Legal Aid in the News - 2007
relevant clippings, quotes and stories

December 29, 2007
Cool Cleveland
Review of "A Passion for Justice"

December 24, 2007
Crain's Cleveland Business
How can you help?

December 19, 2007
LSC Updates
Pro Bono Attorneys Save Seniors' Home from Foreclosure

December 13, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Community Organizations

December, 2007
Cleveland Bar Association - Women in the Law Newsletter
Profile of Alexandria Ruden

December, 2007
Cleveland Bar Association Journal
Appointment of Tom Mlakar to NLADA Civil Policy Group

December, 2007
The Senior Years
Domestic Violence Later in Life

December 9, 2007
WEWS News Channel 5
"Kaleidoscope" - features collaborative brief advice clinic on February 9

December 7, 2007
JCU Center for Service and Social Action
Legal Fair at Fatima Family Center

November 27, 2007
WEWS News Channel 5
Investigation Reveals Some Mortgage Brokers' Tactics

November 23, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Seniors regain jobless benefits lost to Social Security in Ohio

November 14, 2007
Call & Post
Landlord self-help evictions are illegal

November 14, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Legal Aid Annual Luncheon

November 13, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Legal Aid Society clinic

November 12, 2007
WJW Fox 8 News
I-Team Investigation

November 11, 2007
WUAB TV 43 and WOIO TV 19
Legal Aid Attorneys Interviewed

November 9, 2007
Medical-Legal Partnership Update
Site in the Spotlight

November 7, 2007
Legal Aid Press Release
Final Neighborhood Clinic of 2007

November 5, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
On the Go:
Jennifer Martinez Atzberger, Katie Feldman and Megan Sprecher

November 1, 2007
Newstalk 1490 AM
Legal Aid: Interview about Brief Advice Clinics

November, 2007
Just Dealings
Denis J. Murphy Fellowship Program

November, 2007
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Vulnerable Populations Video Essay

November, 2007
The Senior Years
Make sure you are getting paid minimum wage

November, 2007
Cuyahoga County Bar Association Magazine
Change & Growth: Legal Aid from the Great Depression to Today

November, 2007
Watch your mail for the fall issue of Poetic Justice

October 27, 2007
Lorain Morning Journal
Free Legal Clinic

October 26, 2007
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Free Legal Clinic

October 24, 2007
Legal Aid Press Release
First Brief Advice Clinic in Lorain County!

October 19, 2007
WFUN Radio - Ashtabula County
"Save Our Homes Taskforce" - Anne Reese interviewed

October 17, 2007
The Neighborhood News
Free Legal Advice

October 17, 2007
Call & Post
Clinics bring legal services to residents

October 16, 2007
Middletown Journal
Legal Aid Society, Bar Association
to host advice, referral clinic

October 16, 2007
Oberlin News-Tribune
School board sees demonstration of Street Law course

October 12, 2007
Legal Aid Press Release
For First Time, Cleveland Represented in National Policy Group

October 9, 2007
Oberlin News-Tribune
Superintendant's Standpoint

October 4, 2007
WEWS News Channel 5
Free Legal Clinic on Saturday

October 3, 2007
The Sun Press
Free Legal Clinic on Saturday

Fall, 2007
Cleveland Marshall College of Law - Dean's Message
"Foot Soldiers of the Law" and
"Spending the Summer Pro Bono Publico"

September 30, 2007
Radio Interview
Jessica Baggett - Managing Attorney of the Lorain County Office

September 28, 2007
Brennan Center's Legal Services E-lert
Workers' rights: focus of program launched by Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

September 27, 2007
Business Week
Ohio teaches finance to abused women

September 26, 2007
Call & Post
Payday lending: A last resort?

September 25, 2007
Oberlin News-Tribune
Street Law at Oberlin High School

September 17, 2007
Crain's Cleveland Business
Legal Aid hopes Wage Project will curb workplace abuses

September 12, 2007
cleveland.com
Free Legal Advice

September 10, 2007
Crain's Cleveland Business
After lull, bankruptcies back on the rise

September, 2007
Northern Ohio Live
Free Legal Clinic

September, 2007
Reentry Advocate
Health Care for the Formerly Incarcerated

September, 2007
The Senior Years
- Payday Lending... A Last Resort
- Medical Costs Burden Seniors; These Programs May Help
- Crooks Target Elderly more than Younger Persons
- Three Ways to Transfer Car Title when Owner Dies

August, 2007
Cleveland Bar Journal
Ann McGowan Porath: The Trustees' Award

August 30, 2007
LSC Updates
Profile of Lake/Geauga Office

August 12, 2007
Lake County News Herald
No Cost for Kindness

August, 2007
Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation's Newsletter Just Dealings
Profile of Tomar Brown

August, 2007
The Senior Years
- Self-Help Evictions are Illegal
- Expired Savings Bonds Stop Earning Interest

June 26, 2007
Ohio Public Radio
Ohio Supreme Court Rules on Domestic Violence Laws

July 26, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Court Uphold Domestic Violence Law

July 21, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Free Legal Help

July, 2007
Watch your mail for the summer issue of Poetic Justice

July, 2007
Cuyahoga County Bar Association Newsletter
Profile of Ed Icove, Legal Aid Board Member

July 4, 2007
Call & Post
Want free advice?  Legal Aid has it.

June 20, 2007
Call and Post
Free Legal Clinic, Staffed by Calfee Halter & Griswold

June 20, 2007
LSC Updates
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Offers Credits for Cases

June 20, 2007
USA Today
Ohio eyes legal loophole in domestic abuse cases

June 18, 2007
Lorain Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County Lawyers Lend Helping Hand

June, 2007
watch your mail for
2006 Legal Aid Annual Report

June 12, 2007
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Lawyers Get Nudge to Help Legal Aid

June, 2007
Cleveland Bar Journal
various Legal Aid mentions

June 9, 2007
Lorain Morning Journal
Pro Bono Program Exchanges Work for Education
also reprinted in June 15, 2007 Legal Services E-lert

June 8, 2007
Lorain County Bar Association
Free CLE Program for Lorain County Attorneys

June 4, 2007
Legal Aid Pres Release
Upcoming FREE legal clinic

June, 2007
Cleveland-Marshall Alumni Magazine
Student Volunteerism
and
Patricia Poole is Legal Aid Board Chair

May 31, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Courts may get power over dating

May 25, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Plaintiffs object to payout in law prep course case

May 2007
Cleveland Bar Journal
Students Selected for Summer Associate Program
and
Legal Aid volunteer profile

May 1, 2007
The Foundation Center
Spotlight on: The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

April 18, 2007
Lorain Morning Journal
Attorney returns to Legal Aid

April 18, 2007
Lorain Morning Journal
Fighting Foreclosure

April, 2007
Vital Speeches of the Day
Justice and Healthy Communities - address by Colleen M. Cotter

April, 2007
Old Brooklyn News
Upcoming Legal Advice Clinic

April 16, 2007
WEWS News Channel 5
Legal Aid attorney quoted

April 16, 2007
Crain's Cleveland Business
numerous Legal Aid mentions -- Legal Affairs Section

April 15, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Landlords get subsidies, skip bills

April 15, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Teen's shooting sparks changes: Reforms under way in juvenile justice

April, 2007
jonesday.com
David Kutik Receives Special Recognition

April 9, 2007
Crain's Cleveland Business
Prevention program hardly dents foreclosure filings

April, 2007
Watch your mail for the spring issue of Poetic Justice

March 29, 2007
Legal Aid Press Release
New Staff Attorney in Lorain County Office

March 28, 2007
Call & Post
Cleveland Briefs - Upcoming Legal Clinic

March 27, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Legal Aid Clinics

March 26, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Abusive relations among teens fly under radar

March 25, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Drowning in debt

March 24, 2007
Louisville Courier-Journal
Marriage amendment could impact Indiana domestic violence law

March 24, 2007
The Indianapolis Star
Amendment raises concerns over domestic violence laws

March, 2007
"In Brief" - Magazine of CWRU School of Law
Four Students Selected for Equal Justice Works Summer Corps Program

March 21, 2007
The Daily Reporter
State Bar Foundation awards just under $1 million in grants

March 20, 2007
Lakewood Observer
Legal Aid Returns to Lakewood

March 18, 2007
Lorain Morning Journal
Legal Aid takes big first step

March 15, 2007
Legal Aid Press Release
Upcoming Neighborhood Clinics

March, 2007
"We Work" - Magazine of Women Work
Legal Aid attorney quoted

March 13, 2007
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Legal Aid Hires Managing Attorney for Elyria Office

March 13, 2007
Lorain Morning Journal
Legal Aid Hires Managing Attorney for Elyria Office

March 12, 2007
Legal Aid Press Release
Legal Aid Announces Lorain County Office Leader

March 9, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Legal Aid Society Offers Services

March 7, 2007
Legal Aid Press Release
2007 Summer Associates Announced

March 4, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Legal help awaits disabled students

March, 2007
Cleveland Bar Journal
Update on Volunteer Lawyers Program

February 20, 2007
Legal Aid Press Release
Free Legal Advice Clinic

February 19, 2007
Lorain Morning Journal
Legal Aid staff to increase

February 15, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Disability Applicants Endure Long Wait in Ohio

February 10, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Free Legal Advice Offered

February 8, 2007
cleveland.com
Legal Aid Society Offers Free Advice

February 5, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Brain Gain: Stephen Antwine

February 3, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Poor being denied Medicaid over citizenship rule

February 3, 2007
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Legal Aid to Receive Help

February 3, 2007
Lorain Morning Journal
Legal groups planning advice clinics

February 1, 2007
Legal Aid Press Release
Upcoming Brief Advice Clinic

February 1, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sharpen Your Consumer Skills

February 1, 2007
Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation
"Just Dealings" Newsletter

January 29, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Brain Gain: Abigail Staudt

January 28, 2007
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Legal Aid's coverage of county is a concern

January 27, 2007
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Legal Aid Branch to Get Additional Help

January 26, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Legal Aid Society Offers Free Legal Advice

January 23, 2007
Lorain Morning Journal
Local attorneys also have duty

January 22, 2007
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain County needs its Legal Aid

January 21, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Consumer advocates unite to change lending practices

January 19, 2007
Lorain Morning Journal
Legal Aid Staff to Increase

January 19, 2007
Legal Aid Press Release
First Neighborhood Brief Advice Clinic of 2007

January 11, 2007
Lorain Morning Journal
Bar may fill in for Legal Aid shortage

January 8, 2007
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Brain Gain: Lucas Caldwell-McMillan

January 7, 2007
Lorain Morning Journal
Area municipal courts should track Legal Aid services to the indigent

January 5, 2007
the derrick.com
Former Legal Aid Attorney Now District Attorney

January 4, 2007
The Lorain Morning Journal
Judge claims Legal Aid has been denying help

January 1, 2007
The Lorain Morning Journal
Letter to the Editor