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COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Bar Foundation recently announced the winners of the District and Regional 2024 Community Service Award for Newer Attorneys, and a Lima attorney made the list.
According to a news release from the foundation, “The award recognizes attorneys under age 40 with less than 15 years of practice who dedicate substantial time and effort to local social service, civic, artistic or cultural organizations. The service must be outside the recipients’ practice of law and provided without compensation. Emphasis is placed on current service. Recipients exemplify the ideals of the legal profession and, through their actions, serve as a credit to the profession.”
Lima attorney JaMesha Williamson won the award for District 16 and was the Northwest regional winner.
“Williamson is a community-oriented attorney dedicated to helping families and businesses plan for their futures. She currently serves as the vice president of the Bradfield Community Center and is active with the United Way of Greater Lima, where she chairs community impact initiatives,” according to the release. “Known for her commitment to access to justice, Williamson has hosted multiple legal clinics in collaboration with various organizations, providing vital resources for expungement and sealing of records. Her collaborative efforts have significantly impacted her community, resulting in numerous applications for sealing records. Williamson earned her undergraduate degree in political science and her law degree from Ohio Northern University and the University of Dayton School of Law.”
The two other northwest region winners were Findlay attorney Sarah Corney and Toledo attorney Kayla Henderson.
Jessica Salisbury-Cooper, a Dayton attorney, was also awarded in the southwest region. She earned her law degree from Ohio Northern University.
For a list of the other winners, visit osbf.org/awards/2024-community-service-award/.
