EJW Fellow lays foundation for change in rural immigrant neighborhoods
By Natalie Disla Passionate about sparking change for immigrant and migrant families, Joseph Cordova, a 2018-20 Florida Bar Foundation-sponsored Equal Justice Works Fellow, practices community lawyering near south Putnam and…
Continue readingMessage from the President – Spring 2019
In April, I joined 11 colleagues as part of a delegation that traveled to Washington, D.C., for ABA Days to advocate for funding of Legal Services Corporation. LSC provides…
Continue readingWith support of lawyers, foster children bloom into successful adults
Nikki S. Weisburd, left, a senior attorney with Dade Legal Aid, spent years advocating for Michelle Charles,…
Continue readingRetired lawyers, law professors now eligible to take pro bono cases
Larry Moncrief, 91, volunteers as a pro bono lawyer for Legal…
Continue readingMessage from the President – Winter 2019
Florida Bar Foundation President Juliette E. Lippman began her term last…
Continue readingInnocence Project of Florida sees three men freed in one year
Dean McKee, with Innocence Project of…
Continue readingLawyers travel to Florida Keys on Justice Bus for hurricane clinic
Lawyers from Akerman LLP and Legal Services of Greater Miami rode the Justice Bus to Marathon, more than…
Continue readingFoundation funds disaster recovery grant in wake of Hurricane Michael
In November, the Foundation allocated $50,000…
Continue readingCommunity Champions program recognizes banks that go above and beyond
In December, the Foundation introduced a recognition program for participating banking institutions that go above…
Continue readingStock as a charitable donation
Have you considered appreciated securities or stock as a charitable donation? Donations to The Florida Bar Foundation may be deducted on your federal income tax return as an itemized…
Continue readingProgram connects pro bono lawyers to board-certified lawyers for advice
Certified Lawyers on Call (CLOC) is a new resource created through a partnership between the…
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