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Founder of Space Coast Community Law School Named Brevard County Legal Aid Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
Seeing an unprecedented need for legal services in Brevard County as the economy continued to decline in 2010, attorney Brigitta Hawkins created…
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Florida Legal Services offers information on Irma-related public benefits and legal aid in multiple languages at Floridalegal.org/Irma
English Español Kreyòl Ayisyen Português English Español Kreyòl Ayisyen Português MIAMI – Low-income Floridians who were struggling to meet basic, everyday needs before Hurricane Irma ̶ including non-English speakers, the disabled, migrant farmworkers, and others living in poverty, have seen their problems multiplied in the storm’s aftermath. Read More
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The Florida Bar Foundation allocates up to $500,000 for hurricane-related civil legal aid, establishes Florida Hurricane Legal Aid Fund
MAITLAND, Fla. –The Florida Bar Foundation board of directors Sept. 7 approved an allocation of up to $500,000 to support Florida legal aid organizations that suffer infrastructure damage or…
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Florida Bar Foundation adopts strategic reset
A year after unanimously resolving to adopt a “strategic reset,” The Florida Bar Foundation’s board of directors June 22 approved a document detailing the approach the…
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Foundation’s new pro bono website goes statewide
After a successful pilot in Miami-Dade County, FloridaProBonoMatters.org, a new…
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Searcy Denney makes largest ever law firm gift to The Florida Bar Foundation
Gregory W. Coleman, a Florida Bar Foundation…
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Orlando’s Jane Elizabeth Curran to receive The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2017 Medal of Honor Award for a Non-Lawyer
MAITLAND, Fla. – Jane Elizabeth…
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John F. Harkness Jr. to receive The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2017 Medal of Honor Award for a lawyer
MAITLAND, Fla. – John F. “Jack” Harkness…
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Randall Berg Jr. to receive The Florida Bar Foundation’s Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award
MAITLAND, Fla. – Miami civil rights attorney Randall…
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Attorney Jewel White takes office as president of The Florida Bar Foundation board
MAITLAND, Fla. – Clearwater attorney Jewel White will take office July 1 as president of The…
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Fort Lauderdale attorney Juliette E. Lippman takes office as President-Elect of The Florida Bar Foundation
MAITLAND, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale attorney Juliette E. Lippman will take office July 1 as president-elect…
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