J. Andrew Fulker Scholarship

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 fulltime 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, Admin. Director, Troy Foundation, 216 W. Franklin Street, Troy, Ohio 45373.

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

Lake County Bar Association Scholarship

The Lake County Bar Foundation of the Lake County Bar Association is pleased to announce it will be awarding up to three (3) One Thousand Dollar ($1,000.00) Scholarships on Law Day, May 1, 2012. Law students who arc legal residents of Lake County, Ohio are eligible and are invited to apply.

The application deadline is April 13, 2012. Should you have any questions concerning this Scholarship, please telephone the Foundation at (440) 350-5800.

Click here to download the eligibility requirements and application form.

APILS – Officers Wanted

The Akron Public Interest Law Society (APILS) is looking for officers for the 2012-2013 year. If you are interested in running for a position, please send a short blurb about your interest in running to Alicia Coleman (alibricol@gmail.com) by Friday, March 9th. This is a great way to get involved in a reputable student organization. Even if you haven’t had a chance to be involved in APILS as much as you would have liked, we encourage you to run. The positions available are: President, Vice-President, Treasurer, and Secretary. Elections will held through email. Please contact us if you have any questions. Thank you.

Community Service Opportunity – Valor Home

Serve the Community, Gain New Skills, and Support Your Student Organization

The “Valor Home,” is the first transitional home for veterans and their dependents in Summit County, Ohio.  The $1.5 million, 30-bed facility is a project of Family & Community Services of Portage County, which also operates Freedom House, a shelter for veterans in Kent.  Habitat for Humanity of Summit County offered to recruit volunteers to build interior and exterior walls for Valor Home.  We need your leadership, strength and energy to serve veterans in Summit County!

March we will be building the walls, 20 to 25 volunteers a day at 2301 Romig Road, Akron, OH 44320

April we will be installing the walls, 50 to 75 volunteers a day onsite.

Days: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday      Time: 8:30-4:30

Volunteers should bring a lunch if planning to stay all day. All the tools and materials necessary for the project will be provided.

Volunteers March 10-March 18th will be entered in a drawing to win one of three IPOD Shuffles.

Support your law student organizations: The law student organization with the most volunteer hours in March will receive $300 to use as they wish. The student organization with the most volunteer hours in April will receive $300 to use as they wish.

Steps to volunteer:

  1. Contact Michelle McBee mtm45@student.uakron.edu(678)534-9166 to sign up for a day.
    1. Provide your name, date or dates you wish to volunteer, also if you want the credit to go towards student organization let me know which one.
    2. Go to http://www.hfhsummitcounty.org/volunteer.aspx
      1. Watch the Construction Safety video
      2. Fill out the volunteer waiver form
      3. Bring your volunteer waiver form with you on your first day of service.

Congratulations to the University of Akron School of Law Trial Teams!

Trial team members Dan Bray, Daniel Leister, Anthony Wise and Michelle McBee won the AAJ regional tournament in Delaware this weekend. The team will compete at the AAJ national championship held in Las Vegas on March 24, 2012.

 The final round of the AAJ competition featured two Akron teams. The other Akron team advancing to the final round consisted of trial team members Kelsey DiFrancesco, Greg Thompson, Laci Mason, and Joseph Martinez.

 Both teams achieved perfect records before advancing to the final round. The teams defeated Yale and Cincinnati in the semifinal rounds.

 This is the third time in the last five years the finals were Akron v. Akron. Alumni Larry Sutter and Brian Dodez coach the teams. Congratulations to all!