Thomas E. Zani is the supervising attorney of the Intake Team. Thomas worked in the Steubenville SEOLS office for 18 years and returned to the program in June 2022 as fair housing outreach/enforcement attorney of the OSLSA Fair Housing Team before moving over to supervise intake. During his time away from OSLSA, he worked at Capital University Law School's Family and Youth Law Center and the Columbus Bar Association. 



Thomas is especially drawn to Legal Aid due to impact he can make. "I believe that we directly impact the lives of low-income/senior Ohioans on a daily basis. I enjoy relaying legal information in ways that our clients can understand and working to protect their legal interests in a variety of civil law areas.”

Bar and Court Admissions

• State of Ohio 
• United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
  

Bar Activities

• Belmont County Bar Association 1999-2017 
• Columbus Bar Association 2017-2022

Education

• Wheeling Jesuit University (B.A. in Political Science, 1996) 
• Capital University Law School (J.D., 1999)
  

Volunteer and Community Activities

• Belmont County Mental Health and Recovery Board 2006-2017-Chaired Board for two years. 
• Attorney Volunteer at StarHouse Youth Drop in Center 2017-2019 
• Jefferson County Community Action Counsel Board Member 2012-2017
  

Publications and Significant Cases

• Mularcik v. Adams, 7th Dist., 2004 WL 549489, Rule that a 3 Day Notice to Vacate must fully contain the statutory language of 1923.04. Eviction dismissed 
• Involved in Multiple Disciplinary Cases before the Ohio Board of Professional Conduct and the Ohio Supreme Court while Assistant Bar Counsel for the Columbus Bar Association County Community Action Counsel Board Member 2012-2017
  

Personal

Thomas is married and has a daughter. He enjoys spending time with his family, and also enjoys golfing and fishing. He has an eclectic taste in music and will talk about nearly any pop culture subject.