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Foundation receives donations from Family Law Section, settlements
The Florida Bar Family Law Section made a $75,000 donation in February in support of the Foundation’s Children’s Legal Services grant program. The section has now given $500,000 total…
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Foundation’s Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge places 309 cases
The Florida Bar Foundation announced the winners of the 2021 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge April 5. Stetson University College of Law won the top…
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CABA Pro Bono wins 2021 Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award
After the initial shock of being diagnosed with a brain tumor subsided, Miami teen Roberto was relieved that his CABA Pro Bono Legal Services lawyers had invested so much…
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Message from the President – Spring 2021
If you support the mission of The Florida Bar Foundation (and if you are reading this, you probably do), then please consider partnering with us in one of many…
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Foundation funds three Equal Justice Works Fellows
The Florida Bar Foundation will fund three 2021-23 Equal Justice Works Fellows, whose two-year civil legal aid projects will support economic development and stability within disadvantaged communities. “Equal Justice Works…
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Cuomo appointed to Foundation board
Palm Beach Gardens wealth manager and banker Vincent Cuomo has been appointed as a public member to serve a three-year term on the board of The Florida Bar Foundation,…
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Foundation to honor award winners
The Honorable Emiliano Jose “E.J.” Salcines Jr. has been selected as the recipient of The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2021 Medal of Honor Award, the Foundation’s highest honor. Anthony J….
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Bookman to take office as president of Foundation
Connie Bookman, founder and CEO of Pensacola nonprofit Pathways for Change, will take office July 1, 2021, as president of The Florida Bar Foundation. The Foundation is a statewide…
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Schwarz appointed to Foundation board
Jacksonville nonprofit governance consultant James Schwarz has been appointed as a public member to serve a three-year term on the board of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable…
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Tinsley reappointed to Foundation board
Tampa and Winter Haven restauranteur George Tinsley Sr. has been reappointed as a public member to serve a three-year term beginning July 1, 2021, on the board of The…
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Oral argument for IOTA rule change set for May 5
The Florida Supreme Court will hear oral arguments for the proposed Bar rule amendment on IOTA funds on May 5 at 9 a.m. The live broadcast can be found at: …
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Foundation announces Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge winners
The Florida Bar Foundation announced the winners of the 2021 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge April 5. Stetson…
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