ABOUT US
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.
Membership
Florida Bar Membership
Dues: $35 annually
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Law Student and Affiliate Membership
Dues: $20 annually
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Public Interest Law Section Executive Council
Ashley Kogan Weed
Chair
Florida Public Defenders Office
PO Box 1980
Fort Myers, FL 33902-1980
Office: 239-533-2911 x1833
Alison DeBelder
Treasurer
Disability Rights Florida
2473 Care Drive, Ste. 200
Tallahassee, FL 32308-9803
850-488-9071
Sally L. McArthur
Immediate Past Chair
1721 Lakeside Drive
Orlando, FL 32803-1509
321-204-4469
Krista Dolan
Chair-Elect
Southern Poverty Law Center
PO Box 10788
Tallahassee, FL 32302-2788
850-521-3000
Anne Marie "Amy" McBride
Secretary
Crim Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel
1804 Lewis Turner Blvd., Ste. 202
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32547-1285
Simone Chriss
Southern Legal Counsel
1229 NW 12th Ave
Gainesville, FL 32601-4113
352-271-8890
EMAIL
Melissa Green
Legal Aid Service of Broward County, Inc.
491 N State Road 7
Plantation, FL 33317-2833
954-372-0154
Tom Kay
Alachua Conservation Trust
7204 SE County Road 234
Gainesville, FL 32641-1608
352-373-1078
Janine Louise Rice
Janine Rice Law, PLLC
400 SE 8th Street
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33316-1124
754-444-8764
Candice Brower
Regional Counsel, 1st
235 S Main St Ste 205
Gainesville, FL 32601-6585
352-377-0567
Deborah Anne Schroth
Partnership for Strong Families, Inc.
2068 Plainfield Ave.
Orange Park, FL 32073-5440
352-363-9511
Martha A. Pardo
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc.
122 E. Colonial Drive, Ste. 200
Orlando, FL 32801-1219
407-710-0834
Claud B. Nelson, III
Community Legal Services of Mid-Florida, Inc.
315 Magnolia Ave.
Sanford, FL 32771-1915
407-706-5647
Sabarish Neelakanta
SPN Law, LLC
The Harvey Building
224 Datura St Ste 904
West Palm Beach, FL 33401-5637
561-350-0369
Walter Honaman
Legal Aid Service of Broward County
PO Box 120910
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312-0016
954-736-2404
Margaret Julien
Office of the Regional Council
401 NW 2nd Ave., Ste. 326
Miami, FL 33128-1740
305-679-6550
Katherine Hanson
Disability Rights Florida
2473 Care Drive, Ste. 200
Tallahassee, FL 32308-9803
850-488-9071
Jennifer Gordon
Nova Southeastern University Shepard College of Law
3305 College Ave
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33314-7721
954-262-6126
Jeffrey Fromknecht
Lawyers for Nonprofits
2635 Old Okeechobee Rd
West Palm Beach, FL 33409-4146
561-755-7433
Jaime D'Alessandro
South FL Guardianship Program
3601 W. Commercial Blvd
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33309-3300
954-572-8305
Laura Boeckman
Office of General Counsel
117 W. Duval Street, Ste. 480
Jacksonville, FL 32202-5721
904-255-5054
Danielle M. Barfield
FL Dept. of Children and Families
401 NW 2nd Ave., Ste. S526
Miami, FL 33128-1772
786-831-5962