The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation Presidential Award is presented annually to law firms or individuals who have made outstanding efforts in improving access to justice through pro bono or volunteer service.
Past recipients include GE Aviation Legal Department (2014); Bricker & Eckler LLP (2013), and the Ohio State Bar Association (2012).
Nominations for the award are now open. If you would like to nominate an individual or organization for outstanding efforts in improving access to justice through pro bono or volunteer service, then please do so by email to [email protected] no later than Friday, March 6, 2015, at 5:00 p.m.
Your nomination should include the name or names of the individual or organization you are nominating and a brief statement (no more than 250 words) of why this individual or organization should be selected. You may submit more than one nomination. Letters of recommendation are welcomed but not required.
Foundation Board President Kathleen Trafford will review all nominations and make a final selection.
The Award will be presented on the afternoon of Wednesday, April 29, during the Ohio State Bar Association 2015 Annual Convention at the Kalahari Resort in Sandusky, Ohio.