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OLAF Board Member Rick Dove named as secretary of the Supreme Court of Ohio's Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline. Read more.

COLUMBUS (April 6, 2011) - The Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation ("OLAF") Board of Trustees elected new officers during its annual meeting held Thursday, March 17, 2011. H. Ritchey Hollenbaugh, Partner, Carlile, Patchen & Murphy LLP, was elected to serve as the board's president. Jim Petro, Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents and former Ohio [...]

From the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) - April 5, 2011 Washington, DC - The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Board of Directors is launching a Pro Bono Task Force to develop additional resources to help low-income Americans facing foreclosure, domestic violence and other serious civil legal problems. The new Task Force was announced today during a [...]

Friday's story in the National Law Journal: [Legal Services Corporation is the second largest source of funding for legal services in Ohio, next OLAF.] April 01, 2011 It's Crunch Time for Legal Services Corp. Funding The next week will likely determine whether the Legal Services Corp. is forced to make sharp midyear cuts in its [...]

ABA President: Legal Aid Cuts Would Not Only Impact Most Vulnerable but Would Also "Trickle Up" to Affect Middle Class and Small Business Owners Stephen N. Zack, "Justice in Jeopardy," The Hill's Congress Blog, March 17, 2011 ABA President Stephan Zack writes in the Hill's Congress Blog: "The words 'equal justice under law' are so [...]

Ohio Court of Appeals Judge Mary Jane Trapp is the 2011 OLAF Presidential Award winner. Judge Trapp is being recognized for her work with the Judicially-Led Appellate District Pro Bono Project, an Ohio State Bar Association initiative staffed by the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation. The award will be presented to Judge Trapp during the OSBA's [...]

An in-depth report examining the impact of legal aid programs on clients and the politics surrounding funding.

Only a few days remain to report your 2010 pro bono hours and financial contributions to legal aid programs! The Supreme Court of Ohio, in conjunction with the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation, offers all attorneys with an active Ohio registration and an email address on file with the Court the opportunity to voluntarily and anonymously [...]

Statement by Carmen V. Roberto, President, Ohio State Bar Association Legal Services Corporation Needs Current Funding Level to Protect Justice for All The Legal Services Corporation (LSC) is the largest single provider of funding to civil legal assistance programs for low-income Americans. LSC distributes grants to 136 independent local programs, and LSC grantees operate legal [...]

The first website in the nation to focus exclusively on federal legal rights and resources important to veterans is off to a robust start. The website StatesideLegal.org was created by Pine Tree Legal Assistance in Portland, Maine, a nonprofit legal aid program funded by the Legal Services Corporation (LSC).