The Legal Aid Society of Columbus - Opening The Doors To Justice http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/index.php 2010-09-09T16:54:58Z Joomla! 1.5 - Open Source Content Management 2007-07-07T09:54:06Z 2007-07-07T09:54:06Z http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/index.php/component/content/article/45-homepage Mike Means mmeans@columbuslegalaid.org

<div> <p><img style="float: left; margin-right: 4px;" src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/a2j.jpg" alt="a2j" width="308" height="195" /></p> <h2>LASC Introduces Access To Justice, our new online intake system</h2> <p>Our new <a href="https://www.columbuslegalaid.org/index.php/a2j">online application</a> is an interactive interview that will walk you step by step through our intake process. This easy to follow question and answer session will help us better understand your problem so we can give you a more accurate response to your needs. It also saves our intake workers time and helps us to help more people. We hope you will find our system easy to use.</p> <br /> <hr /> <p><a href="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=50&amp;Itemid=66"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 0px 0px; float: left;" src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/faceing the mortgage crisis.jpg" alt="faceing the mortgage crisis" width="376" height="104" /></a></p> <p>The program, "Facing the Mortgage Crisis", features a town hall setting where specific information is provided for dealing with a foreclosure problem and addressing a mortgage default. The moderator for the program is Mike Thompson, WOSU News and Public Affairs Director, and the panelists include our own Les Varnado, Senior Attorney at the Legal Aid Society; Steve Torsell, Executive Director, Homes on the Hill and; Cindy Windsor, Senior Mortgage Advisor, Key Bank. The program was taped on June 25, 2009, at WOSU/COSI and had its first airing on WOSU on July 9, 2009, at 9:00. <a href="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=50&amp;Itemid=66">Click here to watch the program in its entirety. </a></p> <hr /> </div> <div><strong>The Legal Aid Society of Columbus</strong> (LASC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) regional law firm that seeks to improve the lives of and empower low income residents and senior citizens of Columbus and our Central Ohio service area by providing high quality legal representation to meet our clients' civil legal needs.<img style="margin-left: 15px; margin-top: 19px; float: right;" src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/lasc_front_collage.jpg" alt="lasc_front_collage" width="350" height="270" /></div> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>You must meet income and resource limits</strong> to be eligible for our services but our experienced intake staff will help you determine eligibility and find the right attorney to help you resolve your problem.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The Legal Aid Society of Columbus does not charge for its services</strong> but you may be required to pay certain court costs. If we must refer you to a private attorney, there may be a reduced fee. If The Legal Aid Society of Columbus cannot help you with your problem, we will refer you to an agency that may be more suited to your needs. If you have a problem that is not listed on our services page, please call us anyway; we may have a service that can help you or know of just the right program or private attorney that will.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Callback and Intake</strong> <strong>Lines</strong> <br />Call toll free 1-888-246-4418 for advice on housing problems, domestic violence and other legal issues. An attorney will call you back as soon as possible or you can set an appointment for an office visit. The Legal Aid Society of Columbus does not handle criminal cases.</p> <p><strong>Home Visitation</strong> <br />If you are sick or disabled we will come to your home.</p> <hr /> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Serving Franklin, Delaware, Madison, Marion, Morrow, and Union counties for 50 years. </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a title="Legal Services Corporation" href="http://www.lsc.gov" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/logo_lsc.gif" alt="Legal Services Corporation" width="111" height="48" /></a></strong><strong><a title="Ohio Legal Services" href="http://www.ohiolegalservices.org" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/logo_oslsa.gif" alt="logo_oslsa" width="174" height="41" /></a></strong><strong><a title="Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation" href="http://www.olaf.org" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/Olaf_logo.gif" alt="Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation" width="77" height="43" /></a></strong><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><a title="United Way of Central Ohio" href="http://www.liveunitedcentralohio.org/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/United-Way-Horz.jpg" alt="United Way of Central Ohio" width="85" height="45" /> </a><a title="Franklin County Senior Options" href="http://www.officeonaging.org/fcso/" target="_blank"><img style="margin-left: 2px;" src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/SO_Logo_small.jpg" alt="Franklin County Senior Options" width="65" height="48" /></a></strong></span></span></p>

<div> <p><img style="float: left; margin-right: 4px;" src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/a2j.jpg" alt="a2j" width="308" height="195" /></p> <h2>LASC Introduces Access To Justice, our new online intake system</h2> <p>Our new <a href="https://www.columbuslegalaid.org/index.php/a2j">online application</a> is an interactive interview that will walk you step by step through our intake process. This easy to follow question and answer session will help us better understand your problem so we can give you a more accurate response to your needs. It also saves our intake workers time and helps us to help more people. We hope you will find our system easy to use.</p> <br /> <hr /> <p><a href="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=50&amp;Itemid=66"><img style="margin: 0px 4px 0px 0px; float: left;" src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/faceing the mortgage crisis.jpg" alt="faceing the mortgage crisis" width="376" height="104" /></a></p> <p>The program, "Facing the Mortgage Crisis", features a town hall setting where specific information is provided for dealing with a foreclosure problem and addressing a mortgage default. The moderator for the program is Mike Thompson, WOSU News and Public Affairs Director, and the panelists include our own Les Varnado, Senior Attorney at the Legal Aid Society; Steve Torsell, Executive Director, Homes on the Hill and; Cindy Windsor, Senior Mortgage Advisor, Key Bank. The program was taped on June 25, 2009, at WOSU/COSI and had its first airing on WOSU on July 9, 2009, at 9:00. <a href="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=50&amp;Itemid=66">Click here to watch the program in its entirety. </a></p> <hr /> </div> <div><strong>The Legal Aid Society of Columbus</strong> (LASC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) regional law firm that seeks to improve the lives of and empower low income residents and senior citizens of Columbus and our Central Ohio service area by providing high quality legal representation to meet our clients' civil legal needs.<img style="margin-left: 15px; margin-top: 19px; float: right;" src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/lasc_front_collage.jpg" alt="lasc_front_collage" width="350" height="270" /></div> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>You must meet income and resource limits</strong> to be eligible for our services but our experienced intake staff will help you determine eligibility and find the right attorney to help you resolve your problem.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>The Legal Aid Society of Columbus does not charge for its services</strong> but you may be required to pay certain court costs. If we must refer you to a private attorney, there may be a reduced fee. If The Legal Aid Society of Columbus cannot help you with your problem, we will refer you to an agency that may be more suited to your needs. If you have a problem that is not listed on our services page, please call us anyway; we may have a service that can help you or know of just the right program or private attorney that will.</p> <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Callback and Intake</strong> <strong>Lines</strong> <br />Call toll free 1-888-246-4418 for advice on housing problems, domestic violence and other legal issues. An attorney will call you back as soon as possible or you can set an appointment for an office visit. The Legal Aid Society of Columbus does not handle criminal cases.</p> <p><strong>Home Visitation</strong> <br />If you are sick or disabled we will come to your home.</p> <hr /> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Serving Franklin, Delaware, Madison, Marion, Morrow, and Union counties for 50 years. </strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><a title="Legal Services Corporation" href="http://www.lsc.gov" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/logo_lsc.gif" alt="Legal Services Corporation" width="111" height="48" /></a></strong><strong><a title="Ohio Legal Services" href="http://www.ohiolegalservices.org" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/logo_oslsa.gif" alt="logo_oslsa" width="174" height="41" /></a></strong><strong><a title="Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation" href="http://www.olaf.org" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/Olaf_logo.gif" alt="Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation" width="77" height="43" /></a></strong><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><a title="United Way of Central Ohio" href="http://www.liveunitedcentralohio.org/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/United-Way-Horz.jpg" alt="United Way of Central Ohio" width="85" height="45" /> </a><a title="Franklin County Senior Options" href="http://www.officeonaging.org/fcso/" target="_blank"><img style="margin-left: 2px;" src="http://www.columbuslegalaid.org/images/stories/SO_Logo_small.jpg" alt="Franklin County Senior Options" width="65" height="48" /></a></strong></span></span></p>