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Dr. 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…
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Foundation 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…
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Judges 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,…
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Domestic 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…
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2019 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…
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Foundation 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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Pro Bono Law School Challenge benefits mentor, law student and clients
Posted by Jessica Brown on September 9, 2019After 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, 2019By 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, 2019Nikki 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, 2019Dean McKee, with Innocence Project of…
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Florida Justice Institute case forces change in prison health care policy
Posted by The Florida Bar Foundation on September 26, 2018
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Pro Bono Innovation and Transformation grants awarded
Posted by The Florida Bar Foundation on May 17, 2018by Jessica Brown Since the undertaking of the Foundation’s strategic reset, pro bono work has become a priority. In hopes of increasing the number of pro bono hours reported…
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