David Prather’s gift to help usher in legal aid’s next generation
A civil trial attorney with Clark, Fountain, La Vista, Prather, Keen & Littky-Rubin in West Palm Beach, Florida Bar Foundation board member David Prather understands the importance of cultivating a talented legal team. So, through a $50,000 pledge to the Foundation, Prather is helping Florida’s legal aid organizations develop their
Cooke fits legal services to the poor into his career—and his estate plan
The start of Ham Cooke’s legal career coincided with an event that marked a turning point, not only in American history, but also in Cooke’s perspective on his own role in society. An Army veteran and political moderate raised in Kentucky, Cooke was no ’60s radical, but he took the assassination
Trial Lawyers Section provides training scholarships for legal aid attorneys
The Florida Bar Trial Lawyers section provided more than $7,000 worth of scholarships enabling four legal aid attorneys to attend the section’s Advanced Trial Advocacy 2016 seminar May 10-14 at the University of Florida Frederic G. Levin College of Law in Gainesville. The Florida Bar Foundation accepted applications from legal
Family Law Section gives its third $75,000 gift to The Florida Bar Foundation
With a unanimous vote of its Executive Council Jan. 30, The Florida Bar’s Family Law Section approved its third $75,000 donation to The Florida Bar Foundation since 2012. Section Chair Maria C. Gonzalez presented the gift at the Foundation’s March 4 board meeting along with David Manz, who as Family
Florida Bar sections continue to provide vital funding
Four Florida Bar sections have donated a combined $200,000 to The Florida Bar Foundation in 2015-16, including a $75,000 gift from the Family Law Section that is earmarked for Children’s Legal Services grants. The Business Law Section and the Appellate Practice Section each gave $50,000 and the Criminal Law Section
Florida Bar Leadership Academy makes leadership gift
by Doug Sachs The Florida Bar Leadership Academy Class II on June 27 demonstrated what being leaders is all about by making a collective $34,200 pledge to The Florida Bar Foundation, the Academy’s first such contribution. “The Foundation is the hidden gem for lawyers who want to give back and
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 Miami bound for New York. He was on his way to launch what became the largest pro bono program in
Family Law Section makes its second $75,000 gift
The Florida Bar’s Family Law Section Jan. 31 made a $75,000 gift to The Florida Bar Foundation, its second such contribution in three years. “As family lawyers, we understand the vitally important role The Florida Bar Foundation plays in ensuring access to justice for Florida’s low-income families, its foster children
Florida Bar sections and divisions continue their support of the Foundation
In the past three years, Florida Bar sections and divisions have contributed more than $660,000 to The Florida Bar Foundation. Some of their most recent gifts were announced at The Florida Bar’s Annual Convention in June. Business Law Section makes $50,000 gift to the Foundation The Florida Bar Business
Business Law Section makes $50,000 gift to the Foundation
by Nancy Kinnally July 2014 MAITLAND, Fla. —The Florida Bar Business Law Section has made a $50,000 gift to The Florida Bar Foundation in an effort to help the Foundation weather the financial crisis resulting from the continued slump in revenue from Florida’s Interest on Trust Accounts Program. “We see
Batchelor Foundation gift supports Miami Law’s advocacy for foster youth
Freshman class president at Miami’s Design & Architecture High School, one of the nation’s best magnet schools, Stephanie Davis had ambitions of attending a top arts school and a father intent on helping her achieve her dream. But as she was getting ready to start her junior year, Davis, who