OHIO STATE LEGAL SERVICES ASSOCIATION

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES FOR DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION

 

Reference: 45 C.F.R. Part 1619


Ohio State Legal Services Association (OSLSA) adopts the following policy and procedures for affording the public appropriate access to information regarding the Legal Services Corporation and OSLSA pursuant to 45 C.F.R. Section 1619.

The following information shall be available for public inspection at the OSLSA Program web site (http://www.seols.org):

A. a link to the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) Act, and the rules, regulations and guidelines of LSC;

B. a link to the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation (OLAF) regulations and guidelines;

C. the names of OSLSA's Board of Trustees, with the names and addresses of their appointing authorities;

D. any other written materials determined to be appropriate by the Executive Director.


Other materials which must be made available to the public under the Legal Services Corporation Act and regulations must be requested in writing from the Executive Director, Ohio State Legal Services Association, 555 Buttles Avenue, Columbus, OH 43215-1137, info@oslsa.org.


Nothing contained in this policy statement shall require OSLSA to disclose:

A. any information furnished to OSLSA by a client;

B. work product of any attorney, paralegal, law student, or legal assistant;

C. any material used by OSLSA in providing representation to clients;

D. any material that is related solely to OSLSA's internal personnel rules and practices; or

E. any personnel, medical, or similar files.


If a person requests information, not required to be disclosed by 45 C.F.R. Section 1619, that the Legal Services Corporation may be required to disclose pursuant to 45 C.F.R. Section 1602, and if the information is not available on the OSLSA Program web site pursuant to this policy, the Executive Director shall inform the person how to request it from the Corporation.

 

 

The following documents are provided in compliance with our disclosure policy. Some of these documents require the Adobe acrobat reader. 

 

Roster of the Board of Directors

Southeastern Ohio Legal Services priority statement

Ohio State Legal eligibility guidelines

 

The following information links are provided.

 

LSC laws and regulations

Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation Statutory Authority