Legal Aid in the News - 2008
relevant clippings, quotes and stories


December 31, 2008
News Herald
Defense lawyers: Bar none

December 23, 2008
Legal Aid Press Release
New Board Officers for The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

December 14, 2008
WOBL Radio
Interview with Legal Aid attorney Jessica Baggett

December 8, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Partnership with Squire Sanders & Dempsey

December 2008
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal
Creative Philanthropy for Attorneys

December, 2008
Smart Business Magazine
Pillar Awards – Thompson Hine (for service to Legal Aid)

November 21, 2008
LSC Updates
Ohio Celebrates Legal Aid Day

November 20, 2008
Sun Press
Strapped chart school shuts doors

November 18, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Charter school abruptly closes

November 13, 2008
Daily Legal News
Legal Aid Day Celebrates Help for Low-Income Ohioans

November 13, 2008
Legal Aid Media Alert
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Highlights Programs Today

November 7, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
National Philanthropy Day

November 6, 2008
Call & Post
Legal Aid volunteers serve those in need

November 5, 2008
Neighborhood News
Free Legal Advice Clinics

November 4, 2008
Call & Post
Free Legal Advice Clinics

November 2, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Frank Murtaugh (Legal Aid alum) helped win high-court housing case

November 2, 2008
Interreligious Task Force

November 2008
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal
Volunteer Spotlight: Diane Citrino

Fall 2008
Ward 18 Outlook
Free Brief Advice Clinics

Fall 2008
“In Brief” – CWRU School of Law Magazine
Faculty Profile
Alumnus recognized for exemplary pro bono service
Students selected to serve in the 2008 Summer Corps program


October 29, 2008
Neighborhood News
Free Legal Advice Clinics

October 29, 2008
Call & Post
Free Legal Advice Clinics

October 21, 2008
Domestic Violence Center
Partnership with Legal Aid

October 5, 2008
Lorain Morning Journal
Free Legal Advice Clinics

October 2008
Oberlin News
Free Legal Advice Clinics

October 2008
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal
Homelessness: How Do I Help?

October, 2008
Watch your mail for the fall issue of Poetic Justice

September 13, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Free Legal Advice Clinics

September 2008
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal
YOU: Making a Difference
For the Public Good

August 2008
Pro Bono Publico Awards
Biography of David Kutik

August 2008
Watch your mail for Legal Aid’s 2007 Annual Report, “Our Course is Set”

August, 2008
Watch your mail for the summer issue of Poetic Justice

August 30, 2008
Cleveland Jewish News
Making it easier for law students to work for ‘greater good’

August 28, 2008
LSC Updates
Legal Aid Success Story

August 22, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cheers & Jeers -- Cheers to David Kutik

August 17, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Curran Letter to the Editor

August 15, 2008
Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Woman Happy to Have House Back

August 14, 2008
Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Helpers Save Woman’s House

August 12, 2008
Ashtabula Star-Beacon
Project saves homes: Mediation program to help curb foreclosures

August 11, 2008
American Bar Association
Video Honors Pro Bono Publico Award Winner David Kutik

Pro Bono Publico Newsletter
Pro Bono Publico Award Program

August 11, 2008
The National Law Journal
Cy pres awards under scrutiny

August 10, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
On the Go: Legal Affairs

August 5, 2008
Call & Post
Living wills address health care decisions, not estate matters

July/August 2008
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal
Stories Related to Legal Aid

August 5, 2008
Ashtabula Star Beacon
Dozens decry Dominion rate hike request

August 4, 2008
WOIO and WUAB – TVS 19 and 43
Legal Aid client and foreclosure prevention

Summer 2008
MIE Journal
Book Review of "A Passion for Justice"

August 2008
Lorain County Bar Association “Legal Times”
LCBA Receives Award from Legal Aid

August 2, 2008
Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Editorial: Taylor’s case indicative of greater county problem

August 2, 2008
Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Follow-Up: Many offer to assist in saving woman’s home

August 1, 2008
Elyria Chronicle Telegram
She’s losing the only home she’s ever known over $1622

July 31, 2008
LSC Updates
Cleveland Legal Aid Benefits from Historic Cy Pres Award

July 29, 2008
Crain’s Cleveland Business Blog
Stretching the Safety Net

July 29, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Abused may qualify for U visa petition

July 29, 2008
Wall Street Journal
Majority of Jobless in U.S. Don't Get Benefits

July 29, 2008
Call and Post

Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Advice Clinic

July 22, 2008
Crain’s Cleveland Business

Charities benefit from class-action settlement

July 20, 2008
WEWS TV 5
“Kaleidoscope” interview about foreclosure with Ed Icove and Dennis Dobos

July 20, 2008
WDLW 1380 AM and WOBL 1320 AM

Profile of Legal Aid's Lorain County Office

July 19, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Too-good-to-be-true charitable donations turn out to be true; Legal Aid granted $443,000

July 18, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer

Correction: Upcoming Legal Aid Clinics

July 18, 2008
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Press Release
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland shares $14 million cy pres award

July 18, 2008
"Ohio Lawyers Give Back" website launched

July 17, 2008
WCPN 90.3 FM
Huge Gift to Ohio Charities from Unclaimed Settlement Funds

July 17, 2008
WKYC TV 3
Profile of event: "Spare" a Moment for Legal Aid (Video)

July 15, 2008
CWRU Blog
School of Law alumnus recognized for exemplary pro bono service

July 14, 2008
Crain's Cleveland Business
$14M in unclaimed class action funds set for charities

July 12, 2008
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
34 Ohio charities to share $14 million unclaimed in class-action lawsuit

July 11, 2008
Brennan Center E-Lert
Renters Facing Eviction Get Increased Access to Representation in Housing Court

July 10, 2008
West Side Sun News
Free legal help is being offered

July 5, 2008
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tenants facing evictions get helping hand in court

July 5, 2008
The Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dominion's fixed charge could rise 200 percent

July 2008
The Senior Years
Beware of Predatory Medicare Sales Tactics

June 30, 2008
Crain's Cleveland Business
Pro bono work a focus as foreclosure cases mount

June 24, 2008
WCPN 90.3
"The Sound of Ideas" - Interview with Peter Iskin

June 20, 2008
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Press Release
West Side Community House Hosts First Legal Clinic

June 18, 2008
Neighborhood News
Lawyers host free legal clinic at settlement

June 18, 2008
Call and Post
Ask Questions, Get Answers

June 14, 2008
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Chief Justice Won't Get Involved in Family Court Issues

June 4, 2008
News Herald
Free legal clinic to lend a hand

June, 2008
MSN Real Estate Online
New landlord tools for squeezing renters

June, 2008
West Side Catholic Center Newsletter
Legal Aid - Where It Is Needed Most

June, 2008
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Journal
Articles by Colleen Cotter, Ed Icove and David Kutik

June, 2008
Senior Years
Caregivers: Decisions, Burdens and Awards

May 29, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Legal Aid to hold free clinic

May 29, 2008
Former Cleveland Legal Aid Attorney named Ohio Attorney General
Akron Beacon Journal
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Dayton Daily News
Legal Newsline

May 26, 2008
Crain's Cleveland Business
Tom Mlakar Quote

May 26, 2008
Ohio Lawyer (OSBA Magazine)
Book Review: A Passion for Justice

Spring, 2008
Watch your mail for the spring issue of Poetic Justice

Spring, 2008
Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation's "Just Dealings"
Ulmer & Berne Awarded OLAF's 2008 Presidential Award

May/June 2008
Ohio Lawyer (OSBA Magazine)
Book Review: A Passion for Justice

May, 2008
Jones Day Website
Jones Day Partner David A. Kutik Receives Award for Pro Bono Work

May, 2008
The Senior Years
Are you prepared for a sudden illness or even death

May 22, 2008
Sun News
Maple Heights: Seminar offers legal advice

May 13, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
In memoriam: Neal Manly

May 10, 2008
Lorain Morning Journal
Legal Aid offering free Brief Advice Clinic in Oberlin

May 9, 2008
WOBL 1420 AM
Radio Call-In on Foreclosure Issues (Atty Phil Althouse)

May 1, 2008

Cleveland Plain Dealer
Legal Aid offers free clinics

April 2008

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Journal
Volunteer Day

April 29, 2008

Lorain County Community Newspapers
Free Legal Advice Clinic

April 28, 2008
Crain’s Cleveland Business
Going Places: Legal Aid’s Board Leadership

April 23, 2008

Lorain Morning Journal
Editorial About Legal Aid

April 21, 2008

Crain’s Cleveland Business
Going Places: Job Changes

April 21, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
On the Go: Staff and Board Member Appointments

April 17, 2008

The Elyria Chronicle Telegram
Legal Aid can help with foreclosures, civil matters

April 16, 2008

Call & Post
Avoiding Probate

April 15, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Citizenship Day

April 11, 2008

Brennan Center E-lert
Ohio Adds Free Legal Aid to Foreclosure Assistance Program; 1,100 Private Attorneys Sign Up to Help

April 9, 2008

Cleveland Plain Dealer
Immigration lawyers will help immigrants become citizens

April 6, 2008
Ashtabula Star Beacon
Legal Aid: Assistance Available to those in Need

April 6, 2008

North County Gazette
Ohio Expands Foreclosure Aid Program, Free Legal Services

April 4, 2008
LSC Updates
Legal Aid Newest Component to Ohio’s Foreclosure Prevention Effort

April 2, 2008
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
1,100 lawyers volunteer to help Ohioans stave off foreclosure

April 2, 2008
Call & Post
Social Security benefit no longer deducted from jobless’ checks

April 1, 2008
Legal Aid Part of Historic Collaboration
Statewide effort to provide legal assistance for victims of foreclosure
Click to view press release and media advisory


April 1, 2008
WHIO News Center 7
Gov. Strickland Kicks Off New Foreclosure Initiative


April 1, 2008
Free Legal Advice Offered To Ohioans Facing Foreclosure
WEWS NewsChannel 5
and
MSNBC.com


April 1, 2008
The Senior Years
Good News for Social Security Recipients


May 2008
WCPN 104.9
Ulmer & Berne ad featuring Legal Aid


March 26, 2008
Call & Post
Free Legal Clinic


March 24, 2008
Crain’s Cleveland Business
Foreclosure Work Aid for Legal Aid Society


March 19, 2008
LSC Updates

March 17, 2008
Brennan Center E-lert

March 16, 2008
Q104, WNCX and WDOK
“Cleveland Connection” Interview with Colleen Cotter

March 16, 2008
WEWS News Channel 5
"Kaleidoscope" – featuring interview with Colleen Cotter and David Kutik

March 14, 2008
Legal Aid Press Release
2008 Summer Associates Announced


March 12, 2008
Call & Post
Beware of refund anticipation loans offered by tax preparers

March 11, 2008
Elyria Chronicle
Attorneys to Donate Time to Lorain

March 8, 2008
The Lorain Morning Journal
Legal Aid Society hosts free clinic

March 6, 2008
Center for Responsible Lending Press Release
Helping American Keep Their Homes: Institute Announces $6.5 million in Legal Aid Grants to Help Families Caught in the Foreclosure Crisis

March 6, 2008
Helping Americans Keep Their Homes: Institute Announces $6.5 million in Legal-Aid Grants to Help Families Caught in the Foreclosure Crisis

March 6, 2008
WOIO Channel 19
Legal Aid Call-In Clinic

March 5, 2008
The Neighborhood News
Free Legal Advice

March 3, 2008
WEWS News Channel 5
Consumer Protection Week Call-In Clinic

March 3, 2008
Brain Gain
Katie Feldman, Legal Aid Staff Attorney


March, 2008
ABA Child Law Practice
Profile of Community Advocacy Program


March, 2008
Cleveland Bar Journal
2007 Volunteer Lawyers Program Highlights:
Building Partnerships, Ensuring Justice
and
Ulmer & Berne Anniversary Gift to Legal Aid


March, 2008
Inside Business
Practice Makes Perfect


March 2008
Lorain County Bar Association's "Legal Times"
President's Letter, Partnership with Legal Aid


March 2008
The Senior Years
Recipe for a Nightmare


February 26, 2008
Ashtabula Star Beacon
Free Legal Advice Clinic


February 20, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Editorial: Lawyers should volunteer to give homeowners in foreclosure help


February 20, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Editorial: How lawyers can help FLAG-Ohio; where homeowners can get help


February 19, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Legal Aid gets biggest single donation


February 16,2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lawyers urged to give free help in foreclosure cases


February 8, 2008
Business Wire
Ulmer & Berne Celebrates Centennial Anniversary
Donates $100,000 to The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland


February 8, 2008
Centre Daily Times
Ulmer & Berne Celebrates Centennial Anniversary
Donates $100,000 to The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland


February 7, 2008
WKYC Channel 3
"Good Company" profile of Volunteer Lawyers Clinic


February 6, 2008
Call & Post
Legal Clinic this Weekend!


February 4, 2008
Kaleidoscope Magazine
Profile of Legal Aid


February, 2008
The Consumer Advocate
Ohio trial court issues TILA rescission order


January 31, 2008
WEWS News Channel 5
Peter Iskin expert interview on landlord-tenant law


January 30, 2008
Call & Post
Legal Clinic Announcement


January 23, 2008
LSC Updates
Three More LSC-Funded Programs Adopt Pro Bono Resolutions


January 20, 2008
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Refund loan's risky lure


January 5, 2008
News-Herald
News-Herald Rudd Article


January 3, 2008
Baker Hostetler Website
Cleveland Attorneys Featured in Legal Aid Society Video


January, 2008
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Website
Engaging the Legal Profession to Aid Disadvantaged Children


 

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