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Joseph “Jody” Hudgins receives 2022 President’s Award

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 21, 2022

At the Foundation’s June 2022 board of directors meeting, Foundation President Connie Bookman honored Joseph “Jody” Hudgins with the 2022 President’s Award for his passionate dedication and innovative commitment…

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2022 Goldstein – Van Nortwick award winners recognized at ceremony

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 21, 2022

Community Law Program and Bay Area Legal Services won the Foundation’s 2022 Goldstein – Van Nortwick Award for Excellence, a competitive award that recognizes significant impact work undertaken by…

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Richard “Dick” C. Woltmann receives Curran Distinguished Service Award

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 21, 2022

Richard “Dick” C. Woltmann, president and CEO of Bay Area Legal Services, received the Foundation’s 2022 Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award in June. Woltmann, who has led Bay…

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Family Law Section makes $75,000 donation

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 21, 2022

During the 2022 Florida Bar Annual Convention in June, the Family Law Section presented a check for $75,000 to the…

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Foundation purchases office building in Maitland

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 21, 2022

The Florida Bar Foundation closed on the purchase of a 4,200 sq. ft. building in Maitland on July 15. The…

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President’s Message – Fall 2022

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 21, 2022

I am honored to serve as the Foundation’s president for 2022-2023 and look forward to a productive and constructive year. The Foundation has so much to be grateful for…

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Sarasota lawyer John Patterson wins 2022 Medal of Honor for a Lawyer

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 21, 2022

Sarasota lawyer and former Florida Bar Foundation president John C. Patterson Jr. was awarded The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2022 Medal of Honor for a Lawyer, the Foundation’s highest honor,…

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Foundation grantee advocates for rights of children with disabilities

Posted by Jessica Brown on May 16, 2022

What started as playing in the pool with his siblings on Memorial Day turned into a life-altering emergency room trip for two-year-old TJ Johnson. After getting accidentally bumped in…

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President’s Message – Spring 2022

Posted by Jessica Brown on May 16, 2022

Foundation executive director Donny MacKenzie and I talk for an hour and a half every Thursday morning. I always leave those calls with a sense of awe in how…

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Foundation is recipient of cy pres award for $57,000

Posted by Jessica Brown on May 10, 2022

The Florida Bar Foundation received a cy pres award of $57,588.08 in January. Robert W. Murphy of The Murphy Law Firm in Ft. Lauderdale facilitated the donation. Under cy pres,…

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Miami Law is 2022 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge MVP

Posted by Jessica Brown on May 1, 2022

The Florida Bar Foundation announced the winners of the 2022 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge in April. The University of Miami School of Law won the MVP Pro…

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Message from the President – Winter 2022

Posted by Jessica Brown on March 2, 2022

The Foundation is forging a new path in 2022, focused on implementing changes that are…

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