The Farah & Farah law firm, with help from a craft brewer, beer aficionados and the community, raised nearly $30,000 for Paws & Stripes, a program at Five Star Veterans Center in conjunction with the Jacksonville Humane Society.
The campaign invited patrons to purchase an Intuition Ale Works limited-edition craft beer, “4 the Pups, Man.”
Farah & Farah donated $4 for each pint sold at Intuition Ale Works, Kanine Social, Brewhound Dog Park + Bar and Really Good Beer Stop, and agreed to match up to $10,000 of the online donations to the program.
Online donors contributed $10,962 and Farah & Farah matched $10,000 plus the per-pint contribution of $8,212 for the $29,174 combined donation.
The law firm made a contribution to Five Star Veterans Center for the third consecutive year to support the nonprofit’s work with former military personnel who need restorative care.
Five Star helps veterans ages 22-55 suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, depression, anxiety and other service-related mental health issues.
Paws & Stripes provides a volunteer opportunity for post-9/11 service members that allows them to spend time with dogs at the humane society.
“It teaches our guys how to work with dogs and helps the dogs learn to trust humans again,” said retired USMC Col. Len Loving, CEO of Five Star.
In addition, Five Star will be able to assist with veterinary bills, provide food and equipment for the dogs and transport veterans to the humane society.
S. A. Siddiqui, 405 Gianna Way in St. Augustine, is suspended for three years effective 30 days following a Feb. 1 court order.
Siddiqui is listed by The Florida Bar as practicing at Simple Legal Enterprise.
In one matter, Siddiqui failed to competently and timely pursue a client’s family law matter and misrepresented to the client the status of the case.
In a second matter, Siddiqui failed to competently represent a client in his criminal case and failed to appear for jury selection.
In a third matter, Siddiqui failed to appear for court and misrepresented to the court that he did not receive notice of the court hearing.