Miami attorney Roberto R. Pardo has been reappointed by the Florida Supreme Court to serve on the board of The Florida Bar Foundation, a statewide charitable organization whose mission is to provide greater access to justice.

Pardo practices in the areas of criminal law and personal injury at his own firm, Roberto R. Pardo, P.A. He received his bachelor’s degree from Florida International University and his juris doctor from the University of Miami School of Law.

Previously serving as a member of the board from 2007-2013, Pardo has served on The Florida Bar Foundation’s finance and audit, development, investment, and legal assistance for the poor/law student assistance grant committees.

Pardo has also served as director of the Cuban American Bar Association. He a former treasurer and is currently on the board of the Miami chapter of the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

For many years, Pardo also served on the Eleventh Circuit Unlicensed Practice of Law Committee "D" and the Grievance Committee “B,” for which he twice received a Meritorious Public Service Award.

Pardo, a Florida Bar Foundation Fellow, will begin his three-year term 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.