Lawyers Do Well By Doing Good
American Bar Association president William T. (Bill) Robinson believes pro bono work benefits attorneys as well as the communities they serve. More...
Judge Walter Rice to Receive Citizen Legion of Honor Award
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.
Cleveland Legal Aid Moves to New Lorain County Office
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 [...]
Census Shows Akron is Facing a New Kind of Poverty
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.
Board Member Jim Petro to Receive the Consitutional Commentary Award
Board member Jim Petro and his co-author Nancy Petro have been awarded the Constitutional Commentary Award for their work on the book "False Justice: Eight Myths that Convict the Innocent". The award is presented annually by the Constitution Project to an author or producer of an outstanding work that has improved the quality of public [...]
Census Bureau Releases Estimates on Income, Poverty and Insurance
The Census Bureau today released new national estimates for income, poverty and health insurance coverage. In 2010, median household income declined, the poverty rate increased and the percentage of people without health insurance coverage was not statistically different from the previous year. The official poverty rate rose almost a full percent to 15.1 percent, from [...]
Low Interest Rates Leave Less Money for Legal Aid Groups
The Washington Post reports that a year after a judge began requiring members of the District of Columbia bar to put certain client funds in pooled interest-bearing accounts aimed at generating money for legal aid groups, revenue from the funds remains near historic lows. To read more, click here.
Legal Help for the Poor: The View From the A.B.A.
A letter to the editor of the New York Times from the President of the American Bar Association, William T. Robinson III, written in response to the newspaper's editorial on addressing the justice gap. To read the letter, click here.
Addressing the Justice Gap
The New York Times, in an editorial published August 23rd, says the "justice gap" falls primarily on the poor, and mostly in overburdened state courts. To read more, click here.
Legal Aid Summer Associates Get Trial Practice in a Real Courtroom
Summer Associates at Community Legal Aid Services (CLAS) in Akron wrapped up their 10 week program with a mock trial in a Summit County Domestic Relations courtroom. The mock trial featured volunteers and lawyers from CLAS, Sterling Jewelers, AmeriCorps and Mature Services acting as clients, witnesses and court staff. To read more, click here.