Randall C. Berg Jr.

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Randall Challen Berg Jr.
Born(1949-01-17)January 17, 1949
DiedApril 10, 2019(2019-04-10) (aged 70)
OccupationLawyer
Known forExecutive Director of the Florida Justice Institute

Randall Challen Berg Jr. (January 17, 1949 – April 10, 2019)[1] was an American attorney.

Biography

Berg was born to Randall Challen Berg and Margaret Baker Berg. He spent most of his childhood in

lieutenant junior grade. Berg attended George Mason University School of Law, graduating in 1978. He married his wife Carol in 1978 and then moved to Miami to start the Florida Justice Institute (FJI). He had a son, Randall Challen Berg III,[1]
who was born in 1987.

Berg was the executive director of the

IOLTA) program in Florida, and then assisted in establishing IOLTA programs nationwide and defending its constitutionality as the executive director of the National IOLTA Clearinghouse. IOLTA has created over $5 billion nationwide to primarily fund legal services for the poor [6]

In November 2018, he and FJI were named to the Daily Business Review's 2018 Most Effective Lawyers list for their public interest work in securing treatment for prisoners infected with hepatitis C.[7]

Berg retired at the end of 2018, two years after initially being diagnosed with ALS. He was proud of the 40 years of work fighting "for the rights of the downtrodden, disabled, disenfranchised and even the despised."[8]

On April 10, 2019, the Florida Justice Institute announced that Berg had died from complications of ALS.[9][10]

On June 8, 2023, Jacksonville University established the Randall C. Berg Jr. College of Law Deanship. This endowed deanship was given in honor of Randall by his brother Gilchrist Berg.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b "Obituary for RANDALL CHALLEN BERG JR". Van Orsdel Family Funeral Chapels. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  2. ^ Padgett, Tim (October 17, 2007). "What's Wrong With Florida's Prisons". Time. Archived from the original on November 3, 2007. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  3. ^ "Pen Pal Ban for Prisoners is Opposed". The New York Times. July 29, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
  4. ^ "Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons". Vera Institute of Justice. November 1–2, 2005.
  5. ^ "Race & Social Justice Panel Bios" (PDF). University of Miami School of Law. 2016.
  6. ^ "Randall Berg Jr. to receive The Florida Bar Foundation's Jane Elizabeth Curran Distinguished Service Award". Florida Bar Foundation. May 16, 2017. Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  7. Daily Business Review
    . Retrieved December 28, 2018.
  8. Palm Beach Post
    . Retrieved January 23, 2019.
  9. ^ "Our Dear Friend Randy". Florida Justice Institute. 2019-04-10. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  10. ^ Vassolo, Martin (April 11, 2019). "Randall Berg, attorney who fought for prison reform and affordable legal help, dies at 70". Miami Herald. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  11. ^ Scanlan, Dan (June 9, 2023). "JU law school gets multimillion-dollar gift honoring Randall C. Berg Jr". Jax Today. Retrieved June 9, 2023.

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