board’s approval on Sept. 13 of $3.3 million to provide nine grants though its Engle…
Continue readingRetired Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince appointed to Foundation board
The Florida Bar Foundation has appointed former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Peggy Quince to its board of directors. The Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing greater…
Continue readingThe Launch: Claud Nelson, Florida Pro Bono Matters, and Legal Aid’s March Madness Equivalent
LSC’s Best Practices Corner recently interviewed the Foundation’s director of pro bono, Claud Nelson.
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 readingFoundation seeks applicants from Middle District for Engle grants
The Florida Bar Foundation has opened a grant application for $3.6 million to be awarded to qualified legal aid organizations in the Middle of District of Florida to assist…
Continue reading2019 Medal of Honor Recipients Named
Tampa lawyer Michael Bedke, a partner with DLA Piper, and Miami lawyer Richard C. Milstein, a partner with Akerman, have been selected as recipients of The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2019…
Continue readingStatement on the passing of Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte
The Foundation is saddened by the news of the passing of Talbot “Sandy” D’Alemberte, a champion of our legal community. We would like to share…
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