FAQs: Florida Pro Bono Law School Competition
What is the Florida Pro Bono Law School Competition? A core part of the Foundation’s mission is to promote public service among lawyers by making it an integral part of…
Continue readingUrgent Immigration Pro Bono Opportunities
This is an URGENT national pro bono project to assist immigrants who are being released from detention and relocated to cities and towns across the country. The families will…
Continue readingFlorida Pro Bono Matters FAQ
What is Florida Pro Bono Matters? Florida Pro Bono Matters (www.FloridaProBonoMatters.org) is an interactive website that enables attorneys to search for pro bono cases that suit their interests and submit…
Continue readingContribution support revives Legal Aid Summer Fellows Program
by Nancy Kinnally After a seven-year hiatus, The Florida Bar Foundation is reinstating its popular Legal Aid Summer Fellows Program, though which law students spend 11 weeks working at Florida…
Continue readingPro Bono Innovation and Transformation grants awarded
by Jessica Brown Since the undertaking of the Foundation’s strategic reset, pro bono work has become a priority. In hopes of increasing the number of pro bono hours reported…
Continue readingEveryone Counts will tally those who have no attorney representation in court
The Florida Bar Foundation May 15 will facilitate Everyone Counts, an initiative to take a census-like count of self-represented litigants…
Continue readingPro Bono Partnerships in the news
The Florida Bar Foundation’s Pro Bono Partnerships department is at the forefront of pro bono technology and innovation in the US. Check out recent coverage here:Orlando Sentinel:…
Continue readingFounder of Space Coast Community Law School Named Brevard County Legal Aid Pro Bono Attorney of the Year
Seeing an unprecedented need for legal services in Brevard County as the economy continued to decline in 2010, attorney Brigitta Hawkins created…
Continue readingFoundation’s new pro bono website goes statewide
After a successful pilot in Miami-Dade County, FloridaProBonoMatters.org, a new…
Continue readingAttorney Jewel White takes office as president of The Florida Bar Foundation board
MAITLAND, Fla. – Clearwater attorney Jewel White will take office July 1 as president of The…
Continue readingFort Lauderdale attorney Juliette E. Lippman takes office as President-Elect of The Florida Bar Foundation
MAITLAND, Fla. – Fort Lauderdale attorney Juliette E. Lippman will take office July 1 as president-elect…
Continue readingThomas R. Oldt takes office as the second vice president of The Florida Bar Foundation
MAITLAND, Fla. – Winter Haven, Fla., investment advisor Thomas R. Oldt will take office July 1 as…
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Claud B. Nelson III
Director of Pro Bono Program
(407) 960-7000 Ext. 108
cbnelson@flabarfndn.org
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