Foundation co-sponsors Florida Justice Summit
November 2009 TAMPA — With partial support from The Florida Bar Foundation in the form of a $160,000 grant made through the Foundation’s Improvements in the Administration of Justice Grant…
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Florida Legal Services building named in honor of Paul Doyle
For 35 years Florida Legal Services has been the…
Continue readingFoundation launches Pilot Pro Bono Program
by Gabrielle Davis October 15, 2009 ORLANDO — A study funded by The Florida Bar Foundation found that Florida lawyers don’t lack the desire to provide pro bono legal services, they…
Continue readingLaw students to focus their summer on public service
Legal aid organizations statewide are doubling as real-world training grounds for law students who have joined the Legal Aid ranks for 11 weeks through The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2009…
Continue readingLeaders, cabinet leaders to be honored at Florida Bar Foundation event
by Nancy Kinnally June 24, 2009 ORLANDO — Florida legislative and cabinet leaders who helped secure state funding for civil legal assistance and worked on behalf of the state’s distressed homeowners…
Continue readingLeaders, cabinet leaders to be honored at Florida Bar Foundation event
by Nancy Kinnally June 24, 2009 ORLANDO — Florida legislative and cabinet leaders who helped secure state funding for civil legal assistance and worked on behalf of the state’s distressed homeowners…
Continue readingLegislative leaders to be honored for restoring waiver of filing fees for indigent clients
by Nancy Kinnally June 24, 2009 ORLANDO — Florida lawmakers who helped pass legislation reinstating the waiver of civil court filing fees for impoverished clients will be honored jointly by The…
Continue readingSylvia H. Walbolt to receive Foundation’s highest honor
by Nancy Kinnally June 2009 In recognition of 45 years of providing free legal services to clients ranging from Guantanamo detainees to a…
Continue readingFort Lauderdale attorney Adele I. Stone to begin term as Foundation president
by Gabrielle Davis June 2009 Fort Lauderdale attorney Adele I. Stone will take office July 1 as president of The Florida Bar…
Continue readingPositively pro bono: Real estate attorney becomes a lifeline for a woman and a young boy
May 2009 by Nancy Kinnally Within three months’ time, Sandra Infante lost her mother, her sister and her brother-in-law, and not too long after that, her job. Adding to her emotional strain,…
Continue readingMcLeroy begins term as Foundation president
July 15, 2008 by Nancy Kinnally Tampa attorney Kathleen McLeroy took office July 1 as president of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide…
Continue readingFlorida Justice Summit examines alternatives to Florida’s growing prison system
by Gabrielle Davis December 1, 2009 Collins Center Board of…
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