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Ft. Lauderdale lawyer Robert W. Murphy appointed to Foundation board

Posted by Jessica Brown on June 30, 2022

Ft. Lauderdale lawyer Robert W. Murphy has been appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to serve a three-year term on the…

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Former Florida Supreme Court Communications Director Craig Waters appointed to Foundation board

Posted by Jessica Brown on June 30, 2022

Former Florida Supreme Court Communications Director Craig Waters has been appointed by The Florida Bar to a three-year term on the…

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Ft. Lauderdale Judge Stefanie C. Moon appointed to Foundation board

Posted by Jessica Brown on June 30, 2022

Judge Stefanie C. Moon, of the 17th Judicial Circuit of Florida, has been appointed by the Florida Supreme Court…

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Tallahassee Judge Suzanne Van Wyk takes office as president of Foundation

Posted by Jessica Brown on June 29, 2022

Judge Suzanne Van Wyk, an administrative law judge with the Florida…

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Foundation grantee advocates for rights of children with disabilities

Posted by Jessica Brown on May 16, 2022

What started as playing in the pool with his siblings on Memorial Day turned into a life-altering emergency room trip for two-year-old TJ Johnson. After getting accidentally bumped in…

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President’s Message – Spring 2022

Posted by Jessica Brown on May 16, 2022

Foundation executive director Donny MacKenzie and I talk for an hour and a half every Thursday morning. I always leave those calls with a sense of awe in how…

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Foundation is recipient of cy pres award for $57,000

Posted by Jessica Brown on May 10, 2022

The Florida Bar Foundation received a cy pres award of $57,588.08 in January. Robert W. Murphy of The Murphy Law Firm in Ft. Lauderdale facilitated the donation. Under cy pres,…

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March 2022 Board Report

Posted by Jessica Brown on March 23, 2022

The Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors met via Zoom conference on March 18, 2022. The major actions of the board and reports received included: Election of Foundation Board of…

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Judge Emiliano J. Salcines honored as Tampa Bay Lightning Community Hero, donates award to Foundation

Posted by Jessica Brown on January 6, 2022

Left to right: Donny MacKenzie, Florida Bar Foundation executive director; Hon. Emiliano J. Salcines, retired judge,…

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December 2021 Board Report

Posted by Jessica Brown on January 4, 2022

Quarterly Board Report: December 17, 2021 The Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors met via Zoom conference on December 17, 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic and recent outbreaks involving a…

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Former Foundation President Russell Carlisle passes away

Posted by Jessica Brown on January 3, 2022

Former Florida Bar Foundation president and Medal of Honor winner Russell Carlisle has passed away. Russ served as the Foundation’s president from 1979-1981. He won the Medal of…

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Foundation launches One Promise Campaign to increase pro bono work

Posted by Jessica Brown on October 27, 2021

Today, The Florida Bar Foundation is launching The One Promise Campaign, an effort to increase pro bono work among lawyers in…

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