Federal judge orders state of Florida to cover applied behavioral analysis therapy for autism
Posted by Jessica Brown on July 1, 2012Iliana Gonzalez and her son Karls, 6, enjoy visiting the playground at the…
Continue readingLegal aid organizations struggle to retain attorneys cultivated by Bar Foundation and Equal Justice Works
Posted by Jessica Brown on March 1, 2012From left, Florida Institutional Legal Services staff attorneys and former Equal Justice Works fellows Kristen Lentz, Cassandra Capobianco…
Continue readingOne student’s path to Stanford
Posted by Jessica Brown on November 1, 2011Growing up in San Juan del Rio, Queretaro, a city on Mexico’s central plateau,…
Continue readingPositively Pro Bono: Kenneth Jacobs’ story
Posted by Jessica Brown on November 1, 2011Kenneth Jacobs held a job his entire adult life until 2008 when he…
Continue readingHow Ashlyn got her sparkle back
Posted by Jessica Brown on July 1, 2011Sparkly. An eager, cheerful learner. Ashlyn Sikes’ teacher used these words to describe the Tallahassee second-grader, who…
Continue readingLegal Aid Leadership Development Institute equips legal aid attorneys to address challenging projects
Posted by Jessica Brown on July 1, 2011Legal Aid lawyer Matthew Trail thought a Lee…
Continue readingProject helps parents of disabled children with guardianship
Posted by Jessica Brown on March 1, 2011by Gabrielle Davis
Continue readingSchell defends workers who say pay didn’t add up to beans
Posted by Jessica Brown on March 1, 2011Greg Schell, right, managing attorney for Florida Legal Services’ Migrant Farmworker Justice Project, discusses legal strategy with…
Continue readingFoundation supports efforts to ensure fair sentencing for juveniles
Posted by Jessica Brown on November 1, 2010by Nancy Kinnally
Continue readingEscambia schools explore alternatives to zero-tolerance
Posted by Jessica Brown on July 1, 2010by Nancy Kinnally
Continue readingFoundation helps fund newly formed Florida Innocence Commission
Posted by Jessica Brown on July 1, 2010by Nancy Kinnally James Bain, 54, meets the press on Dec. 17, 2009, after being exonerated with the…
Continue readingSarasota Young Lawyers reach out: Partnership brings civic education to area students
Posted by Jessica Brown on March 1, 2010Stephanie Simmons’ American government students were among 40,000 in the Southwest Florida area who got an extra dose…
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