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The Kids Deserve Justice specialty license plate funds free legal services to low-income children in Florida. Every dollar of the Kids Deserve Justice specialty license plate fee of $25.00 will fund children's legal services. No administrative costs will be deducted by The Florida Bar Foundation.

Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys--New Edition

The Federal Practice Manual for Legal Aid Attorneys, an invaluable resource for legal aid and public interest lawyers, has recently been updated. The 2006 edition, edited by Jeffrey S. Gutman, Professor of Clinical Law and Associate Dean of Academic Affairs at George Washington University Law School and published by the Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law, is now available in PDF format. Individual chapters from the manual are available for download free of charge from the Shriver Center's online Poverty Law Library.

An HTML version of the manual, which will include links to hyperlinks to statutes, case documents, and model pleadings is forthcoming on eJustice.org, the Shriver Center's national technology project.

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FLAdvocate Library Building Campaign

It is easy to be a civil law practice area library contributor. We need your help! Help other attorneys throughout Florida access this rich source of forms, sample pleadings, training materials, client information, and much more!Click hereto view these simple instructions to see how to help.

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The Florida Bar Foundation's Legal Assistance Disaster Manual is available for the state's legal aid programs. The manual was developed with the assistance of the American Bar Association and The Florida Bar Young Lawyers Division.

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