Message from the President – Fall 2016
Posted by TheFloridaBarFoundation on November 1, 2016For many reasons, 2016 is likely to stand out in our…
Continue readingFoundation upgrades online pro bono news and information
Posted by TheFloridaBarFoundation on August 31, 2016The Florida Bar Foundation is working to streamline and improve statewide online pro bono news and information in order…
Continue readingSouthern Legal Counsel forces change in policy of denying indigent litigants filing fee waivers
Posted by TheFloridaBarFoundation on August 8, 2016by Jennifer Etienne When Gainesville-based Southern Legal Counsel (SLC) took as clients of a group of homeless people arrested for being in a St. Petersburg park after closing time, they…
Continue readingFlorida Legal Services prevents Medicaid HMOs from limiting care based on family members’ jobs
Posted by TheFloridaBarFoundation on July 6, 2016Mike Cornelius cares for his wife Carol at their home in Tampa during the 120-plus hours…
Continue readingHeroes: Thanking Our “Justice League”
Posted by TheFloridaBarFoundation on July 6, 2016
Continue readingKevin Gay to receive The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2016 Medal of Honor Award for a Nonlawyer
Posted by TheFloridaBarFoundation on April 11, 2016MAITLAND, Fla. – Kevin Gay, CEO and founder of Jacksonville, Fla.-based Operation New Hope, has been selected…
Continue readingAttorney Carl J. Domino Appointed to Florida Bar Foundation Board
Posted by TheFloridaBarFoundation on March 2, 2016MAITLAND, Fla. – Attorney Carl J. Domino of Palm Beach and Martin counties has been appointed to the board of…
Continue readingMessage from the President – Winter 2016
Posted by TheFloridaBarFoundation on March 2, 2016Listed below are generous groups and inspiring individuals who have helped make The Florida Bar Foundation’s…
Continue readingBlackwell Receives 2016 Tobias Simon Award
Posted by TheFloridaBarFoundation on March 2, 2016Florida Bar Foundation CEO Bruce Blackwell receives Tobias Simon Award When Florida Bar Foundation CEO Bruce B. Blackwell…
Continue readingMedical-legal partnership answers veterans’ needs, changes lives
Posted by Jessica Brown on March 1, 2015Henry Wilson, right, turned his life around with help from Equal Justice Works Fellow Amanda Sejba, who…
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