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To Recognize and Celebrate the Career of Thomas Weeks and his Contributions to the City of Columbus.
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WHERAS, Thomas Weeks has served as the Executive Director of the Ohio State Legal Services Association that includes the Legal Aid Society of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, Thomas has been involved in Legal Aid since his career began as a Staff Attorney at the Cleveland Legal Aid Society in 1975 after receiving his law degree from the University of Michigan in 1974; and
WHEREAS, Thomas managed a neighborhood office for several years before serving as the Director of the Civil Division and worked on a case that went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court; and
WHEREAS, Thomas became the Executive Director of the Ohio State Legal Services Association in 1985; and
WHEREAS; Thomas has been responsible for leading Southeastern Ohio Legal Services which serves thirty counties in Ohio Appalachia through six different offices; the Ohio Poverty Law Center, a statewide advocacy organization; and the Legal Aid Society of Columbus; and
WHEREAS; throughout his career, Thomas Weeks has enjoyed the incredible rewards of helping people improve their lives through legal representation noting that, “the law is a powerful tool”; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does recognize and celebrate the career of Thomas Weeks and his contributions to the City of Columbus.