Kathy Para to be awarded the Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award
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.
Continue readingFoundation announces Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge alumni, student winners
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,…
Continue readingFoundation honors two lawyers, one non-lawyer with 2020 Medal of Honor
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. The Honorable Peter T. Fay, the Honorable James Lawrence…
Continue readingFoundation to kick off 2020 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge
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…
Continue readingFoundation hires Orlando attorney Eli Mattern as interim director of technology
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…
Continue readingFoundation creates two projects to benefit grantees
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. The Florida Bar Foundation’s board of directors approved two…
Continue readingFoundation pays off Bar loan early
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. The Florida Bar Foundation has paid off its loan from…
Continue reading2020 Medal of Honor nominations being accepted
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. The Florida Bar Foundation will be accepting nominations…
Continue readingFoundation receives $21,000 cy pres award
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. The Florida Bar Foundation has received a $21,406 cy…
Continue readingRetired Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince appointed to Foundation board
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…
Continue readingThe Launch: Claud Nelson, Florida Pro Bono Matters, and Legal Aid’s March Madness Equivalent
LSC’s Best Practices Corner recently interviewed the Foundation’s director of pro bono, Claud Nelson.
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