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October is the month when attorneys across Ohio volunteer legal services to low income residents who can't afford to pay for an attorney. To read more, click here.

In this time of great need, Ohio lawyers step up to provide pro bono legal services to Ohioans who cannot afford to pay for civil legal services, Foundation board president Ritchey Hollenbaugh wrote in a letter to the editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer. To read more, click here.

Northeast Ohio lawyers who volunteer for the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland are taking part this week in National Pro Bono Celebration events, according to Legal Aid Society of Cleveland spokeswoman Melanie Shakarian. Attorneys will provide free legal advice and information to those who cannot afford a lawyer on foreclosure, expungement, child support, and other [...]

As part of the National Pro Bono Celebration, October 21-27, the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland will offer free legal advice and information on October 24 for people who need help with sealing criminal records. The clinic, to be staffed by pro bono lawyers, will include assistance to those who may be eligible for criminal [...]

For the fourth year, lawyers will honor their responsibility to the profession and to their communities by volunteering their legal services for thousands of low-income Americans during the annual National Pro Bono Celebration Oct. 21-27, sponsored by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service. In Ohio, more than 40 events [...]

Peter Iskin, managing attorney for the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland's Housing Practice Group, is the 2012 Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation Murphy Award winner. The award, created by the Foundation in 1998, is named for Denis Murphy, a founding member of the Foundation who was an advocate of strong funding for civil legal aid serving [...]

A drastic drop in the amount of funding for civil legal services has prompted the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation to encourage attorneys to make a thoughtful choice of financial institution for the attorney's IOLTA account. To read more, click here.

The federal Legal Services Corporation (LSC) has released the report of its National Pro Bono Task Force. The task force, charged by the LSC board of directors with identifying and recommending innovative ways to enhance pro bono throughout the country, recommends asking Congress to create a pro bono incubation and innovation fund and to allow [...]

The amount of tax dollars Ohio spent on income support decreased from 2011 to 2012, but that does not necessarily mean the economy is improving, according to an analysis by the Dayton Daily News. To read more, click here.

Ohio's median income hit a new low mark for the 27 years in which income data has been collected, and the poverty rate, which remains above the national average, increased by two percentage points. To read more, click here.