Individuals who are facing foreclosure are encouraged to attend the clinic. Those who attend the clinic will be assisted by volunteer attorneys from the City of South Euclid and Legal Aid staff.

The foreclosure crisis persists nationwide and locally: between 2006 and 2011 there were 1,326 foreclosure filings for properties in South Euclid. There are over six hundred vacant homes in the South Euclid and 14.4% of the housing stock has been in foreclosure since 2006.

Ed Icove, an attorney and councilman from South Euclid, is recruiting volunteers for this event. Mr. Icove is a past president of Legal Aid. “The efforts of Mr. Icove and South Euclid leadership are impressive. At Legal Aid, we handle more than 1200 foreclosure matters annually. While Legal Aid has 51 staff attorneys, we need pro bono volunteers to help us meet the high demand for civil legal assistance,” says Ann McGowan Porath, Managing Attorney for Legal Aid’s Volunteer Lawyers Program, “People like Ed are invaluable to Legal Aid’s mission.”

Further details of the May 22 clinic can be found at: www.lasclev.org/foreclosureclinic

If you have questions, please call Legal Aid at 888-817-3777.

Legal Aid is the law firm for low-income individuals in Northeast Ohio and provides services in the areas of consumer rights, disability, domestic violence, education, employment, family law, health, housing, foreclosure, immigration, public benefits, utilities, and tax.

The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland’s mission is to secure justice and resolve fundamental problems for those who are low-income and vulnerable by providing high quality legal services and working for systemic solutions.

This clinic will be staffed by volunteers from the City of South Euclid and Legal Aid’s consumer law practice group.

This clinic will be staffed by volunteers from KeyBank, for its “Neighbors Make a Difference Day”

This clinic will be staffed by volunteers from KeyBank, for its “Neighbors Make a Difference Day”

This clinic will be staffed by volunteers from Tucker Ellis.

Quench your thirst for justice at Legal Aid’s annual summer fundraiser – Jam for Justice.

You’ll enjoy drinks, food and music of The No Name Band… and support a good cause: all revenue from the event will support Legal Aid and its mission to provide access to justice for the most vulnerable in Northeast Ohio.

Admission is $20 in advance and $25 at the door.  Click here to reserve your tickets online.  Can’t be there?  Your online donation is appreciated!

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Ms. Adkins shares her story from Legal Aid client to engaged Northeast Ohio attorney.

Also included with the article is a sidebar about Legal Aid’s funding.

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Click here to read the full article.

Click here to RSVP for the retirement party.

After finishing law school in 1970, Margaret joined Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) and was sent to Cleveland. During her second year with VISTA, she was placed at The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland working in the Juvenile Unit before being hired permanently in January 1973. By 1979, Ms. Terry was handling a variety of Legal Aid cases, which allowed her to develop knowledge in a variety of aspects of the law. Today, Ms. Terry is a supervising attorney for Legal Aid’s Intake Unit. Now in her 40th year of service at Legal Aid, Ms. Terry will retire in May 2012.

When Ms. Terry considers her experiences at Legal Aid, she highlights the “influence the mere presence of an attorney can have on a person facing a difficult situation.”  Click here to read more about Ms. Terry’s career.

Please join us in congratulating Margaret on May 23!

Donations honoring Margaret can be made to Legal Aid’s “Leaders and Legacies Fund.”  Click here to make a donation today.

RSVP for May 23 at http://lasclev.org/registration/.