Darryl Bloodworth is past president of The Florida Bar Foundation and The Orange County Bar Association.
Tags: Access to Justice
Links: Link to bio | (Current as of: September 18, 2015)
The Legal Aid Society was begun in the early 1960’s as a volunteer organization and created by attorneys who were members of the Orange County Bar Association. The volunteer attorneys agreed to take referrals in civil and criminal cases for local residents who could not afford an attorney. In 1967, the organization was formally incorporated in Florida as a not for profit under the name of Legal Aid Society of the Orange County Bar Association, Inc.
It hired its first director and full time staff and offered free civil legal services. Currently, Legal Aid employs about 45 staff including 18 attorneys and coordinates the contributions of time and money from over 3000 volunteers both attorneys and non-attorneys.
Legal Aid remains a local program with core support from volunteers whose dedication enables it to provide civil legal services primarily in Orange County. Legal Aid is especially proud of its Pro Bono Programs, and one of those programs, the Guardian ad Litem Program.
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Op-EdCivil legal aid breaks the cycle of poverty, benefits taxpayers
Darryl BloodworthOrlando Sentinel
September 18, 2015
Civil legal aid has a far-reaching economic impact in Florida.
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