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Foundation to honor Jaramillo posthumously

Posted by Jessica Brown on March 1, 2015

Florida Bar Foundation President Emerson R. Thompson Jr. will present the President’s Award for…

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Van Nortwick to receive Medal of Honor Award June 25

Posted by Jessica Brown on March 1, 2015

Jacksonville attorney William A. Van Nortwick Jr., formerly a judge on…

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New access commission shares Foundation’s primary goal

Posted by Jessica Brown on March 1, 2015

Foundation President Emerson R. Thompson Jr. addressed the media at a Nov. 24 press conference announcing the establishment…

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Message from the president

Posted by Jessica Brown on March 1, 2015

Buzzwords often sound important, but soon evaporate. Phrases…

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Outstanding children’s advocates to be recognized

Posted by Jessica Brown on March 1, 2015

Florida’s Children First will receive the 2015 Paul Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award for its Counsel for Dependent Children with Special Needs Project, which secured the right to…

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Florida Justice Technology Center set to launch

Posted by Jessica Brown on March 1, 2015

Under the terms of its $6 million loan to The Florida Bar Foundation, The Florida Bar Board of Governors stipulated that a third of the loan be…

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Medical-legal partnership answers veterans’ needs, changes lives

Posted by Jessica Brown on March 1, 2015

Henry Wilson, right, turned his life around with help from Equal Justice Works Fellow Amanda Sejba, who…

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Foundation seeks Medal of Honor Award nominees

Posted by Jessica Brown on December 1, 2014

December 1, 2014 2015 Nomination form — Non-Lawyer 2015 Nomination form — Lawyer ORLANDO, Fla. — The Florida Bar Foundation will be accepting nominations for the 2015 Medal of Honor…

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Foundation seeks director applicants

Posted by Jessica Brown on December 1, 2014

December 1, 2014 MAITLAND, Fla. —The Florida Bar Foundation is seeking applicants for six seats on its board of directors for terms starting July 2015 under the…

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Florida Chief Justice Jorge Labarga signs administrative order establishing Florida Commission on Access to Civil Justice

Posted by Jessica Brown on November 24, 2014

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Rule challenge restores millions in food stamps, mostly to elderly, disabled

Posted by Jessica Brown on November 1, 2014

“Thomas Mayer,” 86, lives on $911 a month in Social Security and $16 a month in food stamps,…

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Voluntary bar association issues giving challenge to other bar associations

Posted by Jessica Brown on November 1, 2014

In celebration of its 15th anniversary, the Florida Trial Court Staff Attorneys Association (FTCSAA) made a donation of $5 per member to The Florida Bar Foundation and…

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