Author: Amy Goodson-Beal

Need to Secure a Bar Exam Loan?

Bar Exam Loans are available through various lenders to help new law school graduates pay for bar review course and expenses associated with not being employed while studying for the bar exam.    

 For more information, see our law school financial aid page at  http://www.uakron.edu/law/admissions/finaid/loans.dot       Links to some lenders may be found at http://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1GGLS_enUS291US303&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=bar+exam+loan  

 Specific loan questions?   Please contact Pamela Arrington in UA Financial Aid at pamela8@uakron.edu

July 2010 Ohio Bar Exam – Hotel Accomodations

To all students sitting for the July 2010 Ohio Bar Examination:

 As a courtesy, Akron Law has reserved a block of hotel rooms at a discounted rate in Columbus. 

 Holiday Inn Columbus Downtown Capitol Square

175 E. Town Street, Columbus, Ohio  43215

Phone:  614.221.3281

 Dates:

Monday, July 26, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

 

Rates:

Double or single each night without breakfast:  $90

Double or single each night including breakfast for the 3 mornings:  $105

Parking at the hotel:  $10/night

 Reservations:

Call 614.221.3281 and mention “Akron Law”

A credit card or advance deposit is required

Akron Law will have a hospitality room at the Holiday Inn, which will be stocked with snacks and supplies for your convenience.   

Certainly, you are not obligated to select the Holiday Inn as your hotel of choice.  This is simply a courtesy. 

If you have questions about these arrangements or anything throughout your preparation process, contact:

Amy Goodson-Beal, Esq.

Manager of Annual Fund, Continuing Education & Special Programs
e-mail:  agoodso@uakron.edu

phone:  330.972.8619

Hotel Accommodations July 2010 Ohio Bar Exam

As a courtesy, Akron Law has reserved a block of hotel rooms at a discounted rate in Columbus for the July 2010 Ohio Bar Exam dates. 

 The details are as follows:

Holiday Inn Columbus Downtown Capitol Square

175 E. Town Street

Columbus, Ohio  43215

Phone:  614.221.3281

 Dates:

Monday, July 26, 2010

Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

 Rates:

Double or single each night without breakfast:  $90

Double or single each night including breakfast for the 3 mornings:  $105

Parking at the hotel:  $10/night

 Reservations:

Call 614.221.3281 and mention “Akron Law”

A credit card or advance deposit is required

 Akron Law will have a hospitality room at the Holiday Inn, which will be stocked with snacks and supplies for your convenience.   

 Questions?  Contact:

Amy Goodson-Beal

Manager of Annual Fund, Continuing Education & Special Programs
phone:  330.972.8619
e-mail:  agoodso@uakron.edu

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

 

Hospice, Death, & Dying and Advanced Directives Program – Special Student Pricing

Hospice, Death, & Dying and Advanced Directives Program – Special Student Pricing

February 19th – Akron Bar Association

PROGRAM DESCRIPTION:
Last year, 1.5 MILLION Americans received hospice services from over 4,000 hospice providers. Since 2001, the number of hospice patients has increased by 22 percent and the median length of stay of a hospice patient went from 20.5 days to 22 days. Hospice Care and the related Ethical and Legal Concerns of End-of-Life Care are increasingly becoming an important topic for discussion as more than 78 million Americans begin to turn 60 this decade.

Ethical Issues In Death And Dying

  • Ethical Issues at End of Life
  • Care and Comfort
  • Justice in End-of-Life Care

Legal Issues In Death And Dying

  • Decision Making and Communication
  • Advance Care Planning
  • Patient Self-Determination Act

Advance Directives And Medical Orders For Life Sustaining Treatment

  • Advance Directives
  • Living Wills
  • MOLST – (Proposed)

PRESENTERS:
Doug Cluxton, MA, LPC – Vice President for Education and Development
Ohio Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Columbus, Ohio

COST TO PARTICIPANTS:

Social Work, Counseling, Nursing Continuing Education Credits: $75
(other than Legal) or seeking no credit

                (dual certificates – no extra cost)

                ·LSW  ·LPC  ·LMFT  ·CFLE  ·CFCS

Continuing Legal Education
Akron Law Alumni or Akron Bar Association Member $105
                Non-Alumni/Non-Member $130
                Cost includes three hours CLE (including one hour of Ethics)

$25 Current Akron Law student  – contact Michele Novachek at  330.972.8619  or manovac@uakron.edu