Navigation Amber Kornreich Amber Kornreich is the recipient of the 2025 Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division Pro Bono Service Award. The award recognizes public service or legal aid performed by a lawyer who is 35 or younger or who has not practiced for more than five years. The award will be presented in a January 16 […]
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FFLA distributes $93 million in IOTA funds to 35 legal aid organizations
The board of directors of FFLA has approved a general distribution of $89,748,976 in Interest on Trust Account (IOTA) funds to 35 Florida legal aid organizations. Organizations must use the grant money within calendar year 2025. At its December 6, 2024, meeting, FFLA also approved using $3,636,425 in IOTA funds for its Pro Bono Support […]
Craig E. Rothburd, P.A., to receive commendation for pro bono work
Craig E. Rothburd Craig E. Rothburd, P.A. — a Tampa-based law firm that has made pro bono service an integral part of the firm’s ethos — will receive the 2025 Law Firm Commendation from Chief Justice Carlos G. Muñiz at the annual Pro Bono Awards ceremony Jan. 16 at the Supreme Court of Florida. The […]
Rules, scams, and law student loans on Florida Bar News Briefs
The latest edition of Florida Bar News Briefs, a weekly podcast dedicated to what’s happening in the legal profession, is now available with stories including: The Florida Supreme Court revising the process for developing procedural rules, following a 2022 study commissioned by The Florida Bar. A Georgia prison inmate and an accomplice facing federal charges for […]
Lawdragon Inducts Shook Environmental Partner to Hall of Fame
Shook Partner John Barkett has been inducted into the 2025 Lawdragon Hall of Fame. Lawdragon has also recognized Barkett among the 500 Leading Litigators in America. To be inducted into Lawdragon’s Hall of Fame, a lawyer must have a long and impactful career of service to the legal profession. Most of those selected have been practicing law for 40 years and in many […]