Painesville Law Firm Leads Crusade to Dole Out Unclaimed Class-action Settlements

By Stephanie Davis

Ohio Lawyers Give Back is living up to its charity-driven mission, thanks to excess monies left behind in class-action settlements.
Founded by Dworken and Bernstein, an employment law firm based in Painesville, the program uses a Latin concept — “cy pres comme possible” (as nearly as possible) or “cy pres (pronounced “sigh pray”) for short — to take otherwise unclaimed funds a

Women Take Hold of Financial Futures

By Carrie Bishop

It’s the good news/bad news plot for women. As a group, women are generally aware that they are living longer than ever before, outlasting men five to seven years on average. What many may not consider is the longer their lives, the larger their retirement savings must be. What’s more, according to a survey conducted by New York Life, women feel that they don’t know enough about financial strategies for retirement. At best, uncert

Bar Association’s Women in Law Section Serves Community

By Alysse Dalessandro

Children in the past might have had the 3R’s drilled into their heads to mean Reading, wRiting, and ‘Rithmetic, but the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association’s Justice for All Committee has dedicated its time to make sure that students learn the importance of Rights, Responsibilities, and Realities.

The committee is only one of the programs that the Women in Law (WIL) Section of the CMBA focuses on in pursu

Financial literacy program turns area Girl Scouts into budding entrepreneurs

By Katie Young

Girl Scouts has been around for nearly 100 years. When the little girl dressed in a green sash knocks on your door, you know it’s a Girl Scout selling cookies. But what you may not realize is that the Girl Scouts of North East Ohio (GSNEO) is actually training the girl in green to be an entrepreneur, CEO, and most importantly, to manage money so she can be financially independent in the future.

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