November 2020 Board Meeting Report
Quarterly Board Report November 6, 2020 Via virtual meeting The Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors met via Zoom conference on November 6, 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The major actions…
Continue readingFoundation revives One Campaign to encourage pro bono work
The Florida Bar Foundation has revived its One Campaign to encourage Florida lawyers to represent at least one person who could not otherwise afford a lawyer in a civil…
Continue readingDr. Mimi Graham receives 2020 Medal of Honor Award for a Non-Lawyer
Dr. Graham (right) accepts the Medal of Honor from Foundation Second Vice President Hon. Suzanne…
Continue readingEJW Fellow advocates for the future of human trafficking survivors
By Deana Alegi Victoria Sexton, a 2019-21 Equal Justice Works Fellow funded by the Foundation, provides civil legal aid and advocates for the rights of human trafficking survivors in…
Continue readingFoundation awards $1.45 million in coronavirus relief grants
Most legal aid program staff continue to work remotely on matters. For the safety of…
Continue readingJudges Fay, King receive Medal of Honor Award for a Lawyer
The Honorable Peter T. Fay and the Honorable James Lawrence King have received The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2020 Medal of Honor Award for a Lawyer, the Foundation’s highest honor. Fay,…
Continue readingOp Ed: COVID-19 shows why Florida needs to fund civil legal aid
On September 22, 2020, the Tallahassee Democrat published an opinion column by Rep. Anna Eskamani calling for funding of civil legal aid through the CARES Act. “The COVID-19 pandemic has…
Continue readingSenn takes office as president of the Foundation
Lakeland lawyer Stephen R. Senn took office Sept. 16, 2020, as president of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable organization whose mission is to provide greater access to…
Continue reading32 past presidents of The Florida Bar submit letter in support of Foundation
Thirty-two past presidents of The Florida Bar have submitted a letter to the Task Force on the Distribution of IOTA Funds. The letter states that the…
Continue readingJune 2020 Board Meeting Report
The Florida Bar Foundation Board of Directors met via Zoom conference on June 18, 2020, because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The major actions of the board and reports received…
Continue readingProposed rule and FAQ: IOTA and The Florida Bar Foundation
The Florida Bar Foundation and the Florida Civil Legal Aid Association have created and submitted a joint proposed rule to The Florida Bar Task Force on the Distribution of…
Continue readingTampa lawyer Steve Salzer appointed to Foundation board
Tampa lawyer Steve Salzer has been appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to a three-year term on the board of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable organization whose…
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