Founder of Space Coast Community Law School Named Brevard County Legal Aid Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
Seeing an unprecedented need for legal services in Brevard County as the economy continued to decline in 2010, attorney Brigitta Hawkins created…
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Foundation’s new pro bono website goes statewide
After a successful pilot in Miami-Dade County, FloridaProBonoMatters.org, a new…
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Attorney Angela C. Vigil to serve on The Florida Bar Foundation board
MAITLAND, Fla. – Miami attorney Angela C. Vigil has been appointed by The Florida Bar to…
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Escambia Project utilizes community design to create new legal services models
With funding from The Florida Bar Foundation, design teams for The Escambia Project are mapping out new models…
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New interactive pro bono website puts attorneys in the driver’s seat
MIAMI –Lawyers in Miami-Dade County who want to volunteer their services will soon have an easy way to find just the right…
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FSU law professor honored for work supported in part by The Florida Bar Foundation
by Jakeyla Augustin Paolo Annino, director of the Children’s Advocacy Clinic at the Florida State University Public Interest…
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Legal aid attorneys push Florida Medicaid to cover cure for hepatitis C
Vickie Goldstein of Delray Beach is finally free of hepatitis C after…
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Pro bono attorney prevents wrongful eviction for mother and daughter
by Rayven Wright On the eve of her 21st birthday, Brittney and her mother…
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Gulfport attorney, 79, still going strong for pro bono clients
By Rayven Wright Not long after his retirement in 2012, Gulfport attorney Larry Markell, then…
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Miami pro bono attorney works to reunite teen with his aunt
By Rayven Wright After his parents lost their parental rights, “Jake,” 15, began the battle to find…
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Florida Bar Foundation hires South Florida pro bono program officer
MIAMI – Anais Taboas will join The Florida Bar Foundation Nov. 7 as its new South…
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Mobile Law for All project sends volunteers into high-poverty neighborhoods
By Stacey Singer DeLoye Legal Aid Foundation Tallahassee Executive Director Darby Kerrigan Scott and Promise Zone Staff…
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