Hala Sandridge Appointed Director of The Florida Bar Foundation
Tampa, FL - Fowler White Boggs is pleased to announce that Hala A. Sandridge, managing shareholder of the Tampa office, has been appointed Director of The Florida Bar Foundation for a three year term beginning July 1, 2011.
The mission of The Florida Bar Foundation, a charitable organization established in 1956 by Florida lawyers and the Florida Supreme Court, is to provide greater access to justice. The Foundation accomplishes its mission primarily through funding of programs that expand and improve representation and advocacy on behalf of low-income persons in civil legal matters, improve the fair and effective administration of justice, and promote public service among future lawyers by making it an integral component of the law school experience.
Ms. Sandridge is a member of the Business and Appellate Litigation Practice. She practices in all facets of commercial appeals and has directly handled hundreds of appeals in both state and federal courts of appeal. Ms. Sandridge is Board Certified in Appellate Practice by The Florida Bar and she is AV peer review rated by Martindale-Hubbell. She received her B.A. from the University of Florida and her J.D., With Honors, from Florida State University College of Law.
Providing comprehensive legal services to our clients for nearly 70 years, Fowler White Boggs is one of Florida’s oldest law firms. Our Firm is internationally connected with a Florida focus with 130 attorneys in five offices located in Tampa, Fort Myers, Tallahassee, Jacksonville, and Fort Lauderdale.