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 […]
FFLA forgives 136 legal aid lawyers’ student debt loans Read More »
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
14 Civil Legal Aid Summer Fellowships awarded Read More »
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,
Children’s Legal Services program changes lives for the better Read More »
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
President’s Message – Spring 2025 Read More »
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
After spending a combined 76 years incarcerated, three Florida men regained their freedom with the help of Innocence Project of Florida (IPF). Dean McKee, Dwight Dubose and Jules Letemps were
Innocence Project of Florida sees three men freed in one year Read More »
As I write this, I am halfway through my term as the Foundation’s president. The past six months have passed quickly, and I’ve had the pleasure of working with our
Message from the President – Winter 2019 Read More »
Understanding the importance of helping those who cannot afford a lawyer, Lawrence “Larry” Moncrief began pro bono work when he was a corporate lawyer in the ‘80s. Though he retired
Retired lawyers, law professors now eligible to take pro bono cases Read More »
More than a year after Hurricane Irma ravaged the Florida Keys as a Category 4 storm, many low-income Keys residents continue to struggle with hurricane-related and other legal issues that
Lawyers travel to Florida Keys on Justice Bus for hurricane clinic Read More »
In an effort to make it easier for landlords and their tenants to resolve disputes without the tenant being evicted, the 6th Judicial Circuit launched a six-month pilot program to
Residential eviction mediation pilot launches in Pinellas Read More »
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