Legal Aid Welcomes New Board Officers

In December, Legal Aid elected new board officers for 2024, and is pleased to welcome Quo Vadis I. Cobb as President for 2024.  Click here for Ms. Cobb's full bio.

Legal Aid's new executive committee leadership on its Board of Directors for term of January 1 - December 31, 2024 include:

President
Quo Vadis I. Cobb, Esq., Jacobs

Vice Presidents
Harlin Adelman, Esq., University Hospitals

Gwen Graffenreed, Community Representative

Joe Rodgers, Esq., Eaton Corporation

Secretary/Treasurer
Jason Bristol, Esq., Cohen Rosenthal & Kramer LLP

We thank our previous Board President, Jonathan Leiken, Esq. for his leadership and commitment to furthering Legal Aid’s mission with creative vision. We are grateful that he will continue serving as a director on our Board in 2024 as president emeritus.

In addition, Legal Aid extends heartfelt appreciation to Hugh McKay, Esq. and Michael N. Ungar, Esq. who concluded their terms on Legal Aid’s Board of Directors at the end of 2023. Mr. McKay served on Legal Aid’s Board for 6 years and Michael Ungar served on our Board for 8 years, serving as Board President in 2020. Over the years, these outstanding individuals contributed much to our organization and our community, and we are grateful for their service.

We look forward to working with this new executive team to further Legal Aid’s mission: to secure justice, equity, and access to opportunity for and with people who have low incomes through passionate legal representation and advocacy for systemic change. Their leadership and guidance will help us build on the successes we achieved last year and make continued progress to extend justice throughout Northeast Ohio.

A full list of Legal Aid's Board Members and Executive Staff is available online: Board and Executive Team.