New York's state funding for its civil legal aid delivery system has doubled, to $25 million. The funding increase was in response to a request by Chief Judge Jonathan Lippman, who in 2010 created a task force to study the crisis in access to civil legal services and funding to support civil legal services for [...]
The Ohio Veterans and Military Legal Assistance Project begins work today in central Ohio. Funded by grants from the Ohio State Bar Foundation and the Walmart Foundation, the project will develop a statewide system of volunteer attorneys willing to represent service members and veterans on civil legal matters free of charge. Service members and veterans [...]
Ohio's Appalachian counties lack modern and affordable rental options, according to a study funded by the Ohio Housing Finance Agency and the Ohio Department of Development. About 20 percent of Ohio's population lives in the Appalachian region, and among the study's conclusions was that in the next five years senior renter households will increase by [...]
Tiney McComb, former Foundation board member and founder of Heartland Bank, was interested in much more than his customers' money. To read more, click here.
The Foundation notes with sadness the passing of former board member Tiney M. McComb of New Albany, Ohio. Mr. McComb, the founder of Heartland Bank, retired from the Foundation board in 2009. To read more, click here.
The Ohio State Bar Association has been named the 2012 Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation Presidential Award winner. The award is given annually to recognize outstanding leadership in improving the delivery of pro bono legal services throughout Ohio. It will be presented to the Association at its annual convention in Cincinnati, May 2-4.
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Executive Director Colleen Cotter is on a panel of legal aid society directors participating today in a White House conference on the state of civil legal assistance for low income Americans. To read more, click here.
According to a new report by Policy Matters Ohio analyzing foreclosure data from 2011, foreclosure filings fell 16 percent from the prior year. The report also finds that out of a half million mortgages on file, nearly a third are for amounts more than the value of the homes on which they were filed. To [...]
New York's Appellate Division Court has approved earning ten hours of CLE credit by performing pro bono legal services. The rules of professional conduct for attorneys licensed to practice in New York previously allowed six hours of CLE credit to be earned during each two year reporting period, out of a required 24 hours. The [...]
In an editorial, the Cleveland Plain Dealer urges United Way, the private sector, voters, and the federal Legal Services Corporation to all take steps ensuring adequate funding for legal aid programs. "The services offered by Legal Aid are key to the promise of equal justice for all," it states. To read more, click here.
