The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation funds two-year fellowships for attorneys seeking to make a difference in Ohio’s civil justice system by addressing urgent legal problems facing Ohioans. Justice for All (JFA) Fellows partner with host organizations to design innovative projects that explore new ways to help low-income Ohioans with civil legal challenges. The application [...]
As chair of the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation’s new Access to Justice Initiatives Committee, Ann Bergen leads committee members in their charge to coordinate efforts to assess unmet civil legal needs, identify barriers to access, and evaluate and develop proposals to make systemic improvements to better meet or reduce civil legal needs. It’s a [...]
The Foundation’s newly released 2025 annual report explores how justice works to eliminate barriers and create opportunities for families, neighborhoods, and future generations. Featuring stories divided into five sections, the report illustrates how the Foundation funds civil legal aid and justice initiatives throughout Ohio to: strengthen the workforce; assist veterans in receiving the benefits they [...]
Position Overview: Job title: Grants & Reimbursement Coordinator Status: Full-time Exempt Employee Starting salary: Commensurate with experience About Us: The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation (Foundation) is a nonprofit foundation committed to ensuring that Ohioans who are low-income or who lack access can fully and fairly participate in civil systems that produce just outcomes. To [...]
Position Overview: Job title: Child Welfare Program Attorney Status: Full-time Exempt Employee Starting salary: Commensurate with experience About Us: The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation (Foundation) is a nonprofit foundation committed to ensuring that Ohioans who are low-income or who lack access can fully and fairly participate in civil systems that produce just outcomes. To [...]
At Sinclair Community College, Foundation Board Member Tom Roberts is an advisor to the Sinclair Ohio Fellows Program, a student leadership development program based on Robert Greenleaf’s principles of servant leadership. It’s a fitting role for a leader with decades of service in the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate, who is now [...]
The Foundation was deeply saddened to learn that former Foundation board member and dean of Cleveland State College of Law, Steve Steinglass, passed away on Feb. 4. Steinglass served on the Foundation Board from 2001 to 2018. A graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia Law School, Steinglass began his [...]
The Foundation proudly participated in a video produced by the Ohio Department of Commerce – Division of Unclaimed Funds that tells the story of The Cascades, a new housing development in Greene County that provides low- and moderate-income seniors with access to safe, affordable housing. Watch the video and hear from Foundation Executive Director Angie [...]
Ashley Ward likes that her job includes a little bit of everything. A staff attorney at Ohio Justice & Policy Center (OJPC), Ward represents clients, works on community outreach, and participates in education and policy work. Since starting her career at OJPC as an intern while in law school at the University of Cincinnati College [...]
Marie Curry, managing attorney at Community Legal Aid, grew up in a household where lively conversations around the dinner table were the norm. Curry's nurse practitioner mother and healthcare administrator father ignited her interest in health, setting her on a path that would culminate in becoming one of the foremost experts on health policy and [...]
