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Toledo Area Legal Aid Lawyer Dedicated to Serving Immigrants

Toledo lawyer Eugenio Mollo Jr. has turned a lifelong interest in immigrants into a career with Advocates for Basic Legal Equality, where he serves as the Managing Attorney for the Migrant Farmworker Rights Practice Group and was previously a Foundation-funded Equal Justice Works Fellow. Read more here.

2017-06-08T13:55:21-05:00February 24th, 2015|

Nominations Sought for 2015 Foundation Presidential Award

The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation Presidential Award is presented annually to law firms or individuals who have made outstanding efforts in improving access to justice through pro bono or volunteer service. Past recipients include GE Aviation Legal Department (2014); Bricker & Eckler LLP (2013), and the Ohio State Bar Association (2012). Nominations for the award [...]

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

Medical-Legal Partnership Opens Up in Akron

The University of Akron's Nursing Center for Community Health will integrate a medical-legal partnership with Community Legal Aid Services into its nurse-managed clinic. Medical-legal partnerships address the legal issues that may undermine patients' health. Read more here.

2017-06-08T13:55:21-05:00January 30th, 2015|

Ohio Supreme Court Prepares for Attorney Pro Bono Reporting

In early January, more than 40,000 Ohio attorneys will receive an email from the Ohio Supreme Court asking attorneys to participate in voluntary pro bono reporting. Pro bono reporting is conducted by the Supreme Court in collaboration with the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation. Read more here.

2017-06-08T13:55:20-05:00December 16th, 2014|