Message from the President
“These are the times that try men’s souls.” Immortal words uttered by Thomas Paine in 1776 seem appropriate in many respects today. For instance, as we survey the legal services […]
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Foundation to benefit from $500,000 cy pres award
An Orlando-based U.S. District Judge presiding in the Middle District of Florida has approved a $10 million funded settlement in a case involving late-fee charges by Bank of America. As
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ACTL Fellows provide trial skills training for legal aid attorneys
by Doug Sachs Linda Smith, 48, her elderly mother and two teenage sons stood to lose their federally subsidized apartment after Jacksonville police found a marijuana plant on the family’s
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Larry and Pat Stewart make third major gift
by Nancy Kinnally March 10, 2015 As soon as planes were allowed to fly again in the aftermath of 9/11, Larry Stewart boarded one of the first flights out of
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Garcia joins Foundation as director of pro bono
Former legal aid attorney Ericka Garcia has joined The Florida Bar Foundation staff to support local and statewide efforts to expand pro bono partnerships with bar associations, law firms, courts,
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Joseph P. Milton receives Foundation’s highest honor
For his leadership in promoting professionalism and ethics to fellow members of the bar, Joseph P. Milton received the highest honor bestowed upon a lawyer by the legal profession in
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Van Nortwick to receive Medal of Honor Award June 25
Jacksonville attorney William A. Van Nortwick Jr., formerly a judge on Florida’s First District Court of Appeal, has been selected to receive The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2015 Medal of Honor
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Foundation to honor Jaramillo posthumously
Florida Bar Foundation President Emerson R. Thompson Jr. will present the President’s Award for Excellence to Julio C. Jaramillo posthumously at its annual dinner June 25 at the Boca Raton
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Jane Curran to be honored for her service
The Florida Bar Foundation has established the Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award to honor Curran for her 32 years as the organization’s founding executive director. Curran will be the
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