April 28, 2022 | 10 am–5 pm

The Ohio Statehouse Atrium

As the Professional Honorary of Ohio Lawyers, the Ohio State Bar Foundation (“OSBF”) welcomes a new class of Fellows each year, a group of attorneys who exemplify the highest standards of professionalism and are committed to serving their communities. Each Fellows class designs its own class experience, creating a Fellows Week of Service centered around a topic they choose. This year, the 2021 OSBF Fellows class focused on the needs of the LGBTQ+ community for the Fellows Week of Service, culminating in the OSBF Unity Summit: LGBTQ+ Education, Law and Policy. The Unity Summit brought together attorneys, social workers, educators, and other members of the public to hear from LGBTQ+ community voices and discuss LGBTQ+ legal issues.

We were thrilled to have topic experts such as Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor of the Supreme Court of Ohio; Micah McCarey, Director of the LGBTQ Center at Ohio University; and Dr. Scott Leibowitz, Medical Director of Behavioral Health at Nationwide Children’s Hospital THRIVE Program join us for the program. Cleveland-based spoken word poet Rachel Wiley closed out the summit,with a special performance

Presented by:

Bake Me Happy

Carol and Gregg Marx

Duke Energy Corporation

Equitas Health

Van Meter Ashbrook and Associates

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

watch the full program:

program

GREETINGS AND INTRODUCTORY REMARKS | 10:00AM

panel 1 | 10:30am

Building Community: Introduction to LGBTQ+ Topics and Terminology

Members of the LGBTQ+ community provide cultural humility training to build a shared understanding of language and current topics, while developing self-awareness and reflection.