Foundation News

1/20/2012 Volunteer Mediators Needed - Want to help law students learn how to be representatives in mediation? Want to enhance your resume? Want to be of service? We need you! (more)

1/20/2012 Meet the Columbus Bar Association Alliance - The Columbus Bar Association Alliance works to foster understanding of the legal profession through education and community service, including financial contributions to law-related activities, and to promote social relationships among Alliance members. (more)

1/06/2012 New Lawyers Settle in Suite 1050 - Shannon Dawes and Mary Lewis are the two newest resident lawyers to join the Columbus Bar inc Professional Development Center. (more)

1/06/2012 Columbus Bar Foundation - Bonne Soiree - Come join us at the Hyatt Regency Hotel on Saturday, March 10 as the Columbus Bar Foundation Gala takes you to Paree. Enjoy Springtime In Paris, an evening filled with top-notch entertainment provided by Chris Bliss. (more)

1/06/2012 Over $2,000 Raised for the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center Library - All proceeds from ticket sales of the champagne raffle as well as the earlier Nook Tablet raffle (won by Matt Zenko) - $2462.20 - go to the Open Minds Open Books Fund in support of the media center in the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center. (more)

12/30/2011 Don't Let the Judges Bowl Alone! - We don’t want our judges bowling alone. Join us for Rock ’n Bowl 2012 at the Columbus Square Bowling Palace on February 4, 12:30pm-2:30pm to support the Center for Family Safety and Healing at Nationwide Children’s Hospital. (more)

12/27/2011 Call for Mock Trial Judges - Volunteers needed for District competition. (more)

12/23/2011 Enter to Win a Bottle of Moet Champagne; Help the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center Library - While you’re at the Columbus Bar Association between now and December 29, stop by the CLE registration desk and enter a drawing for a chance to win a bottle of Moet champagne in a gold gift box. Raffle tickets are $1. (more)

12/23/2011 Beth Smith is Named 2011 McCormac Award Recipient - The John W. McCormac Award was presented this year to Beth A. Smith, Ohio Court of Claims, for her outstanding service to the paralegal profession. (more)

12/23/2011 Peace on Earth - The date was December 24, 1945. The place was a small Japanese town about 100 miles northwest of Tokyo. That’s where we, the men of the 303rd Field Artillery Battalion of the 97th Infantry Division, U.S. Army, were stationed on occupation duty. (more)

12/16/2011 Groundbreaking RACE Exhibit Comes to Columbus: Private Showing for Members - The CBA and Managing Partners Diversity Initiative are teaming up to offer members a unique opportunity to commemorate the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and be among the first to tour the nationally acclaimed exhibit, RACE: Are We So Different? (more)

12/09/2011 Nominations Open for Annual Awards - Each year, lawyers and non-lawyers are recognized for community service. The Association Relations Committee, led by Immediate Past President Hon. Stephen McIntosh, reviews nominations and makes recommendations to the Board of Governors. (more)

12/09/2011 Ohio Judicial Center Dedication Ceremony - The judiciary and guests honored the late Chief Justice Thomas J. Moyer on December 2 as the Supreme Court of Ohio dedicated the Ohio Judicial Center in his name. (more)

12/02/2011 Give to Open Books, Open Minds and Win a New Tablet - The Open Books Open Minds fund of the Columbus Bar Foundation was set up initially for the purpose of creating a library and media center in the Franklin County Detention Center for the use of the youths held in detention. (more)

11/23/2011 Court Awarded Funds to "STOP" Domestic Violence - The Supreme Court of Ohio was recently awarded a $30,000 grant to support and enhance the judiciary’s response on how it handles domestic violence cases. (more)

11/18/2011 Be a Part of Something Big - Columbus Bar inc is an innovative pilot program that was created to assist new lawyers who are finding it difficult to establish their career in this difficult economy. (more)

11/18/2011 2011 Bike & Toy Drive - The Columbus Bar Foundation invites you to join us in support of the 2011 Harmony Project Bike and Toy Drive, which will make the holidays brighter for approximately 5,000 foster children in Central Ohio. (more)

11/14/2011 You Can Make the Holidays Brighter for a Child - Barnes & Noble and the Columbus Bar Association Alliance will host an online Book Fair to support the Media Center at the Franklin County Juvenile Detention Center from November 26 through December 1. (more)