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Poetic Justice

Poetic Justice is a newsletter featuring
stories of philanthropy and hope from The
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland. If you would
like to subscribe, send an email to
Melanie Shakarian with your complete
mailing address.
Summer 2009
Volume 6: Issue 2
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Access to healthcare secured for
three-year old
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Calfee attorney and Private
Tenant-Landlord Program stop unfair
eviction
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Quick Action saves water service for
Ashtabula client
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Board Member Profile: Richard Panza
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Volunteer Profile: Michelle Paris
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2009 Summer Associates
Spring 2009 Issue
Volume 6: Issue 1
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Baker Hostetler Helps Legal Aid Preserve
Education Rights
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More Clients Served Through Sgt. Harry
Fund
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Unemployment Benefits Secured for Former
Restaurant Employee
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Cy Pres Events and CLEs Scheduled for
2009
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Update on the Community Advocacy Program
(CAP)
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Annual Luncheon Highlights Collaboration
Fall 2008 Issue
Volume 5: Issue 3
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Legal Aid partners with Squire,
Sanders & Dempsey to help domestic
violence survivors
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Income Save for Legal Aid Client
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Client Profile: Kimberly Chester –
Former Legal Aid client studies
pre-law at John Carroll University
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Legal Aid receives $445,368 Cy Pres
Award
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Project Profile: The Northeast Ohio
Wage Project
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Legal Aid Board Member honored for
pro bono service
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Project Profile: Private
Tenant-Landlord Project –
Jones Day volunteers preserve
housing
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Bankruptcy Project provides fresh
start
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CAP Provider of the Year Award:
Terry Vaughn
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Photos from the Volunteer Lawyers
Program
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Alumni groups volunteer at brief
advice clinics
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2008 Philanthropy Update
Summer 2008 Issue
Volume 5: Issue 2
- Refugee family settles into new life
- “Save the Dream” – Legal Aid helps
prevent foreclosure
- Volunteer Profile: Nancy Schade
- Board Member Profile: Jerome
Pleasant
- Legal Aid preserve income for Social
Security recipient
- The C. Lyonel Jones Pro Bono
Immigration Committee
- Summer Associates
- Photos from the Volunteer Lawyers
Program
Spring 2008 Issue
Volume 5: Issue 1
- Ulmer & Berne $100,000 Grant to Legal
Aid
- Dworken & Bernstein Secures Cy Pres
Award for Legal Aid
- Legal Aid Attorneys Secure Favorable
Outcome for Client
- "Save the Dream" - Ohio's Foreclosure
Prevention Effort
- Volunteer Profile: NEOACCA Attorneys
- Staff Profile: Stephen Williams
Fall '07 Issue Volume 4: Issue 3
- Pro Bono Attorneys Assist Homeowners
- Housing Policy Affected
- U.S. Newcomers Helped by Pro Bono
Attorney
- Client Profile: Ms. Reese
- Staff Profile: Claire Cloud
- Board Member Profile: Sr. Joanne
Gross
- Volunteer Profile: Mark Knevel
- Legal Aid Case Notes
- Philanthropy Update
- Photos from the Volunteer Lawyers
Program
- CLASS Program Serves Students in
Need
Summer '07 Issue
Volume 4: Issue 2
- Pro Bono Attorneys Victorious
- Colleen O'Neil Works with Ashtabula
County Office
- Neighborly Help for Lake and Geauga
County Office
- Lorain County Office Makes Community
Connections
- Legal Aid Attorneys Win Significant
Jury Verdict
- Staff Profile: Carol Kile
- Alumni Profile: Eric Fingerhut
- Board Member Profile: Ed Icove
- Photos from Volunteer Lawyers
Program
Spring '07
Issue
Volume 4: Issue 1
- Education, Job Training Because of
Legal Aid
- Volunteer Lawyers Program Expands
Through Entire Service Area
- Volunteer Profile: Bill Fulton
- Staff Profile: Alida Struze
- New Leadership in Lorain County
- 2007 Summer Associates Announced
Fall '06 Issue
Volume 3: Issue 3
- Legal Aid Provides a Lifetime of
Hope, Happiness
- Legal Aid and MetroHealth
Collaborate for Holistic Service
- Thompson Hine LLP Leads
Collaboration
- Diane Citrino and Ricky Gurbst Lead
Fundraising Effort
- Brain Gain: New Associations with
Legal Aid
- Pro Bono Liaisons Promote Volunteer
Lawyers Program
Summer '06 Issue
Volume 3: Issue 2
- Strategic Planning Key to Mission of
Legal Aid
- Cy Pres Funding Helps Legal Aid
- Baker Hostetler, Special Ed Advocacy
- New Board President, Officers
- Profile of volunteer attorney Tony
DiVenere
- Volunteer Lawyers Program update
- Rising Legal Stars: Legal Aid's
summer associates
Winter '06 Issue
Volume 3: Issue 1
- Volunteer Lawyers Program's
Inaugural Year Successful
- Book Review: Ending Poverty As We
Know It
- Elderly Consumer Prevails in
Ashtabula County
- Ongoing Collaboration in Painesville
Office
- Legal Aid Partners with Cuyahoga
County
- Victory in Ohio's 11th District
- Equal Justice Works Fellow
- Recognizing 2005 Law Firm Donors
Fall '05 Issue
Volume 2: Issue 3
- Unmet Legal Needs of Poor: A
Nationwide Problem
- Client Wins with Ulmer & Berne Team
- Victory for Client, Pro Bono
Attorney
- Inspiration Needed? Legal Aid
Speakers are Available
- Porter Wright Makes Financial Pledge
- Photos from Recent Events
- In Memoriam: Esther Weissman
Summer
'05 Issue
Volume 2: Issue 2
- Legal Aid Celebrates a Century of
Service
- Jones Day Becomes Legal Aid's
Largest Law Firm Supporter
- 16 Summer Associates at Legal Aid
- Legal Aid Announces New Director
- Education Lawyer Helps Student
- Largest IRS Grant in Ohio Goes to
Cleveland
- Outstanding Service Recognized
- The Volunteer Lawyers Program: a
Report to the Community
Winter '05 Issue
Volume 2: Issue 1
- Legal Aid Kicks Off Volunteer
Lawyers Program
- Family Advocacy Project: Unique for
Ohio
- Legal Aid Collaborates with
Vocational Guidance Services and YO!
Cleveland
- Development Update
- Skadden Fellow at Legal Aid
- Legal Aid's Ashtabula Office
- Save the Date: April 30th - Senator
Clinton to Visit Cleveland
Fall '04 Issue
Volume 1: Issue 1
- Squire, Sanders & Dempsey Pledge
$150,000
- Legal Leadership
- Legal Aid Promotes Economic Justice
- Home Saved, Dignity Intact
- Elderly, Disabled Win Court Battle
- Legal Aid Prevents Eviction
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