Attorney ad litem helps Charlotte find her forever home
Posted by Jessica Brown on May 16, 2023Stephanie 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…
Continue readingNine Engle grants impact thousands of Floridians in Middle District
Posted by Jessica Brown on February 8, 2023Megan*, a Seminole County mother of two daughters, was caught in a precarious living situation after the…
Continue readingFoundation uses Lightning Foundation donation to help legal aid lawyers pay down law school loans
Posted by Jessica Brown on September 20, 2022The 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…
Continue readingFoundation grantee advocates for rights of children with disabilities
Posted by Jessica Brown on May 16, 2022What 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…
Continue readingEqual Justice Works Fellows use personal experiences to impact legal aid work
Posted by Jessica Brown on March 2, 2022Equal Justice Works Fellow Anne Piervil, right, with staff from Hope CommUnity Center, at a Know…
Continue readingDr. Mimi Graham receives 2020 Medal of Honor Award for a Non-Lawyer
Posted by Jessica Brown on October 20, 2020Dr. Graham (right) accepts the Medal of Honor from Foundation Second Vice President Hon. Suzanne…
Continue readingFoundation awards $1.45 million in coronavirus relief grants
Posted by Jessica Brown on October 12, 2020Most legal aid program staff continue to work remotely on matters. For the safety of…
Continue readingJudges Fay, King receive Medal of Honor Award for a Lawyer
Posted by Jessica Brown on October 11, 2020The 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,…
Continue readingDomestic violence survivors turn to legal aid for divorce, support
Posted by Jessica Brown on February 10, 2020One 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…
Continue reading2019 Pro Bono Heroes
Posted by Jessica Brown on October 23, 2019During 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…
Continue readingFoundation surpasses $500 million in lifetime grant funding
Posted by Jessica Brown on September 16, 2019The 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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