The Supreme Court of Ohio dedicated the Ohio Judicial Center in the name of Thomas J. Moyer, the Court's late Chief Justice. About 400 guests attended the dedication on the afternoon of December 2, which included remarks by several speakers. To read more, click here.
Lawyers should fight to eliminate barriers and unnecessary restrictions preventing them from participating in pro bono work, and they should look for innovative ways to provide these services, said U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder at the American Bar Association National Pro Bono Summit in Washington, D.C. on October 26. New ways of providing pro bono [...]
Access to justice could be compromised for Americans living near the poverty line as a result of Congress’ vote on November 17 to slash funding for the Legal Services Corporation by $56 million, or about 15 percent, for fiscal year 2012, according to American Bar Association President William T. (Bill) Robinson III. Robinson said “Funding [...]
Helenka Marculewicz,executive director of the Greater Dayton Volunteer Lawyers Project, will receive the Distinguished Service Award from Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) and Legal Aid of Western Ohio (LAWO). The award will be presented during the organizations' Access to Justice Gala and Awards Presentation this evening at the Schuster Center in Dayton. Ms. Marculewicz [...]
Judges and lawyers participating in the Judicially Led Appellate District Pro Bono Project kicked off Ohio's Pro Bono Week on Friday, October 21 with a Pro Bono Convention at the Grange Insurance Audubon Center in Columbus. Supreme Court of Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, the luncheon speaker, told the participants that pro bono service has [...]
American Bar Association president William T. (Bill) Robinson believes pro bono work benefits attorneys as well as the communities they serve. More...
U.S. District Court Judge Walter Rice, an OLAF Presidential Award winner and past statewide co chair of the National Pro Bono Celebration, will be honored by the Presidents Club of Dayton with its Citizen Legion of Honor Award.
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland celebrated a move to new Lorain county offices on September 28, made possible in part by a $40,000 donation from the Avon law firm of Wickens, Herzer, Panza, Cook and Batista. Law firm partner Rich Panza, a past president of Cleveland Legal Aid's board of trustees, spoke at an [...]
The Census Bureau's American Community Survey, released today, shows that poverty has increased in the Akron area from 23.7 percent before the recession began in December of 2007 to 29.4 percent in 2010. To read more, click here.
