More attorneys in Ohio appear to be volunteering legal service to people who need it, according to statistics released June 1st by the Supreme Court of Ohio. Ohio attorneys reported 45 percent more pro bono hours for 2010 than 2009 for a total of almost 140,000 hours, the most in the three years the statistics [...]
The Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) Real Property Section today announced that Stephen R. Buchenroth, a partner in the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, is the recipient of the 2011 Robert L. Hausser Memorial Award. Mr. Buchenroth served on the OLAF board of trustees from 2006 to 2010 as an appointee [...]
Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court plans to launch in June a website designed to assist pro se litigants filing divorce cases. The site will provide easy-to-understand instructions for obtaining a divorce, enforcing child or spousal support and obtaining protection orders in cases of domestic violence. Colleen Cotter, Executive Director for the Legal Aid Society of [...]
Jane Taylor, OLAF's Associate Director for Pro Bono, participated in yesterday's Veterans in the Courts Summit, hosted by the Supreme Court of Ohio. State and federal partners involved in veterans affairs met yesterday at the Ohio Judicial Center to learn more about veterans courts during the third annual Veterans in the Courts Summit. Read more. [...]
Analysis of the economy and legal services by Neeta Pal of the Brennan Center. Our nation's civil legal aid system is in crisis. The weak economy continues to send more low-income families into our overburdened court system without legal help. At the same time, Congress has cut back on federal funding in the latest spending [...]
The Ohio State Bar Association has developed a series of videos targeted at new lawyers. Transitioning from law school to law practice can be a stressful, confusing and even intimidating process. This video series provides information and advice to assist new attorneys with this transition, including New Lawyer Training and CLE requirements; the overall structure [...]
Columbus Municipal Court Judge Carrie Glaedon was honored by the Columbus Bar Association and Foundation on April 28th for her work in establishing a consumer clinic at the municipal court. Judge Glaedon was presented the annual award for Outstanding Pro Bono Service by a Judge. The consumer clinic was developed as part of her work [...]
*From the Ohio State Bar Association website (www.ohiobar.org)*: Columbus attorney Doug Rogers received the John C. and Ginny Elam Pro Bono Award from Supreme Court of Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor at the Ohio State Bar Association Annual Convention in Columbus. The award recognizes and encourages exceptional pro bono legal work in the state of [...]
On May 6, 2011, the Ohio Association of Community Action Agencies (OACAA) released The State of Poverty in Ohio: A Path to Recovery, prepared by Community Research Partners. This annual report provides an update on the magnitude and impacts of poverty across Ohio. In 2009, the Ohio poverty rate was 15.2%, the highest since 1983 [...]
COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Honorable Mary Jane Trapp, Judge of the Ohio 11th District Court of Appeals (Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Portage and Trumbull counties), is today's recipient of the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation's 2011 Presidential Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Delivery of Pro Bono Legal Service. The award is being presented to Judge Trapp [...]
