Nearly 70 percent of attorneys participating in the Supreme Court of Ohio's voluntary reporting of pro bono activities stated they provided pro bono legal services to at-need Ohioans during 2013. Since 2009, the Supreme Court has requested annually that attorneys report pro bono legal services and charitable contributions to Ohio organizations providing legal services to [...]
A new report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation finds that a quarter of Ohio's children live in poverty, and nearly a third live in homes where no parent works full time. Read more here.
The Cincinnati Child Health-Law Partnership (Child HeLP) was recognized in the New York Times as an innovative approach to advancing the health of children living in poverty. Read more here.
In the new Columbus Lawyers Quarterly, Marissa Weldon, legislative liaison at the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation, urges new attorneys to volunteer and raise money for legal aid. Read more here.
In advance of Military Consumer Protection Day next Wednesday, Attorney General Mike DeWine is warning servicemembers and veterans to be aware of scams targeted at them. Read more here.
Legal Aid of Western Ohio received the Irwin Cantor Innovative Program Award, which recognizes innovative court connected or court-related programs. Read more here.
Angela M. Lloyd, executive director at the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation will serve on the new 10-member Access to Justice Task Force, announced today by Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor. Read more here.
Representatives of The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland recently met with United States Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)in Washington D.C. Read more here.
William K. Weisenberg, Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation board member, was recently named as an emeritus member of Ohio's Law and Leadership Institute (LLI), a statewide initiative that prepares students from underserved communities for success through a four-year academic program. Read more here.
At the Ohio Poverty Law Center (OPLC), United States Senator Sherrod Brown called on federal consumer-protection officials to enact payday reforms that would help protect low-income consumers. Read more here.
