Lawyers and judges convened by the Ohio State Bar Association to analyze the report of the Ohio Supreme Court's Task Force on Access to Justice have recommended a series of steps designed to provide more help to people who cannot afford to hire an attorney. Among the recommendations to the Supreme Court were steps to [...]
Attorneys gave a legal voice to thousands of low income and vulnerable Ohioans by providing pro bono legal help in 2014, according to the results of voluntary pro bono reporting, released today by the Ohio Supreme Court. The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation collaborates with the Supreme Court to collect information information annually on the amount [...]
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Executive Director, Colleen Cotter, was selected by Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson to serve on the city's court-ordered Community Police Commission. Read more here.
Citizens Bank today announced the launch of a new corporate purchasing card program for Ohio law firms that allows firms to have their “cash back” rewards sent directly to the state’s central source of funding for nonprofit legal aid organizations. Participating customers may also be eligible for a premium interest rate paid on Interest on [...]
Citizens Bank has joined the 2015 class of Prime Partner financial institutions, the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation announced today. The Foundation created the Prime Partners Program in 2012 to recognize financial institutions offering rates and terms above the minimums required for lawyer and title agent trust accounts, known as IOLTA and IOTA accounts. Interest earned [...]
Legal aid attorneys will help veterans participating in the Cuyahoga County Veterans Treatment Court achieve justice. Read more about the program here.
A three-year Health Resources and Services Administration grant will support the expansion of the Medical Legal Partnership (MLP) program between the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine and Southeast Ohio Legal Services (SEOLS). Read more here.
Michael Flowers, vice president and chief legal officer for KBK Enterprises and member of the American Bar Association Board of Governors, highlights the need for legal aid funding in a letter to the editor of Columbus Business First.
The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation has announced its 2015 class of Prime Partner financial institutions:American Bank, Fifth Third Bank, Heartland Bank and Key Bank. Prime Partner financial institutions demonstrate commitment to ensuring that all Ohioans have a legal voice and access to justice through the program, says Foundation Executive Director Angela M. Lloyd. Read more [...]
Richard Pogue, an Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation founding board member, was named 2015 recipient of the Ohio Bar Medal, the Ohio State Bar Association's highest honor. Read more here.
