Legal aid /news/tags/legal-aid Legal aid en-US Copyright Fri, 24 Feb 2023 20:27:24 GMT Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association to provide legal services to those who lack access /law-justice/2023-02-24/cleveland-metropolitan-bar-association-to-provide-legal-services-to-those-who-lack-access The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association is working on an initiate to provide legal services to those who do not have easy access. Fri, 24 Feb 2023 20:27:24 GMT /law-justice/2023-02-24/cleveland-metropolitan-bar-association-to-provide-legal-services-to-those-who-lack-access Jenna Bal What You Can Do To Fight Your Eviction /news/community/2021-08-10/want-to-fight-your-eviction-heres-what-you-can-do Here are some strategies that experts say can help. Tue, 10 Aug 2021 11:13:04 GMT /news/community/2021-08-10/want-to-fight-your-eviction-heres-what-you-can-do Grace Oldham/Reveal & Noor Hindi/The Devil Strip Cleveland's Historic Legal Aid Society Sees Its Own Surge with the Pandemic /news/2020-12-04/clevelands-historic-legal-aid-society-sees-its-own-surge-with-the-pandemic Cases of layoffs, illnesses, unpaid rent, and other nationwide symptoms of the pandemic are surging, especially for the poor. That's why the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland has quickly ramped up online equipment and programs to assist the growing need for help from clients. Fri, 04 Dec 2020 15:05:33 GMT /news/2020-12-04/clevelands-historic-legal-aid-society-sees-its-own-surge-with-the-pandemic Grant Segall/The Land Cleveland Housing Court Restarts Eviction Hearings Monday /news/economy/2020-06-12/cleveland-housing-court-restarts-eviction-hearings-monday Cleveland Housing Court starts hearings on evictions and accepting new filings Monday morning for the first time since March. The court paused all hearings and new eviction filings as of March 18, so a flood of evictions could be headed to the court. But it won’t be clear for some time how many evictions the coronavirus pandemic caused in Cleveland, because the court set a limit of 125 filings per day. Fri, 12 Jun 2020 20:35:35 GMT /news/economy/2020-06-12/cleveland-housing-court-restarts-eviction-hearings-monday Study Shows Lasting Impact of Legal Aid Services in Northeast Ohio /news/community/2019-06-17/study-shows-lasting-impact-of-legal-aid-services-in-northeast-ohio A new study released today looks at the lasting effect of legal aid services in certain Northeast Ohio counties.Steven McGarrity is the Executive Director… Mon, 17 Jun 2019 15:03:50 GMT /news/community/2019-06-17/study-shows-lasting-impact-of-legal-aid-services-in-northeast-ohio Ohio Legal Aid Societies Form Alliance to Assist Low-Income Communities /news/community/2018-08-10/ohio-legal-aid-societies-form-alliance-to-assist-low-income-communities Ohio’s nonprofit legal aid societies are teaming up to provide more legal services to low-income residents. The Alliance of Ohio Legal Aids will… Fri, 10 Aug 2018 23:19:27 GMT /news/community/2018-08-10/ohio-legal-aid-societies-form-alliance-to-assist-low-income-communities Under Trump's Budget, It May Be Harder To Get Legal Help When You Can't Afford A Lawyer /news/government-politics/2017-03-22/under-trumps-budget-it-may-be-harder-to-get-legal-help-when-you-cant-afford-a-lawyer President Donald Trump’s first budget outline calls for cutting all funding for legal aid services. What could that mean for individuals and communities… Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:14:35 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-03-22/under-trumps-budget-it-may-be-harder-to-get-legal-help-when-you-cant-afford-a-lawyer