Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation   Check out our new VLP Annual Report! Read how the VLP overcame the challenges of COVID thanks to our committed volunteers and supporters! ​Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation© 2021 Legal Aid Society of Greater...

Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation   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...

Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation   “We were pleased to welcome the Ohio Justice Bus and coordinator Jack Maib to Cincinnati today,” stated Jessica Ramos, Senior Attorney at Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati and Manager of the Volunteer Lawyers Project....

Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation  As the pandemic continues to create job and income losses, more families in our community are at risk of eviction and requesting assistance from the VLP.    “Maria Adams” is one. When COVID struck, she lost her job. Without...

Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation   Check out The Volunteer Lawyer’s Project’s 2019 Annual Report!   Many thanks to the 310 volunteer attorneys who donated their time and expertise and to our contributors whose financial support sustains our work.   You can...

Volunteer Lawyers For the Poor Foundation   The Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor Foundation is pleased to announce Cynamon T. Trokhan is the Butler County Bar Association's 2019 Volunteer Lawyer of the Year. Cynamon is a partner at Parrish, Marcum & Trokhan Co.,...

Volunteer Lawyers For the Poor Foundation   The Volunteer Lawyers Project is pleased to announce Charles G. Bretz, Jr. as the 2019 Cincinnati Bar Association Lawyer of the Year.   Charles is a solo practitioner who specializes in Estate Administration, Estate...

Volunteer Lawyers For the Poor Foundation   Celebrate National Pro Bono Week - October 20-26!   “In my short time at the VLP, I know two things to be true,” stated Elizabeth Zak, VLP Managing Attorney. “1) Low-income families better manage the stresses of poverty when...

Volunteer Lawyers For the Poor Foundation   The Volunteer Lawyers Project and Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati celebrated the new space and expanded hours of the Hamilton County Juvenile Custody and Companionship Clinic with an open house last week! Judge John...