Mike Walters, managing attorney of the Legal Helpline at Pro Seniors, is the 2024 recipient of the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Denis J. Murphy Award. The Foundation annually presents the Murphy Award to an Ohio legal aid staff member to recognize outstanding leadership and advocacy. Walters received the Murphy Award on August 14 at [...]
Each spring, the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation joins legal leaders from around Ohio and the country at the American Bar Association’s ABA Day in Washington, D.C. The event brings together leaders of the ABA, and state and local bars, to advocate on Capitol Hill on issues of importance to the legal profession. ABA Day [...]
Social Services for the Arab Community (SSFAC) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to ensuring that immigrants from Arab nations have everything they need to achieve self-sufficiency and thrive. From translation services to employment services to immigration legal services, SSFAC provides a wealth of resources to help immigrants transition to their new lives in America. The [...]
The 2024 Pro Bono Summit brought together leaders and pro bono advocates from around the state to brainstorm ideas to amplify and grow pro bono service. More than 50 professionals gathered at the Grand Event Center in Columbus for the event, hosted by the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation, to listen and engage with one [...]
Although Robin Bozian retired from legal aid in 2021, her service to southeast Ohio continues. The recipient of the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation’s 2024 Presidential Award for her outstanding efforts to improve access to justice in Ohio, Bozian continues to give her time and talent through pro bono service. “Using my skills is a [...]
The Foundation is pleased to introduce our newest team member, Tash Yeager, who joins us as the Grants Assistant for our Ukrainian Legal Services Grant program. Beyond her role at the Foundation, Tash heads her own tax business, Yeager's Tax Pro, which she established in 2021. Boasting an MBA from Fisher College of Business and [...]
Two Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Board members and a Foundation grantee will be honored by the Ohio State Bar Foundation (OSBF) at the All Rise Annual Awards Celebration on Oct. 13, 2023. Joe Mas, Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion Award Joe Mas, an Ohio Access to Justice Foundation board member for more than 25 [...]
An interview with Sophia Chang, Esq., Pro Bono Director at the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation This week, Community Legal Aid sat down with Sophia Chang, Pro Bono Director at the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation to talk about the beloved Ohio Justice Bus which has been increasing access to legal services across Ohio for nearly four [...]
An innovative program in Springfield funded by the Supreme Court of Ohio is bringing together Clark County Juvenile Court, Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE), and Springfield City Schools to help chronically absent kids and their families get back on the path to success in school. The program, envisioned and developed by Clark County Judge [...]
When CareSource, one of the nation’s largest Medicaid managed care plans, set out to help address social determinants of health (SDOH), the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation was a natural partner. As the state’s access to justice entity, the Foundation understands that civil legal services are particularly effective in improving SDOH, as non-medical factors affect [...]
