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To Recognize and Celebrate Barry Kiser as the 2024 Recipient of the Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio’s Pro Bono Impact Award
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WHEREAS, Barry Kiser is the 2024 recipient of the Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio’s Pro Bono Impact Award; and
WHEREAS, Barry earned his bachelor’s degree from Ohio University and his paralegal certificate from the American Institute for Paralegal Studies; and
WHEREAS, Barry has served as a paralegal for Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP for over 28 years, where his contributions to pro bono efforts continue to enhance the lives of countless clients; and
WHEREAS, For over a decade, Barry has been a steady and invaluable presence at Legal Aid’s pro bono clinics, supporting the community through his work at brief advice clinics and at wills clinics in collaboration with the Paralegal Association of Central Ohio; and
WHEREAS, Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio, in conjunction with the Ohio Poverty Law Center, is committed to searching out the patterns, causes of, and solutions to the repetitive and fundamental legal problems facing low-income Ohioans and pursuing the legal recourse needed to address those problems; and
WHEREAS, Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio is comprised of advocates who are passionate about providing legal services to low-income individuals, and it is an honor and a privilege to work with an organization that is committed to making the daily lives of Columbus residents better - a fact exemplified by the service of people such as Barry Kiser; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS: That this Council recognizes and celebrates Barry Kiser as the 2024 Recipient of the Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio’s Pro Bono Impact Award.