New interactive pro bono website puts attorneys in the driver’s seat
MIAMI –Lawyers in Miami-Dade County who want to volunteer their services will soon have an easy way to find just the right…
Continue readingStudy finds civil legal aid yields seven-fold return on investment in Florida
MAITLAND, Fla. – With funding for civil legal aid in Florida at its lowest point in…
Continue readingFoundation seeks nominations for Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award
The Florida Bar Foundation will be accepting nominations for the Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award until…
Continue readingThe Florida Bar Foundation seeks director applicants
The Florida Bar Foundation is seeking applicants for three seats on its board of directors for terms starting in July 2017 under the Florida Supreme Court-approved governance plan. The…
Continue readingFoundation seeks Medal of Honor Award nominees
The Florida Bar Foundation will be accepting nominations for the 2017 Medal of Honor Awards until Feb. 3. The Medal of Honor Award is given in two categories. The first…
Continue readingFlorida Bar Foundation hires South Florida pro bono program officer
MIAMI – Anais Taboas will join The Florida Bar Foundation Nov. 7 as its new South…
Continue readingFlorida Bar Foundation continues to play a vital role in Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice
When Florida Chief Justice Jorge Labarga issued an administrative order Oct. 10 re-establishing the Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice and making it permanent, the Florida Supreme Court’s…
Continue readingThe Florida Bar Foundation invites participation in Pro Bono Week social media campaign
MAITLAND, Fla. – The Florida Bar Foundation invites Florida lawyers to join in its Oct. 23-29…
Continue readingFoundation upgrades online pro bono news and information
The Florida Bar Foundation is working to streamline and improve statewide online pro bono news and information in order…
Continue readingSouthern Legal Counsel forces change in policy of denying indigent litigants filing fee waivers
by Jennifer Etienne When Gainesville-based Southern Legal Counsel (SLC) took as clients of a group of homeless people arrested for being in a St. Petersburg park after closing time, they…
Continue readingMessage from the President
At its June 16th meeting, the Foundation’s board passed a resolution to position itself as “a strategic leader and catalyst…
Continue readingColeman, Kowalski receive President’s Award for Excellence
Florida Bar Past President Gregory W. Coleman and Jacksonville Area Legal Aid President and CEO James A. Kowalski Jr….
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