[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 194 (Friday, December 16, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2303]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF MR. HAROLD L. WILLIAMS

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                        HON. DENNIS J. KUCINICH

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2011

  Mr. KUCINICH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in recognition of Mr. Harold 
L. Williams as he retires after 35 years of service at the Legal Aid 
Society of Cleveland.
  Legal Aid Society of Cleveland is a law firm for low-income 
individuals and provides services in the areas of consumer rights, 
domestic violence, education, employment, family law, health, housing, 
foreclosure, immigration, public benefits, utilities and tax. It was 
founded as a nonprofit in 1905 and until 1966 operated primarily with 
volunteers. In 1966, staff attorneys were hired and today there are 53 
attorneys, 40 staff members and more than 1800 volunteers that serve 
Cleveland's low-income individuals. Legal Aid's mission is to secure 
justice and resolve fundamental problems for those who are low income 
and otherwise vulnerable by providing high quality legal services and 
working for systemic solutions.
  Mr. Williams began working at Legal Aid Society of Cleveland in 1975 
in the Law Reform Unit. Since 2003, he has served as the managing 
attorney of Legal Aid's Consumer Law Unit. Mr. Williams also supervises 
Legal Aid's law participation in Ohio's Save the Dream foreclosure 
prevention program. He is the editor and principal author of Ohio 
Consumer Law.
  Because of his dedication to serving the people of Cleveland and his 
vast expertise in consumer law, Mr. Williams was the recipient of the 
William J. Brown Consumer Protection Award from the Ohio Attorney 
General in March 2010.
  Mr. Speaker and colleagues, please join me in congratulating Mr. 
Harold L. Williams as he retires after 35 years of dedicated service to 
the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland.

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