In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. When most of us think about legal aid, we […]
Message from the President – Winter 2020 Read More »
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. The Florida Bar Foundation has received a $21,406 cy
Foundation receives $21,000 cy pres award Read More »
“It wouldn’t have been a happy story or a success story,” says Melissa Whitted, reflecting on what it would have been like for her and her husband to adopt their
Guardians ad litem funded by Foundation change one life at a time Read More »
As the reality of stay-at-home orders, social distancing and closed businesses set in for Floridians in mid-March, the state’s civil legal aid programs and the Foundation came together to prepare
Legal aid programs prepare, respond in face of COVID-19 Read More »
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. I hope this newsletter finds you and your family
Message from the President – Spring 2020 Read More »
One night during the summer of 2018, Elizabeth* waited outside her home for her husband to let her back in to get her two young daughters. He had punched her
Domestic violence survivors turn to legal aid for divorce, support Read More »
After spending a combined 76 years incarcerated, three Florida men regained their freedom with the help of Innocence Project of Florida (IPF). Dean McKee, Dwight Dubose and Jules Letemps were
Innocence Project of Florida sees three men freed in one year Read More »
As I write this, I am halfway through my term as the Foundation’s president. The past six months have passed quickly, and I’ve had the pleasure of working with our
Message from the President – Winter 2019 Read More »
Understanding the importance of helping those who cannot afford a lawyer, Lawrence “Larry” Moncrief began pro bono work when he was a corporate lawyer in the ‘80s. Though he retired
Retired lawyers, law professors now eligible to take pro bono cases Read More »
More than a year after Hurricane Irma ravaged the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm, many low-income Keys residents continue to struggle with hurricane-related and other legal issues that
Lawyers travel to Florida Keys on Justice Bus for hurricane clinic Read More »
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