Updated 2007
The Law and Aging Guide is a comprehensive listing of the state-wide resources available to help older persons with law-related issues. Published by the American Bar Association Commission on Law and Aging, the Guide includes important contact numbers and addresses for legal assistance providers and other law-related services for the elderly. Many states now have toll-free senior legal hotlines. If you are an older person (or family member or trusted friend of an older person) who needs legal advice or assistance, the first step is to see if your state has a hotline, and, if it does, to call the hotline listed below.
[Note: If you are legal services provider or entity listed below, please email any changes of address or information to the ABA Commission at abaelderly@abanet.org , attn: Law and Aging Guide.]
Ohio
A. Pro Seniors Legal Hotline: (800) 488-6070
Pro Seniors' Legal Hotline
Pro Seniors, Inc.
PNC Bank Tower
7162 Reading Rd., Ste. 1150
Cincinnati, OH 45237
(513) 345-4160
Web: http://www.proseniors.org
B. Legal Assistance Developer
Elder Rights Unit
Ohio Department of Aging
50 W. Broad St., 9th Fl.
Columbus, OH 43215-3363
(614) 466-8598; (800) 282-1206 (nationwide); fax (614) 466-5741
C. Long-Term Care Ombudsman
Beverley L. Laubert
Ohio Department of Aging
50 W. Broad St., 9th Fl.
Columbus, OH 43215-3363
(614) 644-7922; fax (614) 644-5201
Web: www.goldenbuckeye.com
D. Legal Services Funded Under the Older Americans Act
If your income falls within certain guidelines, you may be able to get legal help from the Legal Services or Legal Aid program in your area. In some communities, the Older Americans Act program serving older people and the legal aid program are one and the same. For a state-by-state listing of Legal Services programs, go to http://www.lsc.gov/
Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio, Inc.
Holiday Office Park
644 Linn Street, Suite 1100
Cincinnati Ohio 45203
(513) 721-1025; (800) 252-0155
PASSPORT: (800) 252-0155
Ombudsman: (800) 488-6070
www.help4seniors.org
Serves Butler, Clermont, Clinton, Hamilton and Warren
Area Agency on Aging, PSA 2
6 South Patterson Blvd.
Dayton, OH 45402
(937) 341-3000
PASSPORT: (800) 258-7277
Ombudsman: (800) 395-8267
www.info4seniors.org
Serves Champaign, Clark, Darke, Greene, Logan, Miami, Montgomery, Preble and Shelby
Area Agency on Aging, PSA 3
892-A S. Cable Road,
Lima, Ohio, 45805
(419) 222-7723; (800) 653-7723; fax (419) 222-6212
PASSPORT: (800) 653-7277
Ombudsman: (800) 653-7778
www.psa3.org/index.html
Serves Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Putnam and Van Wert
Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio, Inc.
2155 Arlington Ave.
Toledo, OH 43609-0624
(419) 382-0624; fax (419) 382-4560
PASSPORT: (800) 472-7277
Ombudsman: (800) 542-1874
www.areaofficeonaging.com
Serves Defiance, Erie, Fulton, Henry, Lucas, Ottawa, Paulding, Sandusky, Williams and Wood
Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc.
PO Box 1978
780 Park West
Mansfield, OH 44901
(419) 524-4144
PASSPORT: (800) 860-5799
www.agingnorthcentralohio.org
Serves Ashland, Crawford, Huron, Knox, Marion, Morrow, Richland, Seneca and Wyandot
Central Ohio Area Agency on Aging
174 East Long Street
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 645-7250
PASSPORT: (800) 589-7277
www.coaaa.org
Serves Delaware, Fairfield, Fayette, Franklin, Licking, Madison, Pickaway and Union
Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc.
F32-URG, P.O. Box 500 (mail only)
160 Dorsey Drive (deliveries)
Rio Grande, OH 45674-0500
(740) 245-5306; fax (740) 245-5979
PASSPORT: (800) 582-7277
www.aaa7.org
Serves Adams, Brown, Gallia, Highland, Jackson, Lawrence, Pike, Ross, Scioto and Vinton
Area Agency on Aging Buckeye Hills-Hocking Valley Regional Development District
P.O. 370 Reno
Ohio 45773
(740) 373-6400
PASSPORT: (800) 331-2644
www.areaagency8.org
Serves Athens, Hocking, Meigs, Monroe, Morgan, Noble, Perry and Washington
E. Bar Committees/Sections
Elder Law Committee
Janet Lowder Esq., Chair
Ohio Bar Association
1700 Lake Shore Dr.
Columbus, OH 43204
(800) 282-6556; fax (230) 487-1008
Web: http://www.ohiobar.org
F. National Association of Elder Law Attorneys (NEALA)
- Ohio Chapter
None listed
G. Legal Assistance Projects Involving Private Attorneys
Many communities are also served by volunteer lawyer (pro bono) programs. These programs are usually sponsored by bar associations. Lawyers in private practice volunteer to help low-income persons free of charge. To find the pro bono program in your state, click on http://www.abanet.org/legalservices/findlegalhelp/probonodirectory.html
None listed
H. Law Schools
The University of Akron School of Law
Akron, OH 44325-2901
(330) 972-7331
Web: http://www3.uakron.edu/law
Capitol University Law School
303 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215-3200
(614) 236-6310; fax: 614-236-6972
Web: http://www.law.capital.edu
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
11075 E. Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44106
(216) 368-3600; fax (216) 368-6144
Web: http://lawwww.cwru.edu
University of Cincinnati College of Law
P.O. Box 210040
Cincinnati..OH 45221-0040
(513) 556-6805; fax (513) 556-2391
Web: http://www.law.uc.edu
Cleveland State University
Cleveland-Marshall School of Law
1801 Euclid Ave.
Cleveland, OH 44115
(216) 687-2344; fax (216) 687-6881
Web: http://www.law.csuohio.edu
University of Dayton School of Law
300 College Park
Dayton, OH 45469-2760
(937) 229-3211
Web: http://www.law.udayton.edu
Claude W. Pettit College of Law
Ohio Northern University
Ada, OH 45810
(419) 772-2211
Web: http://www.law.onu.edu
Ohio State University College of Law
55 W. 12th Ave.
Columbus, OH 43210
(614) 292-2631
Web: http://www.acs.ohio-state.edu/units/law
I. Attorney General's Office
Marc Dann, Attorney General
Office of the Attorney General
State Office Tower
30 E. Broad St.
Columbus, OH 43215-3428
(614) 644-4320
Web: http://www.ag.state.oh.us
J. State Protection and Advocacy Agency
Ohio Legal Rights Service
8 E. Long St., 5th Fl.
Columbus, OH 43215
(614) 466-7264; (800) 282-9181
Web: http://www.state.oh.us/olrs
K. Dispute Resolution
Ohio Commission on Dispute Resolution and Conflict Management
Riffe Center
77 S. High St., 24th Fl.
Columbus, OH 43266-6108
(614) 752-9595
Chris Carlson, Executive Director
Web: http://www.state.oh.us/cdr/update.html
Ohio Mediation Association
P.O. Box 20601
Columbus, OH 43220
(440) 576-3628; fax (440) 576-3628
Pro Seniors, Inc.
7162 Reading Rd., Ste. 1150
Cincinnati, OH 45237
(513) 345-4160; (800) 488-6070; fax (513) 621-5613
Web: http://www.proseniors.org
Pro Seniors, Inc., trained twelve professional mediators in nursing home residents' rights and nursing home dynamics, laws, and regulations. Nursing home cases from Pro Seniors' Legal Hotline for Older Ohioans and from the long-term care ombudsman were then referred to the trained, professional mediators.
L. Other Projects
None listed
