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I believe that volunteerism is vital to the success not only of individual organizations and institutions, but to the community as a whole.

The Stann Givens Family Law Inn of Court wrapped up their annual fundraiser in support Bay Area Legal Services.

The Florida Bar Foundation just announced that Bay Area Legal Services’ President and CEO, Richard “Dick” C. Woltmann, will receive the 2022 Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award.

More than 50 law firms have been a part of Bay Area Legal's largest annual campaign since its inception. Special thanks to those 10-year firms and to all that have sustained our programs through the years

Bay Area Legal Services Welcomes New Leaders and New Members to 2022 Board of Directors

Through the support of the Bullard Family Foundation and the Metropolitan Ministries, Bay Area Legal Services will be offering free legal intakes and legal rights trainings onsite at The Prosperity Center for the next two years.

Nominate individual attorneys, individual paralegals, a law firm, or an organization that made significant contributions of pro bono legal services to the poor in Hillsborough County during 2021. 

Two attorneys, who have volunteered countless hours with Bay Area Legal Services’ Volunteer Lawyers Program, were recently recognized by the Florida Supreme Court as the recipients of the 2022 Florida Bar President’s Pro Bono Service Award.

In 2020, Bay Area Legal Services reached its fundraising goal of $75K to establish the Don M. Stichter Endowment at the Community Foundation of Tampa Bay. Since then, the endowment has breached $230K.

Bay Area Legal was the recipient of more than $907K in cy pres awards during 2021.