*From the Supreme Court of Ohio* A higher percentage of reporting Ohio attorneys performed pro bono work in 2009 than those who reported for 2008, according to the second annual results of pro bono activities statewide. The Supreme Court of Ohio, working in conjunction with the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation (OLAF), asked lawyers in January [...]
Attorneys Asked to Report Pro Bono Efforts The Supreme Court of Ohio will once again ask attorneys to voluntarily report their pro bono activities. The program, which documented attorneys' pro bono work for the first time in 2008, is designed to gather meaningful information about the extent and nature of pro bono work in Ohio [...]
OLAF's pro bono vision is for all Ohio lawyers and law students to have an opportunity to assist low income and disadvantaged Ohioans with their civil legal problems - gaining professional satisfaction by ensuring equal justice for all and strengthening communities. OLAF's pro bono mission is three-fold. - First, the Foundation provides a statewide leadership [...]
Relationship management is a key component to managing IOTA and IOLTA accounts in support of legal services. In Ohio, OLAF staff work daily to nurture, maintain and grow bank relationships to ensure a mutually beneficial relationship while upholding the mission of OLAF. Lawyers and title agents can significantly enhance the funds that are available for [...]
OLAF, working in collaboration with the Ohio Poverty Law Center (OPLC), all of Ohio's legal services programs, and the Ohio Attorney General's Save the Dream project, is helping Ohioans facing foreclosure work through their foreclosure-related problems, and in nearly 12% of the cases, are able to help people keep their homes. The success stories speak [...]
DAYTON, OHIO - Laurie J. Pangle, partner in the Toledo law firm of Spengler, Nathanson P.L.L., is today's recipient of the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation's 2010 Presidential Award for Outstanding Leadership in the Delivery of Pro Bono Legal Service. The award is being presented to Attorney Pangle during the Council of Delegates and General Assembly [...]
At the 2010 Awards of Excellence Luncheon, Columbus Bar Association President Elizabeth Watters will honor seven Columbus leaders for service to the community and the legal profession. 2010 Awards of Excellence honorees include: Deborah J. Merritt, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law - Liberty Bell Award for her leadership and dedication to the [...]
The first Benson Wolman Award will be presented to Julie Davis, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Retail Ventures, Inc., and President of the Board of the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation. The award to be presented May 26 at the 2010 A Taste of Justice was created in tribute to the late Benson Wolman, champion [...]
The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation, its board and staff, honor the memory of long time Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer, who died unexpectedly April 2, 2010. Throughout his tenure, Chief Justice Moyer supported robust funding for the delivery of legal services to those in Ohio who cannot afford to pay for a [...]
NOTE: Published by The Columbus Dispatch (March 10, 2010), Tracy Turner Some Franklin County residents can receive free legal help in dealing with aggressive debt collectors under a new plan announced today. The pro bono advice clinic, staffed by members of the Columbus Bar Association and the Legal Aid Society of Columbus, will offer consumers [...]
