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Attorney Maria C. Gonzalez to serve on Florida Bar Foundation board
Posted by Jessica Brown on May 9, 2018
Ft. Lauderdale attorney Maria C. Gonzalez has been appointed by The Florida Bar to…

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Harkness to serve on Florida Bar Foundation board
Posted by Jessica Brown on May 9, 2018
Former Florida Bar executive director John F. “Jack” Harkness Jr. has been appointed to a…

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Attorney Mayanne Downs to serve on Florida Bar Foundation board
Posted by Jessica Brown on May 8, 2018
Orlando attorney Mayanne Downs has been appointed by The Florida Bar to the board of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable…

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Thomas R. Oldt takes office as the first vice president of The Florida Bar Foundation
Posted by Jessica Brown on May 8, 2018
Winter Haven, Fla., investment advisor Thomas R. Oldt will take office July 1,…

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Attorney Ashley Sybesma to serve on Florida Bar Foundation board
Posted by Jessica Brown on May 8, 2018
Key West attorney Ashley Sybesma has been appointed by The Florida Supreme Court to a three-year term on the board of The…

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Tampa attorney Hala Sandridge takes office as President-Elect of The Florida Bar Foundation
Posted by Jessica Brown on May 8, 2018
Tampa attorney Hala Sandridge will take office July 1, 2018, as the president-elect of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable organization…

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Florida Pro Bono Matters Chatbot FAQ
Posted by The Florida Bar Foundation on April 23, 2018
What is a chatbot? A chatbot is an automated system that answers questions via text. The more it is interacted with, the more the chatbot learns. The Florida Pro Bono…

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Everyone Counts will tally those who have no attorney representation in court
Posted by Jessica Brown on April 9, 2018
The Florida Bar Foundation May 15 will facilitate Everyone Counts, an initiative to take a census-like count of self-represented litigants…

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The Florida Bar Foundation awards $10 million in grants
Posted by Jessica Brown on April 5, 2018
A complete list of grant recipients and grants can be found here. The Florida Bar Foundation awarded $1,467,000 in Children’s Legal Services grants, $1,081,000 in Administration of Justice grants…

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The Florida Bar Foundation Funds Four Equal Justice Works Fellows
Posted by Jessica Brown on March 20, 2018
The Florida Bar Foundation will fund four 2018-2020 Equal Justice Works Fellows, whose two-year civil legal aid projects will support economic development and family stability within disadvantaged communities “The increased…

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