As president of Florida Legal Services, Miami attorney Eric M. Sodhi will serve as a designated director on the board of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable organization whose mission is to provide greater access to justice. Sodhi is a partner in the Miami office of Richman Greer, where he focuses on commercial litigation, specializing in areas such as personal injury, civil RICO, class actions and product liability. He earned his bachelor’s degree from the University of Central Florida and his law degree from Emory University. Sodhi, who is also a Florida Bar Foundation Fellow, begins his term on the board July 1.

The mission of The Florida Bar Foundation (www.TheFloridaBarFoundation.org) is to provide greater access to justice. The Florida Bar Foundation is the only funder linking 30 legal aid organizations in Florida to form a comprehensive, statewide legal services delivery system. Other Foundation programs include grants to improve the justice system and loan repayment assistance for attorneys at its legal aid grantee organizations. Principal support for the Foundation’s charitable activities comes from the Interest on Trust Accounts (IOTA) Program implemented by the Florida Supreme Court in 1981. Additional support comes from gifts by Florida attorneys, law firms, corporations, foundations and from other individuals.