Founded in 1905, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland is the fifth oldest legal aid society in the world and has an illustrious history for providing high quality legal services for indigent clients. Legal Aid serves a five county area in northeast Ohio from Ashtabula County to Lorain County including the City of Cleveland which has the highest percentage of people living in poverty in the country. With a budget of over $5 million, The Society has 39 attorneys and 33 other professionals and support personnel to serve 231, 000 eligible clients in its service area. For more information about us, click one of the links on the right.