Bruce B. Blackwell, an Orlando attorney widely renowned for his pro bono work, professional leadership and service to the organized Bar, received The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2011 Medal of Honor […]
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Sparkly. An eager, cheerful learner. Ashlyn Sikes’ teacher used these words to describe the Tallahassee second-grader, who finished out the school year with her best report card ever. ” I
How Ashlyn got her sparkle back Read More »
Kenneth Jacobs held a job his entire adult life until 2008 when he suffered a heart attack. It was the first in a string of serious health complications — including
Positively Pro Bono: Kenneth Jacobs’ story Read More »
Growing up in San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, a city on Mexico’s central plateau, Leonardo Leal realized from a young age that knowledge would be the key to his future.
One student’s path to Stanford Read More »
At 18 months of age, Karls Gonzalez seemed like any other happy toddler. He would return his mother’s smile, had a budding vocabulary that included words like “mama,” “papa,” and
Their names are simple and inviting: HELP and CASA, the Spanish word for “home.” These Miami-area organizations are as welcoming as possible by design because they work with two of
Bar Foundation helps specialized legal aid programs meet vital needs Read More »
At 68, an age when most Americans are drawing Social Security and enjoying their retirement, Jean Felix Philius would like nothing more than to be back at work picking beans
Schell defends workers who say pay didn’t add up to beans Read More »
With funding from The Florida Bar Foundation, Gerard Glynn and Ilona Vila of the Barry University School of Law are working to ensure quality representation for juveniles whose life sentences
Foundation supports efforts to ensure fair sentencing for juveniles Read More »
In this photo: Keshawn, now 8, and his father James Kearse relax at home together in South Bay.When James Kearse learned that a lawyer at the Legal Aid Society of
Legal Aid attorney opens doors for first-grader Read More »
Jarred Reiling knows the face of domestic violence. For nearly three months he has heard the heart-wrenching stories of abused women — one so severely beaten that a judge called
Summer Fellow committed to helping victims of domestic violence Read More »
