A report commissioned by Ohio's legal aids finds that the bulk of tax credits for creation of low-income housing go toward projects in lower-income neighborhoods, rather than to neighborhoods with a lower rates of poverty that are described as "high opportunity" areas. Read more here.
The Ohio Poverty Law Center, a legal aid organization funded in part by the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation, has received a donation of residual settlement funds totaling over $11,000. The residual settlement funds are from a case filed in 2008 in the Lake County Common Pleas Court involving Asset Acceptance, LLC. Cy pres funds are [...]
Ohio attorneys voluntarily reported to the Ohio Supreme Court pro bono work done in 2015 that is valued at more than $10 Million. Read more here. Read the complete report here.
Ohio ranks 26th in the nation for well-being of children, according to a report issued by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The report finds that one in every four Ohio children live in poverty, up from one in five in 2008. Read more here.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine today announced a grant to Cincinnati-based Pro Seniors and Ohio's legal aids to provide free legal help to older Ohioans, their family members, and individuals concerned about the health, financial stability, safety and security of seniors. Read more here.
Findlay resident Paul D. Hancock, an attorney retired from Marathon Petroleum Corporation who now volunteers as a pro bono attorney for Legal Aid of Western Ohio, is the recipient of the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation’s (“Foundation”) 2016 Presidential Award for Pro Bono Service. The award was presented last week during the Ohio State Bar Association’s [...]
Thomas W. Weeks, Executive Director of Ohio State Legal Services Association, is the 2016 recipient of the Ohio State Bar Association's Bar Medal, the association's highest honor. The award was presented to Weeks during the association's All Ohio Legal Forum, held last week in Cincinnati. Read more here.
The Licking County Foundation recently invested in Ohio State Legal Services Association's children's legal assistance project to provide low-income families with children aid for children at risk of being placed in the juvenile justice system. Read more here.
The United Way of Greater Toledo invested in Advocates for Basic Legal Equality's Medical Legal Partnership for Children, which works collaboratively to address the health-harming social conditions affecting children. Read more here.
The Court has adopted amendments to the Rules for the Government of the Bar of Ohio that will increase attorney fees to help fund civil legal services for low-income Ohioans. The Court's Task Force on Access to Justice which included, among others, Foundation board members Richard W. Pogue, William Weisenberg, and Timothy Young; and Foundation [...]
