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Archives: Speaking of Justice
  • 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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  • 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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    Equal Justice Works Fellows use personal experiences to impact legal aid work

    Posted by Jessica Brown on March 2, 2022

    Equal Justice Works Fellow Anne Piervil, right, with staff from Hope CommUnity Center, at a Know…


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    Foundation forms future plans for technology assets

    Posted by Jessica Brown on March 2, 2022

    In late 2021, the Foundation’s Technology Committee completed a set of long-range plan recommendations. The Foundation received eight digital assets from the former Florida Justice Technology Center, and the…


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    Foundation benefits from donations of all sizes and shapes

    Posted by Jessica Brown on October 12, 2021

    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

    Posted by Jessica Brown on October 12, 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

    Posted by Jessica Brown on October 12, 2021

    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

    Posted by Jessica Brown on June 8, 2021

    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

    Posted by Jessica Brown on June 8, 2021

    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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