On May 6, President Trump signed the FY 2017 omnibus spending bill, which funds the federal government through September 30, 2017. The bill passed with bipartisan support in both chambers of Congress. The bill includes $385 million for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC), a non-profit corporation established by Congress in 1974, to provide funding and [...]
ABA Journal 5/3/2017
Foundation board member Rep. Dorothy Pelanda (R-Marysville), has been recognized by the Ohio State Bar Association with its 2017 Lawyer Legislator Award. The award recognizes Ohio lawyers who also provide exceptional service as Ohio legislators. Read more here.
COLUMBUS, OHIO (April 28, 2017) – Susan A. Choe, current Deputy Director and General Counsel for the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation has been selected as the 2017 recipient of the Ohio State Bar Association’s (OSBA) Nettie Cronise Lutes Award. Choe received the award today during the OSBA’s Council of Delegates meeting in Columbus. The Nettie [...]
Akron Beacon Journal 4/30/2017
Columbus attorney John P. Gilligan, partner in the law firm Ice Miller, is the recipient of the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation’s (“the Foundation”) 2017 Presidential Award for Pro Bono Service. The award will be presented today at the Ohio State Bar Association’s offices during a meeting of the Association’s Council of Delegates. The Presidential Award [...]
The Columbus Dispatch 4/27/2017
Nearly 50 judges, lawyers, law school professors and others will gather in Columbus on Thursday to discover innovative ways to do pro bono work and improve access to legal help and the courts for low income and underserved Ohioans. The Pro Bono Summit, hosted by the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation with support from the Ohio [...]
