Miami attorney Yara Lorenzo reappointed to The Florida Bar Foundation board
by Nancy Kinnally July 2014 MAITLAND, Fla. — Miami attorney Yara Lorenzo has been appointed by the Florida Supreme Court to the board of The…
Continue readingTampa attorney Hala Sandridge reappointed to Florida Bar Foundation board
by Nancy Kinnally July 2014 MAITLAND, Fla. —Tampa attorney Hala Sandridge has been reappointed to a three-year term on the board of The Florida…
Continue readingBusiness Law Section makes $50,000 gift to the Foundation
by Nancy Kinnally July 2014 MAITLAND, Fla. —The Florida Bar Business Law Section has made a $50,000 gift to The Florida Bar Foundation…
Continue readingStatement of Florida Bar Foundation President John Patterson on petition to amend the rules regulating The Florida Bar regarding membership fees
June 12, 2014 The Foundation board declined to take a position on the petition because the consensus was that, while the need for expanding access to justice has never been…
Continue readingBruce B. Blackwell named executive director
May 19, 2014 MAITLAND, Fla. — Orlando, Fla., attorney Bruce B. Blackwell has been named executive director of The Florida Bar Foundation, a…
Continue readingPresident’s Message – Spring 2014
Some 32 years ago, Jane Curran arrived in Florida from Washington, D.C., to serve as The…
Continue readingBob Butterworth to receive the 2014 Medal of Honor Award
Florida’s longest-serving attorney general, Robert A. Butterworth, has been selected to receive The Florida…
Continue readingFellowship funded by Greenberg Traurig and The Florida Bar Foundation to address barriers to health-care access
International law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP and The Florida Bar Foundation are joining forces to fund…
Continue readingFoundation helps lead statewide advances in access to justice
Work has begun on a reinvigorated technology initiative that will help The Florida Bar Foundation further live up to its “Leadership and Funding for Justice in Florida” tagline. “Many people…
Continue readingTrial Lawyers Section makes its third consecutive major gift
The Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section has made its third major gift to The Florida Bar…
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