President’s Message Summer 2013
Think about what your life would be like if you had not had access to education, health care, and a safe living environment as a child. Now imagine having a […]
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Speaking of Justice
Children’s legal services projects in dire need of funding
A single mother waiting tables in Daytona Beach, Michelle Gonska rarely saw two days go by without getting a call from her first-grader’s school about his behavior. “I was trying
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Children’s Campaign 2013
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Protecting the legal rights of Florida’s migrant farmworkers
Pedro Hernandez Perez, 51, has had his wallet stolen twice once from a migrant farmworker boarding house and the second time on a bus. “They took my money and my
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Project that secured Medicaid benefits for autistic children receives inaugural Paul Doyle Children’s Advocacy Award
A Miami-based legal aid project that enabled more than 8,000 autistic children to gain coverage under Florida Medicaid for the only effective, evidence-based treatment for their condition was recognized with
Lawyers partner with libraries in innovative pro bono effort
As fallout from the recession lingers, legal problems from foreclosure to divorce continue to haunt low-income Floridians just as the resources of legal aid organizations dwindle, which is why volunteer
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Akerman LLP remembers Jim Foster with $10,000 gift designated for Children’s Legal Services
During his 16 years at Akerman LLP, Jim Foster was someone colleagues and friends often turned to for advice. “He was very much a mentor to younger lawyers and even
President’s Message – Summer 2013
Since Speaking of Justice was launched in 2009, it has always carried stories of the work of our grantees, and it will continue to do so. But with all of
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Robert C. Josefsberg receives Medal of Honor Award
Robert C. Josefsberg, a Miami attorney known for his half century of counsel to governors, judges and clients ranging from a rock star to the poorest of the poor, received
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Linda Moore retires
Linda Moore, program associate in the grants department of The Florida Bar Foundation, retired in December after more than seven years of service. One of Moore’s major contributions to the
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