Foundation ranks among Florida’s top charities
December 2009 ORLANDO — For the third consecutive year, The Florida Bar Foundation is ranked among the top-rated charities in Florida and in the nation, according to Charity Navigator, an…
Continue readingFoundation 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
A study funded by The Florida Bar Foundation found that Florida lawyers don’t lack the desire to provide pro bono legal services, they just lack the time. Of the lawyers…
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
Florida legislative and cabinet leaders who helped secure state funding for civil legal assistance and worked on behalf of the state’s distressed homeowners will be recognized June 25 during…
Continue readingLegislative leaders to be honored for restoring waiver of filing fees for indigent clients
Florida lawmakers who helped pass legislation reinstating the waiver of civil court filing fees for impoverished clients will be honored jointly by The Florida Bar Foundation and The Florida…
Continue readingSylvia H. Walbolt to receive Foundation’s highest honor
In recognition of 45 years of providing free legal services to clients ranging from Guantanamo detainees to a St….
Continue readingFort Lauderdale attorney Adele I. Stone to begin term as Foundation president
Fort Lauderdale attorney Adele I. Stone will take office July 1 as president of The Florida Bar Foundation, a…
Continue readingPositively pro bono: Real estate attorney becomes a lifeline for a woman and a young boy
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, at the age…
Continue readingMcLeroy begins term as Foundation president
Tampa attorney Kathleen McLeroy took office July 1 as president of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable organization that…
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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