Tampa man’s family homestead benefit secured with attorney’s help
By Stacey Singer DeLoye After losing his mother to Alzheimer’s disease, a Tampa-area man almost lost the…
Continue readingJacksonville attorneys help disabled client resolve landlord-tenant dispute
By Stacey Singer DeLoye When landlords don’t keep up their property, the…
Continue readingPro bono lawyer helps wakeboarding harness inventor skim through patent application
By Stacey Singer DeLoye University of Central Florida engineering student Matthew White is…
Continue readingFarmer Jaffe Weissing’s triple play of giving – legal aid is the real winner
Ask any non-profit organization or charity what type of contribution is most valuable – time, talent or…
Continue readingFoundation upgrades online pro bono news and information
The Florida Bar Foundation is working to streamline and improve statewide online pro bono news and information in order…
Continue readingSouthern Legal Counsel forces change in policy of denying indigent litigants filing fee waivers
by Jennifer Etienne When Gainesville-based Southern Legal Counsel (SLC) took as clients of a group of homeless people arrested for being in a St. Petersburg park after closing time, they…
Continue readingFlorida Legal Services prevents Medicaid HMOs from limiting care based on family members’ jobs
Mike Cornelius cares for his wife Carol at their home in Tampa during the 120-plus hours…
Continue readingSeminole County Legal Aid partners with library to serve more veterans
(L-R) U.S. Rep. John Mica, along with Seminole County Legal Aid President Steve Kramer, Board Members Michael Sasso…
Continue readingPro bono help brings a mother’s six-year wait to a joyful end
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Continue readingFamily Law Section gives its third $75,000 gift to The Florida Bar Foundation
Florida Bar Foundation President Donny MacKenzie, left, and CEO Bruce Blackwell, right, accept a $75,000 check…
Continue readingFoundation-funded project protects the rights of chronically ill children to specialty care
Alex Rodriguez, 11, was one of five petitioners in a rule challenge brought by the Florida State University…
Continue readingA decade of partnership puts an end to 275 years behind bars
James Bain embraced his sisters on the steps of the Polk County Courthouse Dec. 17, 2009, the…
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