Former Legal Aid attorney Buddy James

Cleveland, OH --  The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland is sad to report attorney Clarence L. "Buddy" James passed away.

Buddy is a former Cleveland Legal Aid attorney, who worked with Legal Aid from 1966 - 1968.   He played a key role in reshaping Legal Aid with federal OEO funds, making the organization the professional law firm it is today. He left Cleveland Legal Aid to become law director for Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes.

Click here to read the Plain Dealer obituary.

Mr. James' family has set-up the Buddy James and Patricia Douglas James Memorial Fund at Legal Aid to honor his memory.

To make a donation online, click here.   Or, mail a gift to:
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Buddy James and Patricia Douglas James Memorial Fund
1223 West Sixth Street
Cleveland, OH   44113