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Be a Leader for Justice
You can fulfill your annual pro bono service goals (Florida Bar Rule 4.6-1) and become a partner in equal justice in your community by making a contribution of $350 or more to Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida. If every attorney in your law firm donates, you become a Sustaining Law Firm. By making a contribution, you are joining a valued group of supporters who are affirming that equal justice should be a reality for everyone in Central Florida, regardless of their income.
Why Become a Sustaining Law Firm?
Fulfill Your Pro Bono Requirement
Your firm will be able to report 100% compliance with The Florida Bar’s pro bono service goals (Florida Bar Rule 4.6-1).
Help Your Community
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida is the largest provider of free legal aid to low-income residents in Central Florida, helping more than 20,000 people annually. By guiding our clients through life’s obstacles, we give them the tools they need to participate fully in our society. Your support of CLSMF will help us to promote fairness and equality in the communities we serve, which in turn helps:
- families in crisis to secure access to safety-net food and income programs;
- seniors to regain control of their lives after abuse or financial exploitation;
- low-income veterans to obtain (or appeal the denial of) service-related benefits;
- victims of domestic violence to obtain safety and independence from abuse;
- children with disabilities to obtain the educational services they need.
Frequently Asked Questions
What size or type of law firm can qualify as a Sustaining Law Firm?
Any size or type, including solo practitioners, corporate legal departments and small to large law firms.
What is the contribution requirement to become a Sustaining Law Firm?
Make a donation of $350 or more for each attorney in the firm practicing in Brevard, Citrus, Flagler, Hernando, Lake, Marion, Orange, Osceola, Putnam, Seminole, Sumter and Volusia counties.
What do I report to the Florida Bar?
Florida Bar Rule 4.6-1 allows attorneys to meet the expectation that they render pro bono legal services to low-income residents by making a contribution of $350 or more to a qualifying organization, such as CLSMF. After becoming a Sustaining Law Firm, simply report that your firm has achieved 100% compliance with The Florida Bar’s pro bono service goal.
Who can contribute?
Contributions can be made by individual attorneys, their employer, or through a matching gift program.
Do I have to pay now?
No. Choose to pledge now and start receiving the benefits immediately. Full payment for the year must be received by December 31st.
How would a national or regional firm qualify?
The firm would qualify as a Sustaining Law Firm by contributing $350 for each attorney practicing in the 12-county service area for Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida.
Can non-monetary commitments, such as pro bono hours, count towards the requirement to become a Sustaining Law Firm?
No. Qualification as a Sustaining Law Firm is based only on financial support.
Do all monetary contributions count towards the requirement?
Yes. All contributions to the general fund, specific programs, and United Way designations count.
Thank You to the 2018 Sustaining Law Firm Donors!
Alice L. Cushman
Amanda Simmons Luby
Ana C. Torres
Andrew Lloyd Cameron
Archie O. Lowry, Jr.
Arthur J. Grant Lacerte, Jr.
Beth E. Antrim
Bonnie A. Berns P.A.
Brooke M. Gaffney
C. John De Salvo
Carolyn J.B. Lawrence
Charles R. Colbrunn
Christy Franklin Harris
Clark Stillwell
Claude Ashton Van Hook, III
Cobb Cole
Cynthia A. Doucette
Dahl Family Law Group
Daniel S. Wallace P.A.
Dean & Dean LLP
Dennis J. Wall Attorney At Law P.A.
Deno P. Dikeou
Donald Floyd Perrin
Dorothy Hukill P.A.
Edwin D. Davis II P.A.
Elizabeth Myers
Erika Barger
Gary L. Summers
George G. Daniels
Gina Silvestri
Greg E. Melnick, Jr.
Harlan Lee Paul
Harlow C. Middleton, P.A.
Hill and Ponton, P.A.
Herbert Williams P.A.
J.W. Chalkley III P.A.
James R. Lavigne
Jane Goddard Durocher
Jennifer Thomson
Jesse Ian Unruh
Jessica Langley Lowe, P.A.
Jill Vilhelm
Jonathan W. Shirley Pa
Joseph Michael Horrox
Judith Elizabeth Koons
Kathryn Sydny Piscitelli
Keith C. Warnock P.A.
Kenneth Bohannon PL
Kenneth H. Bryk
Kirk Thomas Bauer
Langley Law
Law Office of John Karl Schwartz, Jr.
Law Office of Anita R. Geraci P.A.
Law Office of Robert Ginsberg
Law Offices of Dorothy Clay Sims
Mary Catherine E Losey
Matthew William Thompson
Michael L. Crofts, P. A.
Michael Paul Kelton
Musleh Law Firm P.A.
Nicole Sonnenblick
Paola Ramos
Patricia R. Mueller P.A.
Philip E. Morgan, III
Philip Henry Elliott Jr.
Politis & Matovina P.A.
Randall Joseph Marshall
Raymond Marshall Warren
Raymond Martin Donadio, Jr.
Richard Brooks Casey
Richard Tombrink Jr.
Robert James Riggio
Robert K. Rouse Jr.
Robert Marvin Steenbergh
Ronald G. Baker
Rosemary Kuperberg
RSM
Sandra Manjasek P.A.
Sean William Travis Smallwood
Senthia T Santana
Serita D Beamon
Shapiro Injury Group, P.A.
Silvia Ibanez
Sondra L. Turner
Sonya S. Wesner
Stakenborg Law, PA
Sultana Law, P.A.
Susan Marie Silver
Sylvia Yvonne Simmons
Tanner Andrews P.A.
Teresa J. Thornton-Hill
Thomas Glenn Porutallo
Tiffany Vanessa Colbert
Timothy Crayton Laubach
Timothy Frantz P.A.
Timothy Steven Babiarz
Todd William Gretton
Troy Wallace Finnegan
Virginia Bullerman Townes
William Akers, III
William J. Voges
William Kevin Bledsoe
William Paul Rice, Jr.
Yvonne M. Pinto
