Tucker Ellis is proud to announce that 24 of the firm’s Ohio attorneys have been inducted into the Time Well Spent Honor Society and/or the Community Commitment Honor Society of The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland (Legal Aid). Both honor societies were inaugurated in 2024 – during the 20th anniversary year of Legal Aid’s modern Volunteer Lawyers Program.

The Time Well Spent Honor Society honors private attorneys as they reach milestones of cumulative hourly work as pro bono colleagues. The Tucker Ellis attorneys inducted into this society are:

• Heather Bartzi
• Chris Caryl
• Justin Eddy
• Tayler Gill
• Emily Grace
• Sarena Holder
• Laura Kingsley Hong
• Jayne Juvan
• Brendan Kelley
• DeAngelo LaVette
• Nicole Braden Lewis
• Joe Manno
• Chelsea Mikula
• Tod Northman
• Tom Peppard
• Tony Petruzzi
• Justin Rice
• Stephanie Rzepka
• Lindsey Sacher
• Jeff Sindelar
• Hannah Smith
• Chaz Weber
• Brandon Wojtasik
• Viktorija Zdraveva

The Community Commitment Honor Society honors private attorneys as they reach milestones of Brief Advice Clinics attended. According to Legal Aid, the clinics are a way for Legal Aid to be out in neighborhoods, delivering service to community members where and when they need it. The Tucker Ellis attorneys honored in this society are:

• Chris Caryl
• DeAngelo LaVette
• Brandon Wojtasik
• Viktorija Zdraveva

Legal Aid’s mission is to secure justice, equity, and access to opportunity for and with people who have low incomes through passionate legal representation and advocacy for systemic change. For more information, visit Legal Aid’s website here.