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Attorney Unclaimed Funds Support Affordable Housing for Seniors

A new housing development in Greene County will give low and moderate-income seniors access to safe, affordable housing. The Cascades, a senior-focused housing project, is being developed by Yellow Springs Home, Inc., a community land trust. Thanks to the Foundation’s Neighborhood Stabilization Grant Program, funded through Attorney Unclaimed Funds, Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) [...]

2025-08-19T08:29:28-05:00August 19th, 2025|

Mary Amos Augsburger Leads a New Chapter at the Foundation

There is no one more qualified to step into the role of Ohio Access to Justice Foundation Board President than Mary Amos Augsburger. A Foundation board member since 2009, and Chief Executive Officer of the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) beginning in 2013, Augsburger has spent her career dedicated to public service. “I think being [...]

2025-08-19T08:24:49-05:00August 19th, 2025|

Foundation Welcomes Ohio Legislators to Board of Directors

The Ohio Access to Justice Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of new legislators to serve on the Board of Directors. The Board of Directors supports the Foundation’s mission of ensuring that indigent Ohioans can fully and fairly participate in civil systems that produce just outcomes. Sen. Nathan Manning was appointed to the Foundation’s [...]

2025-08-19T08:31:47-05:00August 19th, 2025|

Foundation Executive Director Angie Lloyd Returns for Legislative Lunch and Learn Series

This summer, the Foundation continued its popular Legislative Lunch and Learn series with events for Ohio House staff on Aug. 6 and Ohio Senate staff on Aug. 14. Presented by Foundation Executive Director Angie Lloyd, the sessions provided an opportunity for legislative staff to learn how Ohio’s legal aids can benefit constituents. Lloyd highlighted resources [...]

2025-08-19T08:15:26-05:00August 19th, 2025|

LegalWorks: Removing Barriers and Giving Clevelanders a Second Chance

For people carrying criminal convictions from minor offenses, a clean record is often the key to new pathways to employment and a second chance. Foundation grantee LegalWorks, a nonprofit based in Cleveland, Ohio, helps low-income clients overcome the barriers of past convictions through record sealing and expungement, giving them the chance to start fresh. The [...]

2025-07-15T14:06:50-05:00July 15th, 2025|

Advancing Justice: Judge Bill Klatt

When Foundation board member Judge Bill Klatt was a student at Notre Dame Law School, he dreamed of becoming a judge. “I thought I would really enjoy serving the community in that way,” he said. “But of course, I had no idea how someone becomes a judge.” Along the path to reaching his goal, Judge [...]

2025-07-15T09:45:12-05:00July 15th, 2025|

Justice for All Fellows Highlight Success Stories

Since 1994, the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation has funded two-year fellowships for attorneys seeking to make a difference in Ohio’s civil justice system by addressing urgent legal problems facing Ohioans. Justice for All Fellows (JFA Fellows) partner with host organizations to design innovative projects that explore new ways to help low-income Ohioans with civil [...]

2025-07-15T13:33:26-05:00July 15th, 2025|

Vorys’ Commitment to Pro Bono Starts at the Top

For busy attorneys who cite time as the most significant barrier to pro bono service, Rodney Holaday, a partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease, and chair of the firm’s pro bono committee, offers an idea. Holaday likens volunteering to saving. “If you build it into your schedule first and roll into it, you can [...]

2025-06-17T11:31:24-05:00June 17th, 2025|