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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|

Poverty Law Center Hires New Director

Janet Hales is the new Director of the Ohio Poverty Law Center, and will begin work there April 7. Ms. Hales is currently the Advocacy Director for Legal Aid of Western Ohio, and was a trial attorney in Toledo prior to joining legal aid.

2018-01-17T14:59:03-05:00March 16th, 2015|

Veterans Legal Corps Assists Veterans for National Consumer Protection Week

As National Consumer Protection Week, coordinated by the Federal Trade Commission to help protect consumers from financial exploitation and abuse, is observed nationally from March 1 to March 7, Ohio Veterans Legal Corps (VLC) lawyers work to protect low income and vulnerable veterans from scams and predators. In Licking County, veteran "Charles Lake", a pseudonym [...]

2017-06-08T13:55:21-05:00March 2nd, 2015|