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Foundation Announces 2015 Prime Partner Financial Institutions

The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation announced on Thursday its 2015 class of Prime Partner financial institutions: American Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Heartland Bank and Key Bank. The Foundation created the Prime Partners Program in 2012 to recognize financial institutions offering rates and terms above the minimums required for lawyer and title agent trust accounts, known [...]

2020-07-16T11:23:59-05:00May 4th, 2015|

Access to Justice Task Force Delivers Report

The Ohio Supreme Court's Task Force on Access to Justice has released its report and recommendations. Foundation Executive Director Angela Lloyd served on the task force, as did board members Richard Pogue and William K. Weisenberg. Three of the task force's 11 recommendations urge additional funding for civil legal aid. Read more here.

2017-06-08T13:55:25-05:00April 15th, 2015|

Foundation Annual Report Recaps Successes, Challenges in 2014

In 2014, Ohio's legal aids provided a legal voice for more than 2,600 children, more than 5,400 veterans, and more than 15,000 seniors, as reported in the Foundationâ's annual report, released March 26. Despite a continuing decline in total disbursements by the Foundation to Ohio's legal aids, the legal aids, which serve all 88 counties, [...]

2018-01-17T15:01:20-05:00April 3rd, 2015|

Civil Legal Aid Funding Remains Low Despite Increased Need

In a Mansfield News Journal article on the impact of The Great Recession on the legal field, civil legal aid is cited as an available option for low-income Ohioans seeking civil legal help. Ohio Legal Services Association Board President, Attorney Thomas Bonasera, adds that despite the increased need for civil legal assistance that has resulted [...]

2017-06-08T13:55:24-05:00March 30th, 2015|

Pro Seniors Helps Exploited Seniors

In response to a recent Columbus Dispatch series on financial abuse of seniors, Pro Seniors, Inc. Executive Director Ms. Rhonda Moore explains the legal resources Pro Seniors provides to seniors across Ohio. Read more here.

2017-06-08T13:55:24-05:00March 24th, 2015|

Access to Justice Task Force Reviews Draft Proposals

The Supreme Court of Ohio's Access to Justice Task Force reviewed several draft recommendations during its last meeting on Friday, March 13. Read the proposals here. Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Yvette McGee Brown chairs the 11-member task force. Foundation director, Angela Lloyd, and board members Richard Pogue and William Weisenberg also serve on the [...]

2017-06-08T13:55:24-05:00March 16th, 2015|