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  • Hon. Suzanne Van Wyk takes office as second vice president of Foundation

    Posted by Jessica Brown on June 17, 2020

    Judge Suzanne Van Wyk, an administrative law judge with the Florida Division of Administrative Hearings, will take office as the second vice president of The Florida Bar Foundation on…


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  • Tampa lawyer Kevin McCoy reappointed to Florida Bar Foundation board

    Posted by Jessica Brown on June 16, 2020

    Tampa lawyer Kevin McCoy has been reappointed by The Florida Bar Foundation to a three-year…


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  • Jacksonville lawyer Brian E. Currie appointed to Foundation board

    Posted by Jessica Brown on June 12, 2020

    Jacksonville lawyer Brian E. Currie has been appointed by The Florida Bar to a three-year term on the board of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable organization whose…


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  • J. Samantha Vacciana appointed to board of directors

    Posted by Jessica Brown on June 5, 2020

    Fort Lauderdale lawyer J. Samantha Vacciana has been appointed to The Florida Bar Foundation’s board of directors for a one-year term. As incoming president of Florida Legal Services, Vacciana…


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    Six law students to complete virtual legal aid fellowships through Foundation funding

    Posted by Jessica Brown on June 1, 2020

    Six Florida law students will have the opportunity to work in civil legal aid programs this summer through The Florida Bar Foundation’s Summer Fellows Grant Program. “Summer fellows have a…


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  • Kathy Para to be awarded the Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award

    Posted by Jessica Brown on May 6, 2020

    Kathy Para, retired director of pro bono for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, has won The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2020 Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award.


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  • Foundation announces Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge alumni, student winners

    Posted by Jessica Brown on April 29, 2020

    The Florida Bar Foundation announced the winners of the 2020 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge April 29. The University of Miami School of Law won the top honor,…


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  • Foundation honors two lawyers, one non-lawyer with 2020 Medal of Honor

    Posted by Jessica Brown on April 20, 2020

    The Honorable Peter T. Fay, the Honorable James Lawrence King and Dr. Mimi Graham have been selected as recipients of The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2020 Medal of Honor Award,…


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  • Foundation to kick off 2020 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge

    Posted by Jessica Brown on January 16, 2020

    The 2020 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge will kick off on Feb. 3, 2020. The statewide competition, now in its second year, connects Florida law students with lawyers…


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    Foundation hires Orlando attorney Eli Mattern as interim director of technology

    Posted by Jessica Brown on December 18, 2019

    The Florida Bar Foundation has hired Orlando attorney Eli Mattern as its interim director of technology. Mattern will manage the Foundation’s technology portfolio and assist in the development of…


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    Foundation creates two projects to benefit grantees

    Posted by Jessica Brown on December 18, 2019

    The Florida Bar Foundation’s board of directors approved two projects to help its grantees boost their financial positions.  At its quarterly board meeting on December 13 in Orlando, the…


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    Foundation pays off Bar loan early

    Posted by Jessica Brown on December 18, 2019

    The Florida Bar Foundation has paid off its loan from The Florida Bar 22 months early. The $6 million loan, approved by the Bar’s Board of Governors in 2014, helped…


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