The Ohio State Bar Association continues to examine the audit procedures for Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts (IOLTA) by the Department of Commerce, Division of Unclaimed Funds as the OSBA is not satisfied that they address and protect attorney-client confidentiality.
Funding for the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) would be cut by 26 percent in Fiscal Year 2012 under a proposal announced by the House Appropriations Committee on July 6th. The Committee bill proposes a $300 million budget for LSC—rolling back LSC funding to a level not seen since 1999. To read more, click here.
Two judges have been elected to three year terms on the Ohio State Bar Association's Board of Governors, the Supreme Court of Ohio has announced. Judge James D. Jensen, of the Lucas County Court of Common Pleas, and Marion County Family Court Judge Deborah A. Alspach, began their terms as members of the Board of [...]
The Supreme Court of Ohio reminds all Ohio attorneys on active or corporate status to register for the next biennium with the Supreme Court of Ohio Office of Attorney Services by September 1 and pay a $350 registration fee. To read more, click here.
The Ohio State Bar Association has announced that long time Executive Director Denny Ramey will retire in 2013. Ramey, who joined the OSBA in 1980 and has been its Executive Director for 25 years, led the Association through many significant endeavors, including the construction of its headquarters building in Columbus and the acquisition of Casemaker, [...]
Jennifer van Dulmen, Pro Bono Managing Attorney for Community Legal Aid Services (CLAS) in Akron, was named the Akron Bar Association's Committee Chair of the Year at the Association's Annual Meeting on June 28th. The recipient is chosen by the Akron Bar Association president for outstanding service during the concluding membership year. Attorney van Dulmen [...]
From the Supreme Court of Ohio: IOLTA Scam Still Making Rounds The Supreme Court of Ohio issued a warning today about an Internet scam continuing to affect Ohio lawyers. This latest email scam is similar to previous ones about which the Supreme Court has warned attorneys, according to Amy C. Stone, Assistant Disciplinary Counsel with [...]
Residents of the Meadowview Village in Mount Sterling were served recently by a mobile pro bono legal clinic which prepares and delivers wills and other end of life documents. The clinic, staffed by members of the Central Ohio Paralegal Society and pro bono lawyers volunteering through the Legal Aid Society of Columbus, visits various community [...]
From the Ohio State Bar Association website: In accordance with ORC chapter 169, holders of unclaimed funds are required to report to the director of the Department of Commerce. Recently, the department has begun random audits of IOLTA accounts. An issue has arisen concerning the ability of lawyers to ethically provide some of the information [...]
More attorneys in Ohio appear to be volunteering legal service to people who need it, according to statistics released June 1st by the Supreme Court of Ohio. Ohio attorneys reported 45 percent more pro bono hours for 2010 than 2009 for a total of almost 140,000 hours, the most in the three years the statistics [...]
