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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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  • 2020 Medal of Honor nominations being accepted

    Posted by Jessica Brown on November 20, 2019

    The Florida Bar Foundation will be accepting nominations for the 2020 Medal of Honor Awards until February 1, 2020. The Medal of Honor Award is given in two…


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  • Foundation receives $21,000 cy pres award

    Posted by Jessica Brown on September 23, 2019

    The Florida Bar Foundation has received a $21,406 cy pres award from a settlement in a case involving fees charged by payday loan companies. Two cases were consolidated for the…


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  • Foundation surpasses $500 million in lifetime grant funding

    Posted by Jessica Brown on September 16, 2019

    The Florida Bar Foundation has surpassed $500 million in lifetime grant funding. With its board’s approval on Sept. 13 of $3.3 million to provide nine grants though its Engle…


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  • Retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince appointed to Foundation board

    Posted by Jessica Brown on July 18, 2019

    The Florida Bar Foundation has appointed former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Peggy Quince to its board of directors. The Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing greater…


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  • The Launch: Claud Nelson, Florida Pro Bono Matters, and Legal Aid’s March Madness Equivalent

    Posted by Jessica Brown on July 18, 2019

    LSC’s Best Practices Corner recently interviewed the Foundation’s director of pro bono, Claud Nelson.


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  • Paul C. Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award presented to Americans for Immigrant Justice

    Posted by Jessica Brown on July 2, 2019

    For its work to reunite children in immigration detention centers with their families, Americans for Immigrant Justice (AIJ) has been awarded the Paul C. Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award. The…


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