For 30 years, the Foundation’s Justice for All Fellowship has provided new attorneys with the opportunity to develop and execute two-year projects to address urgent civil legal problems facing Ohioans. To support fellows throughout the program, the Foundation hosts quarterly retreats where fellows can connect through an interactive learning session and a social activity. “Our [...]
For recent law school graduates passionate about public service, the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation’s Justice for All Fellowship offers an exciting opportunity to develop and implement civil legal service projects that can change lives. Since 1994, the Foundation has funded two-year fellowships for attorneys seeking to make a difference in Ohio’s civil justice system [...]
Many people spend a lifetime searching for a job that complements their strengths, offers professional development and support, and contributes to the greater good. Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Justice for All Fellows check all boxes thanks to the Foundation’s innovative fellowship program. Since 1999, the Foundation has funded 88 Fellows to develop and execute [...]
First-year Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Justice for All Fellow Stacy Purcell developed a passion for housing law while serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer with Community Matters, a development non-profit in Cincinnati. Purcell spent a year between undergrad and law school living and working in the neighborhood she served, learning about the housing market [...]
As an undergraduate at Case Western Reserve University, first-year Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Justice for All Fellow Victoria Hamilton interned for the InterReligious Task Force on Central America, a Cleveland-based nonprofit organization that works on education and advocacy around justice issues in Central America. “I was really drawn to the global perspective and the [...]
Since beginning her fellowship at the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati last September, second-year Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Justice for All Fellow Rachel Barr has helped dozens of families get the legal help they need to improve life for their children. Barr’s fellowship supports Child HeLP, a medical-legal partnership between Cincinnati Children’s Hospital [...]
Although second-year Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Justice for All Fellow Julia Lauritzen was excited to begin her fellowship at The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland last fall, she wasn’t sure exactly how it would go, given the COVID-19 pandemic. “I came in with vague expectations,” Lauritzen said. “But I think I envisioned having more [...]
First-year Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Justice for All Fellow Russell Hauser had three key moments that solidified his path to juvenile justice work. First, he worked at the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as an office assistant. While there, he conducted research on the shackling of juveniles. It was then that Hauser’s eyes were [...]
Through her fellowship with Advocating Opportunity, first-year Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Justice for All Fellow Nicole Cote wants to bring light to one of the most marginalized groups in society – sex workers. Cote’s fellowship, entitled “The Safe Call Project,” provides holistic civil legal services and protections to individuals engaged in consensual sex work [...]
One year into her Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Justice for All Fellowship, Caitlyn McDaniel finally has a sense that she’s in the swing of things. At Southeastern Ohio Legal Services (SEOLS), McDaniel helped set up the Tenant Advocacy Project (TAP), which provides free legal information, advice, and representation to low-income tenants facing eviction. Supporting [...]
