Business 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 in an effort to help the Foundation weather the financial crisis resulting from the continued slump in revenue from Florida’s Interest on Trust Accounts Program. “We see
Batchelor Foundation gift supports Miami Law’s advocacy for foster youth
Freshman class president at Miami’s Design & Architecture High School, one of the nation’s best magnet schools, Stephanie Davis had ambitions of attending a top arts school and a father intent on helping her achieve her dream. But as she was getting ready to start her junior year, Davis, who
Trial Lawyers Section makes its third consecutive major gift
The Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section has made its third major gift to The Florida Bar Foundation in three years with a $50,000 contribution in February 2014 that follows $75,000 gifts in 2012 and 2013. “We know that what the Foundation does is essential to our judicial system and access
Akerman LLP remembers Jim Foster with $10,000 gift designated for Children’s Legal Services
During his 16 years at Akerman LLP, Jim Foster was someone colleagues and friends often turned to for advice. “He was very much a mentor to younger lawyers and even to more experienced lawyers,” said Charles Brumback, managing partner of the Orlando office. “Having practiced for 40 years, he had
YLD gives the Foundation a second donation of $100,000
The Board of Governors of The Florida Bar’s Young Lawyers Division June 27 presented a $100,000 check, its second such donation in two years, to The Florida Bar Foundation at the Bar’s Annual Convention in Boca Raton. Paige Greenlee, 2012-13 YLD president, said the decision to make the donation was
Trial Lawyers Section makes second 75,000 gift
The Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section has provided a second gift of $75,000 to The Florida Bar Foundation to support the work of the Trial Lawyers Section Children’s Legal Services Fellow. The Section made its initial gift in January 2011 in response to the impending loss of legal aid attorney
Criminal Law Section gives the Foundation $25,000
by Nancy Kinnally July 2012 ORLANDO —The Florida Bar’s Criminal Law Section is the most recent Bar section to make a major gift to The Florida Bar Foundation. The Section’s Executive Council voted unanimously at the 2012 Florida Bar Convention to contribute $25,000 to the Foundation to help alleviate the
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section and its members support the Florida Bar Foundation’s Children’s Legal Services grants
by Nancy Kinnally July 2012 ORLANDO — The Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section of The Florida Bar has generated more than $85,000 worth of financial support for The Florida Bar Foundation’s Children’s Legal Services grants through a combination of refunds, in-kind contributions, and a campaign to solicit voluntary
Family Law Section gives $75,000 to support children’s legal services
by Nancy Kinnally February 2012 ORLANDO — The Family Law Section of The Florida Bar today announced a $75,000 charitable gift to The Florida Bar Foundation to support Children’s Legal Services grants to Florida’s local legal aid organizations. The gift is in response to the impending loss of legal aid
Trial Lawyers give $75,000 to save children’s legal services project
by Nancy Kinnally January 2012 ORLANDO, Fla. — The Trial Lawyers Section of The Florida Bar Jan. 26 announced a $75,000 charitable gift to The Florida Bar Foundation for a Trial Lawyers Children’s Legal Services Fellowship. Subject to approval by the Foundation’s Legal Assistance for the Poor Grant Committee and
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