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Eugene King, director of the Ohio Poverty Law Center (OPLC), cautions state leaders to take a comprehensive approach in helping Ohioans out of poverty. Read more here.

On Wednesday, April 30, 2014, Lilly Ledbetter, women's equal pay activist, will be the keynote speaker at the 2014 Access to Justice Awards Dinner, presented by Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, Inc. (ABLE), Legal Aid of Western Ohio, Inc. (LAWO) and the Toledo Bar Association Pro Bono Legal Services Program. Read more here.

The Ohio Poverty Law Center recently filed a study on debt buyers, companies that purchase debts originally owed to others, with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Read more here.

Save the Dream Ohio, a program that has helped thousands of families avoid foreclosure, is ending. No new applications will be accepted after April 30. Read more here.

Community Legal Aid's commitment to provide access to justice for all in the Mahoning Valley was highlighted in a recent op-ed column by second-year Akron University law student Keith Larew. Read more here.

Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor has named Mindi L. Wells Interim Administrative Director for the Court. Ms. Wells will serve in the position beginning April 30 while the Court undertakes a national search to replace Administrative Director Steven C. Hollon, who was chosen last month to be the first executive director of the [...]

Voluntary reporting of pro bono activities for 2013 ends in five days, on April 15. Attorneys holding an active Ohio registration received an email from The Supreme Court of Ohio in early January, which contained a link to the reporting website. The reporting process is brief and will take an attorney less than 10 minutes [...]

Mike Smalz, an attorney for the Ohio Poverty Law Center, considers a proposal to regulate submeter companies that resell electricity or natural gas "a significant improvement over the status quo." Read more here.

Youngstown Daily Legal News reports that Ohio's legal aids need increased financial support now more than ever in order to ensure "justice for all." Jane Taylor, Foundation Director for Pro Bono and Communications, states that "[h]aving lawyers for everyone, even those who can't afford to hire a lawyer" affects "access to justice for everyone." Read [...]

Advocates for Basic Legal Equality and Legal Aid of Western Ohio will sponsor an event, "Give Hope a Hand: Turning Victims into Survivors," as part of National Crime Victims' Rights Week. Open to the public, the resource fair is aimed at people who are first-line responders - emergency room personnel, teachers, Block Watch captains, church [...]