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Larry and Pat Stewart make third major gift
by Nancy Kinnally March 10, 2015 As soon as planes were allowed to fly again in the aftermath of 9/11, Larry Stewart boarded one of the first flights out of Miami bound for New York. He was on his way to launch what became the largest pro bono program in
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Family Law Section makes its second $75,000 gift
The Florida Bar’s Family Law Section Jan. 31 made a $75,000 gift to The Florida Bar Foundation, its second such contribution in three years. “As family lawyers, we understand the vitally important role The Florida Bar Foundation plays in ensuring access to justice for Florida’s low-income families, its foster children
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Florida Bar sections and divisions continue their support of the Foundation
In the past three years, Florida Bar sections and divisions have contributed more than $660,000 to The Florida Bar Foundation. Some of their most recent gifts were announced at The Florida Bar’s Annual Convention in June. Business Law Section makes $50,000 gift to the Foundation The Florida Bar Business
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
