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Michael A. Bedke receives Medal of Honor Award

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 9, 2019

Michael A. Bedke, a real estate partner in the DLA Piper Tampa office, received the 2019 Medal of Honor for a Lawyer for his exceptional dedication to providing pro…

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Pro Bono Law School Challenge benefits mentor, law student and clients

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 9, 2019

After scouring the internet for legal help and finding the cost of a bankruptcy lawyer overwhelming, an elderly couple approached Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida (CLSMF). What might have seemed…

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Message from the President – Summer 2019

Posted by Jessica Brown on September 9, 2019

Benjamin Franklin once said, “You may delay, but time will not.” The poet John Mark Green wrote, “I blinked my eyes and in an instant, decades had passed.” These…

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Foundation sponsors Florida Court Public Information Officers Conference

Posted by Jessica Brown on August 21, 2019

The Florida Bar Foundation is proud to sponsor the Florida Court Public Information Officers (FCPIO) Conference Aug. 21-23, 2019 in Fort Myers, Fla. FCPIO promotes discussion among Florida’s court public…

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Retired Florida Supreme Court Justice Peggy Quince appointed to Foundation board

Posted by Jessica Brown on July 18, 2019

The Florida Bar Foundation has appointed former Florida Supreme Court Chief Justice Peggy Quince to its board of directors. The Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing greater…

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The Launch: Claud Nelson, Florida Pro Bono Matters, and Legal Aid’s March Madness Equivalent

Posted by Jessica Brown on July 18, 2019

LSC’s Best Practices Corner recently interviewed the Foundation’s director of pro bono, Claud Nelson.

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2019 Annual Dinner Photos

Posted by Jessica Brown on July 17, 2019

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Paul C. Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award presented to Americans for Immigrant Justice

Posted by Jessica Brown on July 2, 2019

For its work to reunite children in immigration detention centers with their families, Americans for Immigrant Justice (AIJ) has been awarded the Paul C. Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award. The…

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Three Florida law schools awarded in Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge

Posted by Jessica Brown on July 1, 2019

The Florida Bar Foundation announced the winners of its Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge at The Florida Bar Annual Convention June 27. Florida Coastal School of Law won…

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Goldstein – Van Nortwick Award for Excellence to replace Steven M. Goldstein Award for Excellence

Posted by Jessica Brown on July 1, 2019

The Foundation’s Steven M. Goldstein Award for Excellence has been renamed the Goldstein – Van Nortwick Award for Excellence. The award recognizes a project of significant impact work undertaken by…

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IDignity attorney awarded the Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award

Posted by Jessica Brown on July 1, 2019

Jackie Dowd, managing attorney of nonprofit poverty and social justice firm Legal Advocacy at Work and legal counsel for Orlando-based IDignity, has received The Florida Bar Foundation’s Jane Elizabeth…

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Senn receives 2019 President’s Award for Excellence

Posted by Jessica Brown on June 26, 2019

Foundation Second Vice President Stephen R. Senn received the Foundation’s 2019 President’s Award for Excellence. Senn begins his term as the first vice president of The Florida Bar Foundation’s…

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