Author: Adam Messner

Mahoning County Bar Foundation Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted

The Mahoning County Bar Foundation is a non-profit organization, primarily funded by the members of the Mahoning County Bar Association.  Each year it funds scholarships for persons having substantial ties to the Mahoning Valley who are about to enter, or who have already entered, law school.  These scholarships typically range from $1,000-2,000 and will be paid directly to the law school toward your tuition.  Each scholarship applicant is requested to provide the information set out in the application form.

Questions? Contact Marilyn Carroll at mcarroll@mahoningbar.org.

Street Law Seeks Volunteers

The Street Law Program at the Akron Bar Association is looking for two more law students to volunteer at local high schools.  Street Law is a practical elective course taught throughout many high schools in the Summit County high schools. The time commitment will be 1-2 hours a week, but will still be a valuable opportunity to get involved with the local community. Please email streetlaw@akronbar.org if you are interested in volunteering or have any questions.

Akron Law NTC Team Advance to Nationals

This weekend the University of Akron School of Law hosted the regional round of the National Civil Trial Competition. 22 law student teams from Ohio and Michigan competed in the tournament. Over 100 judges and lawyers volunteered their time to serve as judges for each of the five rounds of competition. 150 volunteers served as witnesses for the competition. More than 50 University of Akron law students volunteered to be witnesses.

Three teams from the University of Akron competed in the tournament. The team of Max Hiltner and Joseph Darwal was one of two winners of the competition. They will join a team from the Ohio State University Law School to compete in the national competition in April. The team of Holly Facer, Joshua Rau and Kelsey Carson narrowly missed advancing to the quarter final round. Both teams are coached by University of Akron Law School alumni, Aaron Howell (’06).

Law students Anthony Wise and Kelle Redepenning were the third University of Akron team competing in the regional tournament. They volunteered to compete when another law school withdrew one of its teams. Their team prepared for the competition with less than one week’s notice. Even though they were not allowed to advance in the tournament, they had excellent results in each round.

Please be sure to congratulate all of the advocates when you see them. I also want to thank each of you who assisted with recruiting volunteers or volunteered to be a judge or a witness.

Akron Law BLSA Chapter to Compete at National Level

Akron Law’s BLSA chapter had a very successful weekend at the Midwest BLSA Regional Convention in St. Louis this past weekend.

3Ls Eric Foster and Terence Baptiste earned honors as second runners up in the Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition. They will compete at the national level during the National Black Law Students Association Convention in Atlanta, GA from March 6 – 10. The team is coached by professors Rick Strong and Elizabeth Shaver.

In addition, the Akron BLSA chapter was honored as the Midwest Black Law Student Association’s Small Chapter of the Year and will also compete for the title at the national level in Atlanta. This year’s BLSA officers are Terence Baptiste (President), Lavell Payne (Vice President), Samantha Hardin (Attorney General), and Lauren Simmons (Corresponding Secretary).

Please congratulate our team, our BLSA chapter, and our school for these outstanding achievements.

Akron Bar Foundation Scholarship Applications Now Being Accepted

 

The Akron Bar Foundation is now accepting scholarship applications for the 2013-2014 school year. The deadline to apply is Thursday, April 4, 2013.

The application and additional information is available on the Akron Bar Association’s website at: www.akronbar.org.

Thank you.

Jackie M. Forcina

Akron Bar Foundation

(330) 253-5007