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My Journey: A former Summer Fellow leads firm’s Immigration Practice Group
Former Florida Bar Foundation Civil Legal Aid Summer Fellow Katie Nokes Minervino leads
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President’s Message – Spring 2024
It has been my pleasure to serve as FFLA’s president this year and to be…
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FFLA and Family Law Section fund 14 Civil Legal Aid Summer Fellows
After a four-year pause due to lack of funding, FFLA will once again fund its Civil Legal Aid Summer Fellows program, through which Florida law students spend 10 weeks…
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March 2024 Board Report
The FFLA Board of Directors met in Tampa, Fla., on March 21, 2024, at the Stetson University Tampa Law Center. FFLA is grateful to Stetson University Tampa Law Center…
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Past President and Medal of Honor recipient Burton Young passes away
Former Florida Bar Foundation President Burton Young passed away March 30, 2024. Young served as…
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Recent donations benefit FFLA
Cy Pres Award FFLA received a cy pres award of $392,549 from a recent class action settlement with unclaimed and residual funds. Plaintiffs’ lawyers John Yanchunis and…
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FFLA provides AI-Assisted Research tool to grantees
FFLA has added Westlaw Precision with AI-Assisted Research to its statewide subscription that provides legal research tools to its grantees….
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President’s Message – Winter 2024
FFLA is off and rolling! In December, we distributed more than $33 million in IOTA funds…
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FFLA hosts housewarming, dedicates Legacy Garden
FFLA held a housewarming event on December 7, 2023, to officially announce its new name, welcome guests to its new office and dedicate its Legacy Garden. During the event, a…
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Silvina Asurmendi, Director of Finance and Administration
Silvina Asurmendi, MAcc, MBA, is an executive finance professional with more than 25 years of combined North American and international…
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