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ABOUT US

Members of The Florida Bar Public Interest Law Section

Mission

The Public Interest Law Section of the Florida Bar's mission is to provide an organization open to all who have a common interest in advocacy and enhancement of constitutional, statutory or other rights that protect the dignity, security, justice, liberty, or freedom of the individual or public, and a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas leading to increased knowledge and understanding of the areas of public interest law.

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Membership

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Florida Bar Membership

Dues: $35 annually

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Law Student and Affiliate Membership

Dues: $20 annually

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Krista Dolan

Chair

Southern Poverty Law Center
PO Box 10788
Tallahassee, FL 323
02-2788

EMAIL

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Alison DeBelder

Treasurer

Disability Rights Florida

2473 Care Drive, Ste. 200

Tallahassee, FL 32308-9803

EMAIL

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Jamos "Jay" Mobley

Chair-Elect

Legal Aid Society of the OCBA

100 E Robinson St

Orlando, FL 32801-1602

EMAIL

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Ashley Kogan Weed

Immediate Past Chair

Florida Public Defenders Office

PO Box 1980

Fort Myers, FL 33902-1980

EMAIL

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Janine Louise Rice

Vice Chair

Office of the State Attorney, 17th Circuit

201 SE 6th St., Ste. WW7150

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301

EMAIL

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Hilary A. Creary

Board of Governors Liaison

Hilary Creary, P.A.

1995 E. Oakland Park Blvd., Ste. 300

Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33306-1138

EMAIL

Anne Marie "Amy" McBride

Secretary

Crim Conflict & Civil Regional Counsel

1804 Lewis Turner Blvd., Ste. 202

Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547-1285

EMAIL

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Jorge Acosta Palmer

Community Legal Services of Mid Florida

122 E. Colonial Drive, Ste. 200

Orlando, FL 32801-1219

EMAIL

Kerri Deitsch

Office of Regional Counsel

401 S Dixie Hwy, Ste. 2

West Palm Beach, FL 33401-5834

EMAIL

Katherine Hanson​

Disability Rights Florida

2473 Care Drive, Ste. 200

Tallahassee, FL 32308-9803

EMAIL

Martha A. Pardo​

MAP Law Firm, PLLC

15502 Stoneybrook Pkwy West, #104-422

Winter Garden, FL 34787

407-270-3969

EMAIL

Alexis Alvarez Bartholomew

Florida Legal Services

PO Box 533986

Orlando, FL 32853-3986

EMAIL

Melissa Duncan

Legal Aid Society of Palm Beach County

423 Fern St., Ste. 200

West Palm Beach, FL 33401-5839

EMAIL

Walter Honaman​

Legal Aid Service of Broward County

PO Box 120910

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-0016

EMAIL

David Pina

Chainless Change, Inc. 

4300 N. University Dr., Ste. F100

Lauderhill, FL 33351-6243

954-982-0774

EMAIL

Laura Boeckman

Office of General Counsel
117 W. Duval Street, Ste. 480
Jacksonville, FL 32202-5721

EMAIL

Jeffrey Fromknecht

Lawyers for Nonprofits

2635 Old Okeechobee Rd

West Palm Beach, FL 33409-4146

EMAIL

Rebecca Klonel

Florida Legal Services

PO Box 533986

Orlando, FL 32853-3986

EMAIL

Simone Chriss

​Southern Legal Counsel
1229 NW 12th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601-4113

EMAIL

Jennifer Gordon

Nova Southeastern University Shepard College of Law

3305 College Ave

Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7721

EMAIL

Sabarish Neelakanta

US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

100 SE 2nd St., Ste. 1600

Miami, FL 33131-2132

786-648-5897

EMAIL

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