Posted January 29, 20252:37 pm
Legal Aid Society of Cleveland elected Harlin Adelman as president of its board of directors and named four new officers for 2025.
According to his bio on Legal Aid, Adelman worked for the organization as a young lawyer. He recalled the time as “pretty intense” and said “looking back I realized the clients helped me understand what it really meant to be a lawyer, to provide legal services, to understand and navigate the justice system and the law in very difficult areas. I realized what seems on its face as fairly simple is actually very complex. And I saw how much the clients appreciated the services that Legal Aid was providing.
Adelman, who is vice president and deputy general counsel at University Hospitals in Cleveland, succeeds Quo Vadis I. Cobb as board president.
“We thank our previous Board President, Quo Vadis I. Cobb, Esq., for her leadership and commitment to furthering Legal Aid’s mission with creative vision,” Legal Aid Society of Cleveland’s new release stated. “We are grateful that she will continue serving as a director on our Board in 2025 as president emeritus.”
Four board members also began their terms in 2025. They are Stephanie Adams, Sherwin-Williams; Megan Gurley, East End Neighborhood House; Peter Morrison, Squire Patton Boggs; and Jeremy Tor, Spangenberg Shibley & Liber LLP.
Carolyn Crenshaw, Nathan Genovese, Jonathan Leiken and Douglas Wang concluded their terms on the board of directors at the end of 2024.
The new executive committee leadership on its board of directors for the term of Jan. 1 through Dec. 31 are Gwen Graffenreed, community representative, Joe Rodgers from Eaton Corp. and Daniel C. Urban from Wickens Herzer Panza as vice presidents, Jason Bristol from Cohen Rosenthal & Kramer LLP as secretary/treasurer and Adelman.
“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,” the release stated. “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.”
Source: Cleveland Jewish News - Legal Aid Society elects Adelman as new board president