Pro Bono Partnerships -

Pro Bono Mission

Elevate Florida pro bono, through collaboration with pro bono stakeholders, to:

Increase and maintain the number of attorneys who do pro bono;

Increase the number of individuals, both low-income and special populations that receive free legal assistance; and

Assist pro bono providers to be more effective & efficient, including through innovation & the use of technology.

How does the Florida Bar Foundation support Pro Bono?

The Florida Bar Foundation’s (FBF) statewide pro bono project supports pro bono in a number of ways. The Director of Pro Bono Partnerships, a Foundation staff member, works to develop pro bono partnerships with bar associations, law firms, courts, law schools and legal aid organizations.

Under the Director of Pro Bono Partnerships, the Foundation:

Acts as the “hub and connector” for all things pro bono in Florida so that more collaborations are created, enabling more Floridians to have access to justice;

Provides technical and expert support for its grantees and for other organizations, including but not limited to law firms and law schools, in creating, implementing or analyzing pro bono programs;

Supports the work of the individual pro bono circuit committees;

Assists The Florida Bar’s Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Services in multiple capacities as needed; and

Provides funding and leadership assistance to the Florida Pro Bono Coordinators Association (FPBCA).

Stories of Justice: Pro Bono

Foundation’s new pro bono website goes statewide
July 20, 2017
After a successful pilot in Miami-Dade County, FloridaProBonoMatters.org, a new website that enables pro bono attorneys to search for local pro bono cases that suit their interests, is being rolled out statewide. The Florida Bar Foundation, which has funded and overseen the development of the site, in June held training
Continue reading
Attorney Angela C. Vigil to serve on The Florida Bar Foundation board
April 19, 2017
MAITLAND, Fla. – Miami attorney Angela C. Vigil has been appointed by The Florida Bar to a three-year term on the board of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable organization whose mission is to provide greater access to justice. Vigil is pro bono partner and executive director for Baker
Continue reading
New interactive pro bono website puts attorneys in the driver’s seat
February 23, 2017
MIAMI –Lawyers in Miami-Dade County who want to volunteer their services will soon have an easy way to find just the right case through an interactive website funded by The Florida Bar Foundation. “This system puts pro bono attorneys in the driver’s seat, giving them a user-friendly way to filter
Continue reading
FSU law professor honored for work supported in part by The Florida Bar Foundation
November 21, 2016
by Jakeyla Augustin Paolo Annino, director of the Children’s Advocacy Clinic at the Florida State University Public Interest Law Center, has been selected by the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) to receive the 2017 Father Robert Drinan Award for his work, much of which has been funded by The
Continue reading