At the 2010 Awards of Excellence Luncheon, Columbus Bar Association President Elizabeth Watters will honor seven Columbus leaders for service to the community and the legal profession. 2010 Awards of Excellence honorees include: Deborah J. Merritt, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law - Liberty Bell Award for her leadership and dedication to the [...]
The first Benson Wolman Award will be presented to Julie Davis, Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Retail Ventures, Inc., and President of the Board of the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation. The award to be presented May 26 at the 2010 A Taste of Justice was created in tribute to the late Benson Wolman, champion [...]
The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation, its board and staff, honor the memory of long time Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer, who died unexpectedly April 2, 2010. Throughout his tenure, Chief Justice Moyer supported robust funding for the delivery of legal services to those in Ohio who cannot afford to pay for a [...]
NOTE: Published by The Columbus Dispatch (March 10, 2010), Tracy Turner Some Franklin County residents can receive free legal help in dealing with aggressive debt collectors under a new plan announced today. The pro bono advice clinic, staffed by members of the Columbus Bar Association and the Legal Aid Society of Columbus, will offer consumers [...]
Ohio lawyers on active registration, and who have on file with the Supreme Court an email address, have until March 31st to take advantage of the opportunity to report hours of pro bono service, and financial contributions to programs that provide legal services to persons of limited means, for calendar year 2009. Around January 8th, [...]
Southeastern Ohio Legal Services (SEOLS) has learned that volunteer lawyer Doug Rogers has been chosen to receive the American Bar Association Business Law Section's 2010 National Public Service Award. The award will be presented at the Section's spring meeting, set for April 22-24, in Denver. The award, created in 1994, is part of the Section's [...]
OSBA Leadership Academy Announces Inaugural Class CONTACT: Kenneth Brown – 800-282-6556 or 614-487-4426 Columbus, Ohio (January 19, 2010) – The Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) today announced the formation of the first class of its Leadership Academy designed to identify future leaders in the legal community and provide them with support and training. Specifically, OSBA’s [...]
AFTER HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL CAREER, CLYDE RETIRES AND ASSUMES ROLE OF OLAF SENIOR COUNSEL Board Chair Davis Promises Thorough and Diligent Search to Meet OLAF, Affiliates' Needs After 15 years of service, the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation's (OLAF) founder and Executive Director, Robert M. Clyde, has decided to retire from full-time status with OLAF. Clyde will assume a part-time [...]
