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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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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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Dr. Mimi Graham receives 2020 Medal of Honor Award for a Non-Lawyer

Posted by Jessica Brown on October 20, 2020

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

Posted by Jessica Brown on October 12, 2020

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

Posted by Jessica Brown on October 11, 2020

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

Posted by Jessica Brown on February 10, 2020

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

Posted by Jessica Brown on October 23, 2019

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

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 16, 2019

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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Pro Bono Law School Challenge benefits mentor, law student and clients

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 9, 2019

After scouring the internet for legal help and finding the cost of a bankruptcy lawyer overwhelming, an elderly couple approached Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida (CLSMF). What might have seemed…

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EJW Fellow lays foundation for change in rural immigrant neighborhoods

Posted by Jessica Brown on May 15, 2019

By Natalie Disla Passionate about sparking change for immigrant and migrant families, Joseph Cordova, a 2018-20 Florida Bar Foundation-sponsored Equal Justice Works Fellow, practices community lawyering near south Putnam and…

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With support of lawyers, foster children bloom into successful adults

Posted by Jessica Brown on May 6, 2019

Nikki S. Weisburd, left, a senior attorney with Dade Legal Aid, spent years advocating for Michelle Charles,…

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Innocence Project of Florida sees three men freed in one year

Posted by The Florida Bar Foundation on March 1, 2019

Dean McKee, with Innocence Project of…

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