Welcome to the Florida Pro Bono Resource Center!
Join this site if you are a volunteer attorney, legal services advocate, law student or faculty advising low income and disadvantaged clients, there are resources here to help you.
Use this site to find information to help you provide pro bono representation to individuals, families and non-profit organizations in need of legal assistance. Generally, pro bono legal services involve direct free legal assistance to an eligible client or client group or free legal services to charitable, religious or educational organizations whose overall mission and activities are designed predominately to address the needs of the poor.
NEWS
Sylvia Hardaway Walbolt Received 2008 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award
Sylvia Hardaway Walbolt, a shareholder in the law firm of Carlton Fields in Tampa, has been selected as the recipient of the 2008 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award. The award was presented by Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis at a January 31 ceremony at the Florida Supreme Court. Read more.
Sandy D'Alemberte to Receive 2007 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award
Florida State University President Emeritus Talbot "Sandy" D'Alemberte has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 Tobias Simon Pro Bono Service Award. The award will be presented by Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis at a January 25 ceremony at the Florida Supreme Court. Read more.
Circuit Judge Lauren L. Brodie to Receive Distinguished Judicial Service Award
Circuit Court Judge Lauren L. Brodie, who presides in Florida's 20th Judicial Circuit, has been named the recipient of the 2007 Distinguished Judicial Service Award. The award will be conferred at a January 25 ceremony at the Florida Supreme Court. More &
'David and Goliath' firms to receive commendation for pro bono work
Two Florida law firms, one a father and son practice in Port St. Lucie and the other a multinational firm with 23 offices worldwide, have been selected as recipients of the 2007 Law Firm Commendation. The award will be conferred by Chief Justice R. Fred Lewis at a January 25 ceremony at the Florida Supreme Court. More ...
Tampa lawyer to receive The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Pro Bono Award
Mac Richard McCoy, of the Tampa office of Carlton Fields, P.A., has been selected as the recipient of The Florida Bar's Young Lawyers' Division Pro Bono Service Award. More ...
South Florida Bankruptcy Bar Association to receive pro bono award
The Bankruptcy Bar Association for the Southern District of Florida has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 Voluntary Bar Association Pro Bono Award. The award recognizes a voluntary bar that has demonstrated a significant contribution in the delivery of legal services to individuals or groups on a pro bono basis. The award will be conferred at a January 25 ceremony at the Florida Supreme Court. More ...
What's New
The Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Service's June 2006 Report to the Supreme Court of Florida, the Florida Bar, and the Florida Bar Foundation on the Voluntary Pro Bono Attorney Plan.
Rule Interpretations
Rule 4-6.1 Pro Bono Public Service
Rule 4-6.5 Voluntary Pro Bono Plan
Ethics Opinion 92-1
Ethics Opinion 86-9
Frequently Asked Questions
History of Pro Bono Legal Assistance in Florida
The Standing Committee on Pro Bono Legal Service's Reports to the Supreme Court of Florida, the Florida Bar, and the Florida Bar Foundation on the Voluntary Pro Bono Attorney Plan.
Pro Bono Reporting FAQ
Click here for the Florida Bar Foundation's Legal Assistance Disaster Manual
Training Resources
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