Longtime JALA pro bono advocate F. Susannah Collins will receive The Florida Bar President’s 2024 Pro Bono Service Award for the Fourth Judicial Circuit at a ceremony at the Florida Supreme Court in Tallahassee Jan. 18.
A family law practitioner, Collins accepts family law cases pro bono through JALA and plays a significant role in JALA’s outreach. She makes presentations on Dissolution of Marriage, Paternity, Child Support, and Timesharing at the Northeast Florida Women Veterans Center, as well as at JALA’s monthly virtual family law clinics. She volunteers each month at JALA’s Veterans Legal Collaborative, participates in inner-city pro bono JALA Ask-A-Lawyer events, and serves as an expert resource for matters related to family law.
Collins also received JALA’s Kathy Para Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award in 2022 -2023.
About Jacksonville Area Legal Aid
Jacksonville Area Legal Aid is a nonprofit law firm focused on delivering economic, social, and housing justice to low-income and at-risk individuals and families on the First Coast.
If you are an attorney wanting to volunteer with probate and heirs property issues, contact JALA Pro Bono Director Aaron Irving, at (904) 356-8371, Ext. 363, or Aaron.Irving@jaxlegalaid.org.
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