On June 5, the Foundation hosted a lunch and learn session at the Riffe Center for Ohio House legislative staff members eager to learn how Ohio’s legal aids can benefit constituents. Foundation Executive Director Angie Lloyd highlighted the resources available for constituents with civil legal needs, including Ohio’s legal aids, Ohio Legal Help, and the [...]
Ohio Legal Help, a Foundation grantee that leverages technology and innovation to help all Ohioans access the civil justice system, first expanded its content to a broader community when it launched a Spanish version of the site in 2022. Now, the nonprofit has added new content and a self-help tool for recent arrivals from Ukraine, [...]
From workforce development and community stabilization to individual stories of success, the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation drives access to justice across the diverse landscape of Ohio. The Foundation’s 2023 Annual Report details how each Foundation grant, initiative, and innovation accelerates the pace of positive change, paving the path toward a more just and equitable [...]
Attorney Debra Rothstein Clark has always been committed to serving others. During her long and accomplished career at the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati, Rothstein Clark helped hundreds of low-income Ohioans access legal services, a commitment she has continued in retirement. For her extraordinary pro bono service to the Clermont County Domestic Relations Court, [...]
When members of the Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Central Ohio (APABA-CO) sought a volunteer opportunity to serve the Asian community, they didn’t have to look far. APABA-CO partnered with the Ohio Justice Bus, a mobile legal office, to volunteer for a legal clinic for Laotian immigrants. “This partnership was a perfect match,” said [...]
On May 7, the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation joined the Ohio State Bar Association to celebrate excellence in the legal profession. The Foundation presented the 2024 Voice of Justice Award to Representative Kevin Miller and the 2024 Presidential Award to Robin Bozian at the Ohio Bar Annual Meeting of Members at the Ohio Statehouse. [...]
The Ohio Justice Bus is happy to welcome Meredith Hood as the new program coordinator. Meredith brings to the Bus her experience as a legal assistant at Frost Brown Todd LLP and a practice group assistant at Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Peace LLP. She was also a 2023 Kirby Edmonds Summer Fellow with Human Rights [...]
Anthony McCoy* was desperately trying to do the right thing. Like so many parents of children suffering from substance use disorder, Anthony and his wife, Brenda, were doing everything in their power to help their son. Although the McCoys had limited financial resources, they were willing to put every penny they had toward trying to [...]
Attorney Kathi Schear has had a long and storied career at Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio, formerly The Legal Aid Society of Columbus, working in nearly every practice area since she joined the organization in 1980. Schear has coordinated legal aid's pro bono efforts and worked in housing, family law, unemployment compensation, reentry, [...]
For Ohioans and their families struggling with substance use disorders (SUD), a civil legal problem is often one more roadblock on the path to recovery. Ohio’s legal organizations are experts in removing these roadblocks, helping low-income Ohio families impacted by SUD secure housing and health care services, ensure children are cared for, escape domestic violence, [...]
