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Kathy Para to be awarded the Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award
Kathy Para, retired director of pro bono for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid, has won The Florida Bar Foundation’s 2020 Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award.
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Covid-19 and Legal Aid
Resources for Lawyers For court and Bar announcements, alerts and changes caused by the coronavirus, visit floridabar.org/covid19. The Florida Supreme Court has
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Guardians ad litem funded by Foundation change one life at a time
“It wouldn’t have been a happy story or a success story,” says Melissa Whitted, reflecting on what it would have been like for her and her husband to adopt…
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Legal aid programs prepare, respond in face of COVID-19
As the reality of stay-at-home orders, social distancing and closed businesses set in for Floridians in…
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Message from the President – Spring 2020
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. I hope this newsletter finds you and your family…
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Foundation announces Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge alumni, student winners
The Florida Bar Foundation announced the winners of the 2020 Florida Pro Bono Law School Challenge April 29. The University of Miami School of Law won the top honor,…
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Foundation honors two lawyers, one non-lawyer with 2020 Medal of Honor
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. The Honorable Peter T. Fay, the Honorable James Lawrence…
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March 2020 Board Meeting Report
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. Quarterly Board Report March 27, 2020 (and April 9, 2020)…
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Message from the President – Winter 2020
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. When most of us think about legal aid, we…
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Foundation awards $6.4 million in Community Economic Development grants
In December 2023, The Florida Bar Foundation changed its name to FFLA. Posts prior to this date contain our former name. The Florida Bar Foundation board on Dec. 13 approved…
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