In the new Columbus Lawyers Quarterly, Marissa Weldon, legislative liaison at the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation, urges new attorneys to volunteer and raise money for legal aid. Read more here.
In advance of Military Consumer Protection Day next Wednesday, Attorney General Mike DeWine is warning servicemembers and veterans to be aware of scams targeted at them. Read more here.
Legal Aid of Western Ohio received the Irwin Cantor Innovative Program Award, which recognizes innovative court connected or court-related programs. Read more here.
Angela M. Lloyd, executive director at the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation will serve on the new 10-member Access to Justice Task Force, announced today by Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor. Read more here.
Representatives of The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland recently met with United States Senator Sherrod Brown (D-OH)in Washington D.C. Read more here.
William K. Weisenberg, Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation board member, was recently named as an emeritus member of Ohio's Law and Leadership Institute (LLI), a statewide initiative that prepares students from underserved communities for success through a four-year academic program. Read more here.
At the Ohio Poverty Law Center (OPLC), United States Senator Sherrod Brown called on federal consumer-protection officials to enact payday reforms that would help protect low-income consumers. Read more here.
Gene King, director of the Foundation-funded Ohio Poverty Law Center, retired Friday after 32 years at OPLC.
A new initiative launched by McDonald Hopkins, the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, and the Veterans Administration Community Referral and Resource Center, connects low-income veterans with volunteer lawyers to deliver free legal advice and consultation. Read more about this unique collaboration here.
The Southeastern Ohio Legal Services (SEOLS) office in Athens has seen an overall drop in their caseload despite the consolidation of offices in December. Read more here.
