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Foundation benefits from donations of all sizes and shapes
The Florida Bar Foundation has received a $12,558 cy pres award to be used for consumer protection legal aid. In the Southern District of Florida case Gonzalez v. TCR…
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Message from the President – Fall 2021
It takes a pandemic. It’s hard for me to watch the pain of so many folks…
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Florida Supreme Court approves changes to IOTA Bar Rule
The Florida Supreme Court has amended Bar Rule 5-1.1(g), which outlines the Interest on Trust Accounts (IOTA) program. The Florida Bar Foundation has been the sole administrator of the…
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Foundation receives donations from Family Law Section, settlements
The Florida Bar Family Law Section made a $75,000 donation in February in support of the Foundation’s Children’s Legal Services grant program. The section has now given $500,000 total…
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Foundation’s Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge places 309 cases
The Florida Bar Foundation announced the winners of the 2021 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge April 5. Stetson University College of Law won the top…
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CABA Pro Bono wins 2021 Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award
After the initial shock of being diagnosed with a brain tumor subsided, Miami teen Roberto was relieved that his CABA Pro Bono Legal Services lawyers had invested so much…
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Message from the President – Spring 2021
If you support the mission of The Florida Bar Foundation (and if you are reading this, you probably do), then please consider partnering with us in one of many…
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Board member supports Foundation financially and through advocacy
Florida Bar Foundation board member Joseph “Jody” Hudgins has made a $10,001 donation to the…
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The Loan Repayment Assistance Program: A Legacy of Making a Difference
Since 1996, lawyers employed by Florida’s civil legal aid providers have been able to pay down more than $10…
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Message from the President – Winter 2021
As I approach nine years of service with The Florida Bar Foundation, I recall that for some time every board meeting was an education about the many moving parts…
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Dr. Mimi Graham receives 2020 Medal of Honor Award for a Non-Lawyer
Dr. Graham (right) accepts the Medal of Honor from Foundation Second Vice President Hon. Suzanne…
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EJW Fellow advocates for the future of human trafficking survivors
By Deana Alegi Victoria Sexton, a 2019-21 Equal Justice Works Fellow funded by the Foundation, provides civil legal aid and advocates for the rights of human trafficking survivors in…
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