Legal Aid in the News - 2009
relevant clippings, quotes and stories


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

March 17, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lending a Hand: Volunteers sign on to work at free health-care event

March 10, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cleveland Municipal Court needs applicants for vacant judgeship

March 2, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Euclid schools may bring special-needs students back into system to save money

March, 2009
Univision Channel 61
Interview with Legal Aid attorney Megan Sprecher

March 2009
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Journal
Doctors and Lawyers Working Together
Go International! Go Vietnam!

February 26, 2009
Legal Aid Press Release
2009 Summer Associates Announced

February 20, 2009

News-Herald
Lawyers give $90,000 to free legal service group

February 19, 2009
Legal Aid Press Release
February 19 Event Highlights Creative Philanthropy, Legal Community

February 19, 2009
News-Herald
Aid headed to free legal service

February 12, 2009
WEWS NewsChannel 5
Profile of Legal Aid (in conjunction with Legal Aid phone bank)

February 11, 2009
Cleveland.com Blog
Legal Aid Society attorneys visit community centers to offer free help

February 2, 2009
Crain’s Cleveland Business
Fed's interest rate cut hurts Legal Aid

February 2009
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Journal
Ohio Increased Protection for Debtors in Collection and Bankruptcy Actions
Bankruptcy Pro Bono Project
Volunteer Spotlight: Stacy Cozart
VAWA: A First Step to Safety for Battered Immigrants

January 23, 2009
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Free Legal Advice Clinics

January 20, 2009
LSC Updates
Cleveland Legal Aid’s Wage Project Fights for Workers’ Rights

January 19, 2009
News Herald
Area foreclosures low but painful

January 17, 2009
WHK 1420, “Real Law Radio”
Interview with Legal Aid attorneys

 

 

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