The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation funds two-year fellowships for attorneys seeking to make a difference in Ohio’s civil justice system by addressing urgent legal problems facing Ohioans. Justice for All (JFA) Fellows partner with host organizations to design innovative projects that explore new ways to help low-income Ohioans with civil legal challenges. The application [...]
As chair of the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation’s new Access to Justice Initiatives Committee, Ann Bergen leads committee members in their charge to coordinate efforts to assess unmet civil legal needs, identify barriers to access, and evaluate and develop proposals to make systemic improvements to better meet or reduce civil legal needs. It’s a [...]
The Foundation’s newly released 2025 annual report explores how justice works to eliminate barriers and create opportunities for families, neighborhoods, and future generations. Featuring stories divided into five sections, the report illustrates how the Foundation funds civil legal aid and justice initiatives throughout Ohio to: strengthen the workforce; assist veterans in receiving the benefits they [...]
Position Overview: Job title: Grants & Reimbursement Coordinator Status: Full-time Exempt Employee Starting salary: Commensurate with experience About Us: The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation (Foundation) is a nonprofit foundation committed to ensuring that Ohioans who are low-income or who lack access can fully and fairly participate in civil systems that produce just outcomes. To [...]
Position Overview: Job title: Child Welfare Program Attorney Status: Full-time Exempt Employee Starting salary: Commensurate with experience About Us: The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation (Foundation) is a nonprofit foundation committed to ensuring that Ohioans who are low-income or who lack access can fully and fairly participate in civil systems that produce just outcomes. To [...]
Members of the new Access to Justice Initiatives Committee met in March for a kick-off retreat at the Grand Event Center, eager to launch their work to identify and develop systemic changes to access to justice in Ohio. Facilitated by Anchor Advisors, the committee spent the day planning and discussing the work they will do [...]
Robby Southers, the Foundation’s policy & justice initiatives counsel, received the 2026 Excellence in Public Service Award from the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law earlier this month. PILF recognizes outstanding attorneys for their continued commitment to public interest work in the community at its annual auction, [...]
If you are an Ohio attorney who hasn’t yet completed the Supreme Court of Ohio and the Foundation’s annual pro bono survey, don’t worry; you still have time to report your pro bono hours and contributions to charitable legal organizations before the survey closes this Friday. The survey takes around 10 minutes to complete and [...]
At Sinclair Community College, Foundation Board Member Tom Roberts is an advisor to the Sinclair Ohio Fellows Program, a student leadership development program based on Robert Greenleaf’s principles of servant leadership. It’s a fitting role for a leader with decades of service in the Ohio House of Representatives and the Ohio Senate, who is now [...]
The Foundation was deeply saddened to learn that former Foundation board member and dean of Cleveland State College of Law, Steve Steinglass, passed away on Feb. 4. Steinglass served on the Foundation Board from 2001 to 2018. A graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Columbia Law School, Steinglass began his [...]
