Tampa attorney Hala Sandridge reappointed to Florida Bar Foundation board
by Nancy Kinnally July 2014 MAITLAND, Fla. —Tampa attorney Hala Sandridge has been reappointed to a three-year term on the board of The Florida…
Continue readingBusiness Law Section makes $50,000 gift to the Foundation
by Nancy Kinnally July 2014 MAITLAND, Fla. —The Florida Bar Business Law Section has made a $50,000 gift to The Florida Bar Foundation…
Continue readingStatement of Florida Bar Foundation President John Patterson on petition to amend the rules regulating The Florida Bar regarding membership fees
June 12, 2014 The Foundation board declined to take a position on the petition because the consensus was that, while the need for expanding access to justice has never been…
Continue readingBruce B. Blackwell named executive director
May 19, 2014 MAITLAND, Fla. — Orlando, Fla., attorney Bruce B. Blackwell has been named executive director of The Florida Bar Foundation, a…
Continue readingBob Butterworth to receive the 2014 Medal of Honor Award
Florida’s longest-serving attorney general, Robert A. Butterworth, has been selected to receive The Florida…
Continue readingMaria E. Henderson to serve as immediate past president of The Florida Bar Foundation
by Nancy Kinnally July 2013 ORLANDO, Fla. — Maria E. Henderson, an insurance consultant at the law firm of Akerman Senterfitt, took office July…
Continue readingRobert C. Josefsberg receives 2013 Medal of Honor at Florida Bar Foundation annual dinner
ORLANDO, Fla. — Robert C. Josefsberg, a Miami attorney known for his half century of counsel…
Continue readingTemporary Unlimited FDIC Insurance Coverage for IOTA and Non-Interest-Bearing Accounts Expired December 31, 2012
A special recession-prompted program that offered unlimited FDIC protection for lawyers’ trust accounts and other bank deposits ended December 31, 2012. Effective January 1, 2013, FDIC coverage is now…
Continue readingFlorida Legal Services receives Goldstein Award for Excellence
by Nancy Kinnally Florida Legal Services staff attorneys Kathy Grunewald, left, and Cindy Huddleston, right, accepted the 2012 Steven…
Continue readingHenry M. Coxe III receives 2012 Medal of Honor at Florida Bar Foundation annual dinner
Hank M. Coxe, III receives the 2012 Medal of Honor Award from 2011-12 Foundation President Michele Kane Cummings…
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