Tally-to-Jax marathon series to fund medical legal partnership
Members of the Jacksonville Bar Association (JBA) representing Big Law, alternative dispute resolution and solo/small firms are entering into an epic battle to see who can garner the most support for Freed to Run 6.0, which is expected to fully fund an endowment for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s Northeast Florida Medical Legal Partnership (NFMLP) this month.
In this three-way showdown, teams called Too Big to Fail (Big Law), Neutrals Never Quit (JBA alternative dispute resolution practitioners committee) and Too Small to Fall (solo and small-firm committee) will use sheer will and persuasion to determine who can:
sign up the most JBA members,
run the most aggregate miles, and
raise the most money for Jacksonville Area Legal Aid’s Northeast Florida Medical Legal Partnership.
Each group will field a relay team to run in the last of the six Freed to Run marathons, which will be run on Nov. 19. Freed to Run will provide buses to transport runners from the Duval County Courthouse to the start at the Baker County Courthouse in Macclenny, and to pick up and drop off relay participants along the route.
The Northeast Florida Medical Legal Partnership provides civil legal aid to pediatric patients and their families to help the children overcome barriers to their wellness, including landlord-tenant, health coverage, family law and other issues.