• Florida Bar Foundation staff are working remotely and can be reached by email, phone and our Contact Us form.

Resources for Lawyers

• All Florida Bar offices are closed as of March 19 with certain Bar staff working remotely to continue essential functions. For court and Bar announcements, alerts and changes caused by the coronavirus, visit floridabar.org/covid19.
  • FastCase’s Covid-19 free resources include links to relevant Covid-19 cases and webinars for CLE credit
  • Read the latest message from Florida Bar President John Stewart
• The Florida Supreme Court has established an emergency web page where members can find a list of trial courts’ emergency directives and websites, and information about court operations from Florida’s District Courts of Appeal.
  • The Court’s latest administrative order
• The Florida Bar Business Law Section has a COVID-19 Pandemic Recovery Task Force

• Legal Questions
  • Pose a legal question to a panel of volunteer lawyers: Florida Free Civil Legal Answers
  • More resources from Florida Free Civil Legal Answers
  • Contact your local legal aid office.  Offices listed by county.
  • Renters’ rights
  • Landlord/Tenant Law in Florida
  • County-by-county eviction status list provided by Community Justice Project
  • Legal Resources Guide from Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County
  • Florida Courts Help website
  • Key Legal Information for Florida Healthcare Workers from Baker McKenzie
    • Forms for health care workers who face the possibility of contracting the virus when caring for others:
      • Living will
      • Designation of healthcare surrogate for minors
      • Powers of attorney
      • Designation of healthcare surrogate
      • Declaration nominating preneed guardian of person and property of minor children

• The Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) encourages any Floridian whose employment has been negatively impacted as a result of COVID-19 to visit Floridajobs.org and click on the Reemployment Assistance Service Center to learn more about the program and to watch a short video on how to apply.
  • Paycheck Protection Program FAQ for Small Businesses (including 501(c)3 organizations)