The Florida Supreme Court has appointed Jacksonville attorney Laura Boeckman to FFLA’s board of directors for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2025. She previously served on FFLA’s board of […]
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The Florida Supreme Court has appointed Miami lawyer James ‘Jim’ Robinson to FFLA’s board of directors for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2025. Robinson is a partner at White
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The Florida Bar has appointed Miami attorney Miriam Soler Ramos to FFLA’s board of directors for a three-year term beginning July 1, 2025. Ramos is a real estate attorney at
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Key West attorney Ashley N. Sybesma will become the president of FFLA on July 1, 2025. FFLA is a statewide charitable organization committed to expanding access to the civil justice
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FFLA allocated $900,000 for 2025 Improvements in the Administration of Justice grants. Eleven organizations submitted applications requesting a total of $2,275,842 to fund their projects. FFLA’s board of directors approved funding four applicants
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In March, FFLA’s board of directors approved forgiving 136 loans totaling $625,142 made to legal aid lawyers through its Loan Repayment Assistance Program in 2024. In December, FFLA’s board of
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With help from The Florida Bar Family Law Section, FFLA will fund 14 Civil Legal Aid Summer Fellowships in 2025. The program, through which law students spend 10 weeks working
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Since the early 1990s, tens of thousands of children in Florida have received legal services from legal aid programs funded by FFLA’s Children’s Legal Services grant program. Children with disabilities,
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FFLA’s board of directors recently approved several measures that will effectively increase IOTA funding for grantees and stability for FFLA. Since the 2021 IOTA rule amendment, FFLA has deferred using
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Jose A. “Pepe” Villalobos of Akerman has been selected to receive FFLA’s 2025 Medal of Honor Award for a Lawyer, and Maria Henderson, a consultant with Akerman, will receive the Medal of
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