Attorney ad litem helps Charlotte find her forever home
Stephanie Johnson, the managing attorney for Legal Services of North Florida’s Tallahassee office, left her office one day in 2020 to meet a new client. She headed to a…
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Nine Engle grants impact thousands of Floridians in Middle District
Megan*, a Seminole County mother of two daughters, was caught in a precarious living situation after the…
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Foundation uses Lightning Foundation donation to help legal aid lawyers pay down law school loans
The Florida Bar Foundation has used a $20,000 donation from the Tampa Bay Lightning to help three Tampa-area legal aid lawyers pay down their law school loans. After Honorable…
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Foundation grantee advocates for rights of children with disabilities
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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Equal Justice Works Fellows use personal experiences to impact legal aid work
Equal Justice Works Fellow Anne Piervil, right, with staff from Hope CommUnity Center, at a Know…
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Dr. Mimi Graham receives 2020 Medal of Honor Award for a Non-Lawyer
Dr. Graham (right) accepts the Medal of Honor from Foundation Second Vice President Hon. Suzanne…
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Foundation awards $1.45 million in coronavirus relief grants
Most legal aid program staff continue to work remotely on matters. For the safety of…
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Judges Fay, King receive Medal of Honor Award for a Lawyer
The Honorable Peter T. Fay and the Honorable James Lawrence King have received The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2020 Medal of Honor Award for a Lawyer, the Foundation’s highest honor. Fay,…
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Domestic violence survivors turn to legal aid for divorce, support
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…
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2019 Pro Bono Heroes
During Pro Bono Month 2019, the Foundation is proud to recognize Florida lawyers who give their time and talent to pro bono cases. This month, we are sharing the…
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Foundation surpasses $500 million in lifetime grant funding
The Florida Bar Foundation has surpassed $500 million in lifetime grant funding. With its board’s approval on Sept. 13 of $3.3 million to provide nine grants though its Engle…
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