Month: February 2010

2010 OWBA Law Student Scholarship

This year the Ohio Women’s Bar Association (OWBA) will be awarding one scholarship in the amount of $1,000 for the 2010-2011 school year. The deadline for application for the OWBA Law Student Scholarship is April 7,2010. For an application form, contact Adam Messner at apm@uakron.edu.

The scholarship winner will be announced at the OWBA annual meeting in Cleveland, Ohio on May 12,2010.

The Ohio Women’s Bar Association, formed in 1991, is the first state bar association that brings together women and men lawyers interested in issues that uniquely affect women. OWBA’s mission is to promote the leadership, advancement and interests of women attorneys through professional education, networking and the exchange of ideas between our members, local bar associations, business and the community.

The purpose and goals of the OWBA are:

  • Fostering communications and networking among women attorneys.
  • Promoting and advancing professional opportunities for women attorneys.
  • Promoting the appointment and selection ofwomen to various federal, state and local positions of influence.
  • Promoting women as leaders.
  • Promoting and providing continuing legal education targeting areas ofparticular interest to women attorneys.
  • Monitoring and supporting government legislation, policies, and practices affecting women.
  • Serving as a statewide resource representing perspectives of women in the legal profession.

Bright Ideas for Government Transparency: Sunshine Law Update

March 11, 2010
8 – 11:30 a.m.
Martin Center, The University of Akron
105 Fir Hill Street, Akron, Ohio

This program will educate the legal community, local government agencies, and journalists about the current state of open records in Ohio with a focus on legal trends and practical application. Topics include Recent Developments in Open Records Law, Open Records Give Reporters Open Access and a How-To on Open Records.

Presented by:
Richard Aynes, director, Constitutional Law Center, AkronLaw
Gary Daniels, associate director, ACLU of Ohio
Frank Deaner, executive director, Ohio Newspaper Association; president, Ohio Coalition for Open Government
Brian Laliberte, cooperating attorney, ACLU of Ohio
David Marburger, attorney, Baker and Hostetler LLP
Tim Smith, professor of journalism and mass communication, Kent State University
Catherine Turcer, legislative director, Ohio Citizen Action Legislative Money in Politics Project
Bruce Winges, editor, Akron Beacon Journal

Cost:  Free to Akron Law Students
Open to the public at no cost (registration required)
$50 for 3 hours Continuing Legal Education

Register:
Online Registration
Phone: 330-972-6363; E-mail: manovac@uakron.edu

Sponsored by:
ACLU of Ohio
Ohio Newspaper Association
Ohio Coalition for Open Government
Ohio Citizen Action Legislative Money in Politics Project

Continuing Education at Akron Law