The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland in the News

October 26, 2009
WTAM News Radio 1100
Interview with Mary Whitmer about Pro Bono Week and Legal Aid

October 25, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Legal Aid at East Tech

October 25, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer – Real Estate
Legal Aid can help eligible tenants with eviction disputes

October 25, 2009
WUAB TV 43
Legal Aid interview with Harry Boomer

October 24-31, 2009
Celebrate Pro Bono Week!
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October 24, 2009
Ashtabula County Commissioners
Proclamation for Pro Bono Week

October 24, 2009
Cleveland, Ohio – Office of the Mayor
Proclamation for Pro Bono Week

October 24, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pro Bono Week events to offer free legal advice

October 23, 2009
LSC Updates
Cleveland Medical-Legal Partnership Honored by State Bar Foundation

October 22, 2009
Lake County Board of Commissioners
Resolution for Pro Bono Week

October 19, 2009
Crain’s Cleveland Business
Legal aid society staffs bombarded with requests

October 13, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Free legal help for parents

October 10, 2009
WHK 1420 AM
Education Law at Legal Aid (on Real Law Radio)

October 8, 2009
Law.com
Lubrizol General Counsel Joseph Bauer Gets Used to Making It Go

October 6, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Richard Streeter, former Legal Aid president

October 3, 2009
WHK 1420 AM
Pro Bono Week (on Real Law Radio)

September 2009
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Journal
We are the law

September 29, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland schools may have to hire more special-ed teachers

September 28, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
If you are in foreclosure, a Cuyahoga County court program might keep you in your home

September 27, 2009
WDOK 102.1 FM – Cleveland Connection
Interview about Education Law and Pro Bono Week

September 23, 2009
Call & Post
Education Law at The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

September 22, 2009
El Sol de Cleveland
Education Law at Legal Aid

September 16, 2009
Call & Post
What you need to know if you lose your job

September 12, 2009
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Lorain United Way launches campaign

September 11, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Economic cloud generates more calls for help to Legal Aid, but also delivers some newly minted lawyers

September 10, 2009
Lorain Morning Journal
Legal Aid hosts free clinic in Lorain

September 9, 2009
Elyria Chronicle-Telegram
Legal Aid hosts free clinic in Lorain

September 7, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Free legal advice

August 19, 2009
Call & Post
Community Calendar – Legal Aid Clinics

August 19, 2009
Call & Post
Legal Aid assists with employment issues

August 5, 2009
Call & Post
Free Legal Advice Clinics

August 2, 2009
New York Times
Prolonged aid to unemployed is running out (Legal Aid client interviewed)

August 2009
Communities
Empowerment Center hosts Walkathon

August 2009
United Way of Ashtabula County
Campaign video features Legal Aid

August 2009
Inside Business
We Were Watching

July/August 2009
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Journal
U.S. Citizenship: The Greatest Gift

July/August 2009
Social Work Today
Beacon of Hope for Immigrants: The Medical-Legal Partnership

Summer 2009
In Brief – Magazine of CWRU School of Law
Dedication to helping others

July 2009
Plain Press
Free Legal Advice

July 2009
El Informativo (Spanish Newspaper for Lake County)
Article about Legal Aid’s Wage Project

July 24, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Doing what right for special-ed students (letter to editor)

July 14, 2009
Call & Post
Free Legal Advice

July 16, 2009
WFHM FM
Free Legal Advice

July 9, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Free Legal Aid clinics planned

July 9, 2009
Call & Post
Upcoming Legal Aid Clinic

July 9, 2009
McClatchy Washington Bureau
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Growing number of poor people swamp Legal Aid offices

July 8, 2009
News-Herald
Lending a Helping Hand

Summer 2009
Legal Aid's 2008 Annual Report released

June 23, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Supreme Court ruling on special education costs likely to have limited effect in Ohio

June 22, 2009
Crain’s Cleveland Business
Mary K. Whitmer, Bar President, on collaboration with Legal Aid

June 19, 2009
Brennan Center Legal Services E-Lert
LSC-Funded Legal Aid Society of Cleveland Sees 56% Jump in Requests for Help This Year

June 18, 2009
LSC Updates
Field News: Cleveland Legal Aid Program Sees 56% Rise in Need for Help

June 16, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Legal Aid sees 56% rise in need for help

June 14, 2009
WEWS NewsChannel 5
Kaleidoscope – Interview with Julie Clutter Cortes and Katie Laskey-Donovan

June 13, 2009
WFHM-FM
Upcoming Legal Aid Clinics

June 3, 2009
WEWS NewsChannel 5
Legal Aid Society Assists Jobless

June, 2009
El Sol de Cleveland and El Informativo
Article about Wage Project

June, 2009
Housing Research and Advocacy Center Newsletter
Profile of Harold Williams

June, 2009
Plain Press
Legal Clinics Offered

Spring, 2009
Law Notes – Magazine of Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Announcement of Partnership with Legal Aid

May 30, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland water customers just want answers

May 26, 2009
WJW TV8
Dave Dawson interviewed about debt collection

May 24, 2009
WDOK 102.1 FM
“Cleveland Connection” – interview with Julie Cortes and Lauren Gilbride

May 23, 2009
Columbus Call & Post
Legal Aid to host free legal clinic in Cleveland

May 20, 2009
WFHM FM
Legal Aid offers free advice

May 19, 2009
Cleveland.com Blog and Plain Dealer
Legal Aid Society Offers Free Advice in Cleveland - Story 1
Legal Aid Society Offers Free Advice in Cleveland - Story 2

May 14, 2009
Lorain Morning Journal
Foreclosure filings rise compared to one year ago

May 11, 2009
Columbus Dispatch
Consumers’ counsel works for residents

May 5, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Grants support seniors and aging needs

April 15, 2009
Call & Post
Free Advice Clinic in Ashtabula

April 15, 2009
Ashtabula County Gazette
Free Legal Advice Clinic

April 14, 2009
WKYC TV-3
St. Luke’s Foundation Awards Grants

April 10, 2009
Cleveland Jewish News
Free medical clinic just the ticket at fairgrounds

April 9, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Legal Aid hosts Citizenship Day

April 8, 2009
Call & Post
Upcoming Free Brief Advice Clinic

April 7, 2009
Call & Post
Upcoming Free Brief Advice Clinic

April 6, 2009
LSC Updates
LSC President Visits Legal Aid Society of Cleveland

April 6, 2009
Crain’s Cleveland Business
Going Place: Board Officers

April 6, 2009
NPR: All Things Considered
Mediation Courts May Ease Foreclosure Backlog (interview with Tom Mlakar)

April 2, 2009
Sun Newspapers
Agency can aid with foreclosure issues

April, 2009
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Journal
Partnering to Help Women
“Justice for All” Column

April, 2009
Russian Magazine
Citizenship Day at Legal Aid

April, 2009
HOLA Journal
Legal Aid’s Wage Project

March 25, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Schools usually agree to special-ed plans

March 22, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
On the Go: Legal Aid Board Members

March 22, 2009
WDOK 102.1 FM
“Cleveland Connection” – Interview about Legal Aid