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on the top blue bar of every page on the site. You can search for an attorney
by name, location, section or certification. The Lawyer Referral Service
helps you find a lawyer for your special needs.
Help in the foreclosure crisis
z A variety of web resources for families facing foreclosure and
attorneys helping them is available from The Florida Bar's Consumer
Protection Law Committee.
z If you have been served with foreclosure papers, contact your local
legal office immediately at www.floridalawhelp.org ( Find Local
Assistance).
Attorney Consumer Assistance Program (ACAP): Our Client Assistance program is
called the Attorney Consumer Assistance Program (ACAP). ACAP is the department that
handles client complaints and even can resolve some problems before a complaint is
filed. Call the ACAP Hotline - 866/352-0707.
Consumer Information: The Florida Bar provides information for the public on certain
general areas of law as well as specific legal issues in our Consumer Pamphlets.
Speakers Bureau: The Florida Bar has assembled a group of outstanding lawyers
throughout the state who speak to groups within their communities as a public service,
they are our Speakers Bureau.
Clients' Security Fund: The Clients' Security Fund was created by The Florida Bar to
help compensate persons who have suffered a loss of money or property due to
misappropriation or embezzlement by an attorney.
Group and Prepaid Legal Services: Prepaid Legal Services plans work by making prior
arrangements with lawyers to provide specified services to plan members at reduced
fees.
Legal Aid/Pro Bono: Legal Aid agencies are the organizations that refer pro bono cases
to attorneys around Florida.
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