Check out our new 2023 VLP Annual Report!

You can read the issue here.

We are pleased to partner with the Cincinnati Bar Association to provide a three-part webinar series titled “Access to Justice: Protecting Rights & Securing Basic Needs” during Pro Bono Month.

Each event, detailed below, has 1.5 hours of general CLE credits pending.

• 1:00-2:30pm, October 1: “Keeping Tenants Housed: Eviction Defense Basics” with John Altman, Esq. of Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati
• 1:00-2:30pm, October 10: “Protecting Income and Assets: How Ch. 7 bankruptcy secures basic needs for debtors experiencing poverty” with Elizabeth Tull Laureano, Esq. of Legal Aid Society of Southwest Ohio
• 1:00-2:30pm, October 17: “Keeping Homes in the Family: Estate planning and administration to preserve homeownership” with Amberly Newberry, Esq. of Scott E. Knox, Attorney at Law

The webinar series is free for CBA members and participating VLP attorneys, and $90 for non-members. CBA members and non-members can register online at cincybar.org.

Participating VLP attorneys can register by emailing Molly Russell, VLP Managing Attorney, at mrussell@lascinti.org.

Check out the pictures from our 40th Anniversary Event here! https://vlpcincinnati.org/who-we-are/40th-anniversary-pictures/

We created a new video to celebrate our Volunteer Lawyers Project’s 40th Anniversary. Check it out here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OUDyGJVq7oU

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The Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation is pleased to announce Susan Wheatley as the 2021 Volunteer Lawyer of the Year. Congratulations, Susan!

Susan is a partner in Taft’s private client group. She works with clients on estate and business succession planning. She was instrumental in creating the VLP’s “Without a Deed” project. In addition, she accepted ten VLP cases in the last five years.

Susan continues to serve in an advisory capacity to Legal Aid and the VLP on estate matters.

Thank you, Susan, for your dedication to clients and to the VLP’s mission.

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The Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation is pleased to announce Ryan Hymore as the 2020 Volunteer Lawyer of the Year. Congratulations, Ryan!

Ryan is a labor attorney with Mangano Law Offices Co., LPA, practicing in all areas of labor law. He has accepted 32 referrals in the five years he has volunteered with the VLP, assisting clients involved in wage disputes.

“Ryan is extremely generous with his time and talent,” states Laura Crosthwaite, VLP Legal Assistant. “He rarely turns down a request for help, and is one of our most valued volunteers.”

Thank you, Ryan, for your dedication to clients and to the VLP’s mission.

Jessica Ramos recently joined Legal Aid as a Senior Attorney and Manager of the Volunteer Lawyer’s Project. She started her public interest law career at Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE), another Ohio Legal Aid organization. Jessica spent eleven years at ABLE, most recently in their Dayton office.

She received her BA, cum laude, and MA from the Ohio State University. Jessica received her JD, cum laude, from the University of Toledo College of Law. Jessica is an immigration law specialist, and has experience in tax and family law.

“I am excited at the prospect of expanding services to those in need,” noted Jessica. “Filling the access to justice gap is a critical goal for the VLP.”

While at ABLE, Jessica was an adjunct professor of immigration law at University of Dayton School of Law, and an adjunct professor of Spanish at Sinclair Community College. In 2020, Jessica was the recipient of the Ohio Chapter of American Immigration Lawyers Association Pro Bono Champion award.