Category: Financial Aid and Scholarships

Mark T. Banner Scholarship – Deadline is December 6, 2013

The Mark T. Banner Scholarship is part of The Richard Linn American Inn of Court’s commitment to fostering the development of intellectual property lawyers of high ethics, civility and professionalism, and especially those from diverse backgrounds.

The recipient of the scholarship receives $5,000 to be applied to their legal education.  This scholarship is available to law students who have entered into a JD program at an ABA-accredited law school in the United States and who will continue in that program through the Fall semester 2014.  Scholarship recipients are selected by the Mark T. Banner Scholarship review board based on the following criteria:

• Commitment to the pursuit of a career in intellectual property law.

• Commitment, qualities and actions toward ethics, civility and professionalism.

• Academic merit (undergraduate, graduate and law school).

• Written and oral communication skills.

• Leadership qualities and community involvement.

• Member of a historically under represented group in IP law (including race, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation and disability).

Applications need to be submitted by December 6, 2013.  The application is available at http://www.linninn.org/marktbanner.htm.

Questions? Contact Debbie Ruegger at DEBORAH.RUEGGER@lw.com.

$2,500 Law Student Assistance Fund Scholarship – Application Deadline is July 15

Description

The Law Student Assistance Fund may assist one or more students from Shelby County, Ohio and the surrounding counties abutting on Shelby County, Ohio in their final year of law school by providing assistance to defray the cost of tuition, books, and such other expenses incidental to attending law school.

You may call us with any question or if you require attachments at (937) 497-7800 (M-F/8-4)

Requirements

  • A law student with a permanent residence in Shelby County, Ohio or a county abutting Shelby County, Ohio at the time the award is made (not precluding an at-school residence).
  • Demonstrated leadership in undergraduate and law school activities regarding self and professional improvement.
  • Demonstrated leadership in community, school and church.
  • Graduated from a high school in Shelby County, Ohio or from a high school located in a county abutting Shelby County, Ohio.
  • Demonstrated above-average legal scholarship while attending law school.
  • Financial need.
  • Preference shall be given to students who indicate a desire for the general practice of law in a rural or county-seat setting and to third year law students who are married and have children.
  • Recipients shall not be discriminated against because of age, gender, race, physical handicap, disability, ethnic background, religious affiliation, or creed.

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Samuel Krugliak Legal Scholarship – Application Deadline is June 9

Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A., is accepting applications now through June 9, 2013, for its “Samuel Krugliak Legal Scholarship” which will award up to $1000 to one or more students currently enrolled and attending law school, accredited by the American Bar Association.  The purpose of the Samuel Krugliak scholarship is to assist law students who exemplify the Firm’s ethic and who intend to practice law in the communities served by Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths & Dougherty Co., L.P.A.

Students may apply for the 2013-2014 academic year scholarship provided they have resided in one of the following counties during their lifetime:  Stark, Wayne, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Summit, Holmes, Mahoning or Columbiana.  Candidates must also possess strong academic credentials, participate in extracurricular activities, and have a desire to return to the region to practice law.

Applications can be downloaded from the Firm’s website at www.kwgd.com.  Qualified candidates may submit an application online through the Firm’s website or by email to byeaman@kwgd.com, SUBJECT: Legal Scholarship or by mail to the attention of Legal Scholarship/BJY.

Founded in 1958, the Firm provides representation across various practice areas of the law:  Corporate and Business Law, Real Estate and Construction, Labor and Employment, Employee Benefits, Workers’ Compensation, Commercial Lending and Finance, Taxation, Health Care, Environmental Law, OSHA, Oil & Gas, Trusts and Estates, and Litigation in all areas.  The Firm has over 50 attorneys with offices throughout Northeast Ohio, serving Canton, Akron, Alliance, New Philadelphia, and Sugarcreek.  For more information visit www.kwgd.com.

J. Andrew Fulker Scholarships

The Scholarship Committee of the Miami County Bar Association announces it is currently receiving applications for scholarship grants from the J. Andrew Fulker Memorial Scholarship Fund. The Fund was established, in cooperation with the Troy Foundation, as a lasting tribute to Troy Attorney· J. Andrew Fulker who died in an auto accident in 1989.

Andy Fulker was a 1971 graduate of Troy High School. He received a Bachelor’s Degree from The Ohio State University in 1976 and his Juris Doctor degree from California Western School of Law in 1979. He was admitted to the practice of law in Ohio in 1979 and became a partner in the Troy law firm of Faust, Harrelson, Fulker & McCarthy. He served as Assistant Municipal Prosecutor for the City of Troy from 1979 to 1982 and as counsel for the Miami County Planning and Zoning Boards from 1979 through 1981. He was a member of the Miami County, Ohio State, and American Bar Associations, the Ohio Academy of Trial Lawyers, Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.

The scholarship fund is designed to assist deserving law students who are residents of Miami County. Recipients of J. Andrew Fulker Memorial Scholarship grants will be selected by the Scholarship Committee of the Miami County Bar Association. Grants will be used for law school tuition. To be eligible an applicant must be admitted for full time attendance at a college of law or law school in a program designed to lead to a Juris Doctor or similar law degree.

The scholarship fund operates as an endowment fund with grants awarded from the income earned on the principal of the fund. Gifts to the J. Andrew Fulker Memorial Scholarship Fund are eligible for deduction as a charitable contribution for federal income tax purposes. Contributions may be made payable to the Troy Foundation, designated for the J. Andrew Fulker Memorial Scholarship Fund, and mailed or delivered to Melissa A. Kleptz, Executive Director, Troy Foundation, 216 W. Franklin Street, Troy, Ohio 45373.

Applications for scholarships may be obtained from Jack L. Neuenschwander, Miami County Bar Association Scholarship Committee, 1455 Stockham Drive, Piqua, Ohio 45356, telephone 937-778-0269.