Legal Aid's 120th Annual Meeting

Legal Aid's 120th Annual Meeting

2:30 p.m. – doors open
(click here for helpful parking info)

3:00 p.m. – program (prompt start)

4:15 – 6:00 p.m. – reception

Keynote remarks from: 
The Reverend Dr. Otis Moss, Jr.
theologian, pastor, and civic leader
in conversation with Leon Bibb

Legal Aid Update from:
Colleen Cotter, Esq.
Executive Director, Legal Aid
&
Harlin Adelman, Esq.
President, Board of Directors

Presentation of:
Louis Stokes Paragon Award
Staff Awards
Volunteer Lawyers Program Awards

American Sign Language (ASL) interpreting services will be available during the event.
If you need priority seating, please notify us in advance by calling 216-861-5144.

Sponsors as of November 12, 2025:

Platinum Sponsors

Gold Sponsors

BakerHostetler
Benesch
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
Cleveland State University Law Alumni Association
Frantz Ward
KeyBank
Squire Patton Boggs
Wickens Herzer Panza

Silver Sponsors

Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP
Cleveland Browns
Jones Day
The Lubrizol Corporation
Northern Ohio Printing
RPM International Inc.

Bronze Sponsors

Case Western Reserve University School of Law
Catholic Charities Diocese of Cleveland
Cleveland Academy of Trial Attorneys
Cleveland Public Library
Cleveland State University College of Law
Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.
Fairport Wealth
Margaret W. Wong & Associates
McDonald Hopkins
MetroHealth
Perez Morris
Porter Wright
Tucker Ellis
UB Greensfelder

General Sponsors

Cuyahoga Community College
Danaher Corporation
KJK
Littler
Nicola, Gudbranson & Cooper, LLC
Norman S. Minor Bar Association
Weston Hurd LLP

Community Partners

Arab American Bar Association of Ohio
Buckley King LPA
The Center for Community Solutions
CHN Housing Partners
Freedom to Learn Foundation
Friends of Colleen Cotter
Friends of Harlin Adelman
Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman
National Council of Negro Women - Cuyahoga County Section
Ohio Access to Justice Foundation
Renner Otto
Schneider Bell
University Hospitals
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease