Florida Bar Leadership Academy makes leadership gift
by Doug Sachs The Florida Bar Leadership Academy Class II on June 27 demonstrated what being leaders is all about by making a collective $34,200 pledge to The Florida Bar Foundation, the Academy’s first such contribution. “The Foundation is the hidden gem for lawyers who want to give back and
ACTL Fellows provide trial skills training for legal aid attorneys
by Doug Sachs Linda Smith, 48, her elderly mother and two teenage sons stood to lose their federally subsidized apartment after Jacksonville police found a marijuana plant on the family’s back patio, but before they would be evicted they would have their day in court. Such were the facts of
Foundation to benefit from $500,000 cy pres award
An Orlando-based U.S. District Judge presiding in the Middle District of Florida has approved a $10 million funded settlement in a case involving late-fee charges by Bank of America. As part of that settlement, the court directed a $500,000 cy pres award to The Florida Bar Foundation. Tampa attorney John
Garcia joins Foundation as director of pro bono
Former legal aid attorney Ericka Garcia has joined The Florida Bar Foundation staff to support local and statewide efforts to expand pro bono partnerships with bar associations, law firms, courts, law schools and legal aid organizations. As director of pro bono partnerships, Garcia will collaborate with The Florida Bar Standing
Message from the President
“These are the times that try men’s souls.” Immortal words uttered by Thomas Paine in 1776 seem appropriate in many respects today. For instance, as we survey the legal services landscape, it’s easy to see that demand for legal services is up and funding is down. Meanwhile, the existing service
Florida Justice Technology Center launches with Florida Bar Foundation funding
July 8, 2015 MAITLAND, Fla. —A new statewide nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to justice through the innovative use of technology has been launched with $725,000 in funding from The Florida Bar Foundation. The Florida Justice Technology Center is made possible through the start-up funding, which was included as part
Paul Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award goes to project that secured lawyers for dependent children with special needs
July 8, 2015 MAITLAND, Fla. — Attorney Richard Joyce stood before Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Michael Hanzman and stated his 10-year-old client’s case in the simplest terms. “I believe the court has the ability to enforce this child’s rights,” Joyce said. The child, who had been in the care of the
President’s Award for Excellence presented posthumously to Julio Jaramillo
View video tribute to Julio Jaramillo produced by Noemi Orsini July 8, 2015 by Doug Sachs MAITLAND, Fla. — Florida Bar Foundation President Emerson R. Thompson Jr. presented the President’s Award for Excellence to Julio C. Jaramillo posthumously at the Foundation’s annual dinner June 25 at the Boca Raton Resort
Speaking of Justice – Fall 2015
PDF of Speaking of Justice - Fall 2015
