Ohio State Bar Foundation




The Ohio State Bar Foundation has a history of being at the forefront of legal research and publishing. The Foundation has published the booklets "Going to Court on Small Claims" (now available throught the Ohio Judicial Conference at www.ohioJudges.org) and "You Are Commanded to Search" (discontinued). Additionally, the Foundation and the Ohio State Bar Association jointly publish The Law & You. More recently, grant making, statewide awards and direct programming have provided even greater opportunities to promote public understanding of the law and improvements in the justice system throughout Ohio, often through publications. Fellows Class projects have resulted in the following publications or online information sources: "Deliberations on Jury Service" report (Fellows Class of 1998) "More Than Sex, Drugs and Money: Reporting on the Legal System" (Fellows Class of 1999) "Ohio Legal Information Source" (OLIS)(Fellows Class of 2000). "Did Not! Did Too!" (Fellows Class of 2001) "Light the Way: Don't Leave Your Loved Ones in the Dark" (Fellows Class of 2002) "It's My Life, I have a choice" (Fellow Class of 2003) "Legal Information for Nonprofit Corporations in Ohio" (LINC OHIO) (Fellow Class of 2004) With Liberty and Justice for all... Somalis in Ohio (Fellow Class of 2005) Ohio Jury Management Conference materials, including the annually updated Ohio Jury Managers Directory, are available for purchase from the Ohio Jury Management Association The Foundation's newsletter the Transcript is an update of activities pursued by its members in furtherance of the Foundation's mission.