When a tenant struggles to get their landlord to address concerns in their home, such as mold, electrical and plumbing issues, and other problems that can make their living conditions unsafe or unhealthy, The Fair Housing Center (TFHC) steps in. Through a grant from the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation, TFHC works to address conditions [...]
Ohio attorneys – get ready to report your 2025 pro bono contributions. The Foundation collaborates with the Supreme Court of Ohio to send out the annual Pro Bono Survey, which asks attorneys registered in Ohio to report pro bono hours and financial contributions to charitable legal organizations. The survey takes around 10 minutes to complete [...]
Furry goats, a friendly cow, and a couple of cheery alpacas; lucky students at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law got a relaxing reprieve from finals preparation on Dec. 8 at a petting zoo event hosted by the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation and the Ohio State Bar Association. “We heard from law [...]
2025 – what a year it’s been! At the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation, we spent 2025 executing our new mission, to help ensure that Ohioans who are low-income or who lack access can fully and fairly participate in civil systems that produce just outcomes. At the beginning of the year, the Foundation added new [...]
Ohio Access to Justice Foundation founding board member Bill Weisenberg left New York City after law school for the AmeriCorps VISTA program, arriving in Ohio in 1969 ready to get to work. Assigned to The Legal Aid Society of Columbus, Weisenberg spent a year at legal aid before moving into private practice. His experience at [...]
The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation, the largest funder of civil legal services in Ohio, has announced funding awards to nonprofit civil legal service providers across the state totaling more than $7.2 million. “It is an honor to invest in the vital work of Ohio’s civil legal service providers, who help low-income Ohioans and strengthen [...]
Judge Michael Jackson retired from the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court in 2019, leaving behind one of the most successful Veterans Treatment Courts (VTC) in the country. For his efforts, he received three national awards from All Rise’s Justice For Vets, Vietnam Veterans of America, and the Department of Veterans Affairs. When he ran for [...]
Ohio’s veterans have sacrificed so much, yet many still face significant legal and personal challenges. The Supreme Court of Ohio’s Lean Forward Initiative aims to address these barriers by educating judges and criminal justice stakeholders, fostering community partnerships to meet veterans’ needs, and sustaining long-term educational opportunities to enhance treatment and criminal justice programs available [...]
When Legal Aid of Western Ohio (LAWO) Executive Director Kevin Mulder leaves his office for the last time in early December, he’ll conclude more than three decades of service at legal aid, including 24 years as LAWO’s leader. Having guided LAWO through recessions, administrative changes, and a pandemic, he’s earned a well-deserved break. “I love [...]
Thanks to the Foundation’s Neighborhood Stabilization Grant Program, funded through Attorney Unclaimed Funds, Ohio’s legal aids provide legal work across the state to address housing needs. With the Nov. 1 deadline to report unclaimed funds quickly approaching, Ohio attorneys can transform the requirement to report unclaimed client funds into an opportunity to direct dollars to life-changing [...]
