Funding
The Foundation funds Ohio’s legal aid organizations and access to justice initiatives like Ohio Legal Help and the Ohio Justice Bus to transform the lives of Ohioans working to make ends meet.
Our Mission
To ensure that Ohioans who are low-income or who lack access can fully and fairly participate in civil systems that produce just outcomes. To achieve this we:
- promote access to justice
- fund civil legal aid
- expand legal capacity
- foster innovation
- collaborate with partners to achieve systemic change
Pro Bono Ohio: Connecting Volunteer Lawyers with Pro Bono Opportunities
Pro Bono Ohio is an online platform from the Ohio Access to Justice Foundation that helps connect volunteer lawyers with pro bono opportunities around the state.
RECENT NEWS
Foundation’s Robby Southers Receives Public Interest Law Foundation Award
Robby Southers, the Foundation’s policy & justice initiatives counsel, received the 2026 Excellence in Public Service Award from the Public Interest Law Foundation (PILF) at The Ohio State University Moritz [...]
There’s Still Time to Complete the 2025 Pro Bono Survey
If you are an Ohio attorney who hasn’t yet completed the Supreme Court of Ohio and the Foundation’s annual pro bono survey, don’t worry; you still have time to report [...]
Tom Roberts: Paying it Forward through Servant Leadership
At Sinclair Community College, Foundation Board Member Tom Roberts is an advisor to the Sinclair Ohio Fellows Program, a student leadership development program based on Robert Greenleaf’s principles of servant [...]
Former Foundation Board Member Steve Steinglass Remembered for Leadership
The Foundation was deeply saddened to learn that former Foundation board member and dean of Cleveland State College of Law, Steve Steinglass, passed away on Feb. 4. Steinglass served on [...]
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