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Archives: Speaking of Justice
  • Nine Engle grants impact thousands of Floridians in Middle District

    Posted by Jessica Brown on February 8, 2023

    Megan*, a Seminole County mother of two daughters, was caught in a precarious living situation after the…


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  • President’s Message – Winter 2023

    Posted by Jessica Brown on February 8, 2023

    There is a new trend I’ve noticed this year – instead of adopting resolutions for the new year, some are adopting a word for the year. For the Foundation,…


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    Foundation benefits from donations

    Posted by Jessica Brown on February 7, 2023

    The Florida Bar Foundation has been the recipient of two generous donations recently. In 2022, lawyer Matthew Weidner…


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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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  • TJ Johnson smiles as he poses for portraits with his lawyer, Abigail Adkins, at a park near his home in Gainesville, Fla. Adkins fought for Alachua County Public Schools to better accommodate TJ in the classroom. (Photo by Chasity Maynard)

    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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