At an address to the Ohio Commission on Minority Health, Governor John Kasich argued that poverty and access to health care for people living in poverty are problems that should be a concern for all Ohioans. To read more, click here.
The American Bar Association announced it has awarded made five grants through its Access to Justice Commission Expansion Project. The grants are to promote the creation of access to justice commissions in states where they do not exist. The Supreme Court of Ohio will receive one of the grants. To read more, click here.
Army Captain Jenna Grassbaugh,a second year law student at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, has donated $250,000 to the university in memory of her late husband, Captain Jonathan D. Grassbaugh, who was killed in Iraq in 2007. The donation will fund the Capt. Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Veterans Project, which will provide legal [...]
Nominations are sought for the 2013 John and Ginny Elam Pro Bono Award, which recognizes exceptional pro bono legal work in the state of Ohio, including pro bono representation, support to organizations providing pro bono representation to low income clients, or donations of time and talent to activities that promote the common good. The award [...]
The call center for the Ohio Military/Veterans Legal Assistance Project is now open. Central Ohio veterans and active military personnel who need help with a civil legal problem, not a criminal case, may reach the project by calling 877-759-6182. Callers will have to meet income guidelines and other requirements to qualify for the program. The [...]
About 100 lawyers and law students joined panels of national and state experts at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law on Friday to discuss improving access to justice in Ohio. Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation Executive Director Angela M. Lloyd served as conference advisor. Supreme Court of Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, in opening [...]
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 the Ohio State Bar Association (2012); Hon. Mary Jane Trapp (2011); Laurie J. Pangle (2010); and Hon. Robert P. Ringland (2009). [...]
Nearly 1,500 Ohio attorneys have already taken advantage of the invitation to report hours of pro bono service to the Ohio Supreme Court. Voluntary pro bono reporting is now in its fifth year. Attorneys having an email address on file with the court's attorney services division, now over 90 percent of attorneys with an active [...]
With the expiration of the Dodd-Frank Deposit Insurance Provision on December 31, attorney IOLTA accounts no longer have unlimited FDIC insurance coverage. All types of trust accounts, including attorney IOLTA accounts, have now reverted to the standard maximum deposit insurance amount of $250,000. Attorney IOLTA accounts qualify under FDIC regulations as fiduciary accounts, and are [...]
Foundation board member David A. Kutik, a partner at Jones Day in Cleveland, said in a recent Court News Ohio story "Working with legal aid has been one of the highlights of my career...the attorneys who work at legal aid are inspiring." To read more, click here.
