Annual Report

ANNUAL REPORT
2016

we begin a new year, we are glad for the opportunity to reflect on where the past
As
took us. We dove into 2016 cautiously, shoring up the program for our current
year
and acting very financially conservative. By not recruiting a new entering class,
students
were able to closely evaluate what has served our students best in the past, how our
we
are fairing at the next level, and in what ways we can improve upon our prior
graduates
We learned 72% of our graduates are persisting in college, a rate that nearly
success.
the 4-year graduation rate of our students' peers. We saw the first admission to
doubles
school of an LLI graduate. We secured funding to extend programming to our
law
college students. And we ended the year 10% under budget. Thus, we enter
current
in full force, ready to welcome a new class and to provide our new and current
2017
the best programming to date. We look forward to seeing the continued
students
of our students, our graduates, and the program as a whole.
growth
A M E S S A G E F R O M T H E E X E C U T I V E D I R E C T O R

Program
Overview

Summer
Institute
Enrollment
Toledo
Cleveland
Akron
Dayton
Columbus
Cincinnati
Total: 221

10th Grade
Internship
Providers
Akron
Summit County Prosecutor's Office
Akron Law Department
Niekamp, Weinsell, Mutersbaugh & Mastrantonio
Brouse McDowell
Roetzel & Andress
Vorys, Sater, Seymour, & Pease
Buckingham, Doolittle, & Burroughs
Kastner, Westman, & Wilkins
Edward Gilbert
Summit County Juvenile Court
Community Legal Aid
Roderick, Linton, Belfance
Krugliak, Wilkins, Griffiths, & Dougherty
Lynda Harvey Williams & Associates
Cincinnati
Dinsmore
Frost Brown Todd
Keating Muething & Klekamp
Procter & Gamble
Squire Patton Boggs
Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Cleveland
Squire Patton Boggs
Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Cleveland Housing Court
Cleveland Municipal Court
Columbus
Attorney General's Office
Baker & Hostetler
Bricker & Eckler, LLP
Columbus City Prosecutor's Office
Frost Brown & Todd
Kegler Brown Hill & Ritter
Porter Wright Morris & Arthur, LLP
Reminger
Taft Stettinius & Hollister
Thompson Hine
Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease
Dayton
The Honorable Walter H. Rice
The Honorable Michael J. Newman
Dayton Public Schools Legal Office
Taft Law
Porter Wright
ABLE
Toledo
Eastman & Smith
ABLE/LAWO
MacMillan Sobanski &Todd
Shumaker Loop & Kendrick
Prosecutor's Office
Attorney General’s Office

11th & 12th
Grade
College Prep
This year we contracted again with BWS
Education Consulting to provide ACT
prep materials and instruction that
consisted of:
­ Baron’s ACT book (written by the
founder of BWS)
­ 4 1.5­hour Skype sessions with all sites
simultaneously
­ 2 1.5­hour Skype sessions with each
individual site tailored to the issues being
experienced at that site
Colleges Visited
Case Western Reserve University
University of Pittsburgh
Oberlin College
Urbana University
University of Dayton
University of Toledo
Eastern Michigan University
Central State University
Wright State University
The Ohio State University
Berea College
University of Kentucky
Wittenberg University
Carnegie Mellon University
University of Michigan
Ohio Northern University
Miami University
Ohio Wesleyan University
Kent State University
Baldwin Wallace University

On March 19, 2016, over 300 Law and Leadership institute students, parents, friends, supporters and staff
gathered at the Supreme Court of Ohio in Columbus for the 2016 third annual Intra­LLI Academic Year
Competition. Students from LLI’s six cities in Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton and Toledo
traveled to the courthouse for the competition. Students participated in one of three activities including Mock
Trial, The Leadership Showcase, and the Senior Project Presentations. LLI CEO and Board President, Steve
Jemison shared that “the day evidences why we do what we do. We saw students excel on their feet. Without
a doubt they are being prepared for excellence.”
Mock Trial
Students from all eight LLI sites competed in the Intra­LLI Mock Trial Competition. The case materials were
graciously provided to LLI students and staff by the Ohio Center for Law­Related Education (OCLRE).
OCLRE has provided case materials to LLI students and staff for years and we are thankful for their ongoing
support of our program. Students competed in two trials, one in the morning, and a second in the afternoon.
All trials were judged by a panel of volunteer professionals, primarily from the Columbus legal community.
Christopher Schraff, an attorney from Porter Wright, who judged the competition for the second year in a row,
observed that “seeing and listening to students who devote so much time to improving their advocacy skill is
inspiring, and brings back memories of my own early interest in the law as a career. These students,
whatever their ultimate goals for life and future careers will benefit from the confidence and speaking skills
they develop in this competition.” Veronica Bennu, who has served as a volunteer judge for LLI for the past
three years shared Schraff’s sentiments and went on to say that “whenever I come to work with the students
of LLI, I leave feeling more grateful and fulfilled than when I arrived. The students are invariably bright, and
enthusiastic. . . So volunteering with LLI is as much a gift to myself, as it is to the students.”
The LLI Dayton team won first place in this year’s competition. Their coach, LLI Instructor, Hannah Diemer
said that “this group of LLI students really came together as a team and was able to rely and support each
other as they prepared the case. It was wonderful to see their hard work pay off in the end.”
The Leadership Project Showcase
2016 marks the third year that students participated in the Leadership Project Showcase. Students worked in
small groups and were charged with identifying problems or issues in their communities and creating action
plans to create positive change. Participating LLI sites will implement one of the Leadership Projects this
summer. The winning project came from the University of Dayton and was entitled “Grow the Revolution.”
The students noted that Dayton is a food desert and as a result they plan to create a garden center in the
community that is maintained year­round by LLI students. The fruits and vegetables produced by that garden
will be shared with students from Dayton Public Schools and other members of their local community.
Former LLI Columbus Instructors, Jessica Doogan and David Moser hosted the Leadership Project
Showcase. Moser shared that “after four years of involvement with LLI, I continue to be inspired by the
intellect, innovation, maturity, and professionalism displayed by our students. The Leadership Project
presentations further proved the lasting impact of LLI ­ not only on the educational and professional
development of students, but on their surrounding communities as well.”
Senior Project Presentations
This is the first year that LLI seniors presented their Senior Projects. LLI Seniors were charged with
researching and assessing colleges and universities that interested them. More specifically, the project
required them to recognize the strengths and weaknesses of various schools and what steps they must
proactively take in order to thrive academically and professionally in college and beyond. Once these
qualities were identified, students created plans for success and identified ways in which they can become
leaders on campus. LLI Board Member and Volunteer Judge, Melissa Kendralla observed that “LLI students
demonstrated a commitment to their research and critical insight into their college choices as they presented
their plans to the judges.”

Budget
Overview

One
Student
One Year
$738
Instructors
$109
Lunches
$46
Test prep
$13
Materials
$161
Student Stipends
$634
Operations
$56
Transportation
$35
Events
Total: $1,792

Expense
Budget
By Category
2016 Expenses: $545,378

Revenue
Budget
By Supporter
Corporate & Community Foundations
$41,613
Courts
$80,000
Individuals
$80,100
Law School Admissions Council
$105,250
Ohio State Bar Foundation
$125,000
Legal Community
$158,750
Total: $590,713

Supporters
in 2016
ADVOCATES FOR BASIC LEGAL EQUALITY
AKRON BAR FOUNDATION
AKRON COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
ANDREW JERGENS FOUNDATION
BAKER & HOSTETLER LLP
BRICKER & ECKLER LLP
BUCKINGHAM, DOOLITTLE & BURROUGHS, LLC
CITY OF AKRON LAW DEPARTMENT
CINCINNATI BAR FOUNDATION
COLUMBUS BAR FOUNDATION
CUBBON & ASSOCIATES CO.
DAYTON BAR ASSOCIATION
DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP
EASTMAN & SMITH LTD.
EDWARD L. GILBERT CO., LPA
FROST BROWN TODD
GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
JONES DAY
KASTNER WESTMAN & WILKINS, LLC
KEATING, MUETHING & KLEKAMP
KEGLER BROWN HILL & RITTER
KEYBANK FOUNDATION
LAW SCHOOL ADMISSIONS COUNCIL
LEGAL AID OF WESTERN OHIO
MACMILLAN, SOBANSKI & TODD, LLC
MURRAY & AGNES SEASONGOOD GOOD
GOVERNMENT FOUNDATION
OHIO STATE BAR FOUNDATION
PORTER WRIGHT MORRIS & ARTHUR, LLP
PROCTER & GAMBLE
REMINGER FOUNDATION
ROBINSON, CURPHEY & O'CONNELL, LLC
RODERICK LINTON BELFANCE, LLP
SHUMAKER, LOOP & KENDRICK, LLP
SQUIRE PATTON BOGGS
SUPREME COURT OF OHIO
TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER, LLP
THE GREATER CINCINNATI FOUNDATION
THE HARRY C. MOORES FOUNDATION
THOMPSON HINE LLP
TOLEDO BAR ASSOCIATION FOUNDATION
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, NORTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
U.S. DISTRICT COURT, SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF OHIO
VORYS, SATER, SEYMOUR AND PEASE LLP
TODD BAILEY
CATHERINE BALLARD
F. DANIEL BALMERT
LEE BELARDO
ALISON BELFRAGE
DAVID BLOOMFIELD
MICHAEL BRAUNSTEIN
STEPHEN BUCHENROTH
JOHN CAMPBELL
KIMBALL CAREY
PARISS COLEMAN
DAVID COOK
FRANK AND BARBARA CUBBON
STUART CUBBON
CHRIS DAVEY
RANDALL DIXON
RICHARD DOVE
PATRICK DUKES
JENNIFER EDWARDS
ANTHONY EHLER
ELIZABETH FARRAR
LINDSAY FORD ELLIS
SUSAN GREENBERGER
CRAIG HADDOX
PAUL HARRIS
JEFFREY HEINTZ
JOHN HOLSCHUH
BENJAMIN HYDEN
DAN JAFFE
STEVE JEMISON
NATHANIEL JONES
MELISSA KENDRALLA
THOMAS LAMMERS
GARY LEPPLA
JEFFREY LINDEMANN
RONALD LINVILLE
MARK MCGUIRE
JANET GREEN MARBLEY
THOMAS MCCORMICK
ALAN MICHAELS
ROBERT MINOR
MARTIN MOHLER
CARLA MOORE
RICHARD AND SALLY MOORE
KATHY NORTHERN
ASHLEY OLIKER
ERIN ORNDORFF
JEROME PHILLIPS
JOHN PINNEY
FREDERICK RANSIER
SUE RICHARDS
MICHAEL ROBINSON
RAMON RODRIGUEZ
DOUG AND NANCY ROGERS
TARA ROSNELL
STANLEY ROSS
RONALD ROWLAND
BRENDA SCHWARTZ
NOEL SHEPARD
THE HONORABLE JEFFREY SUTTON
GEORGE VINCENT
ROBERT WARE
ROBERT WEILER
ALEC WIGHTMAN
MERLE WILBERDING
JOHN WILLIAMS
In Kind Supporters
OHIO STATE BAR ASSOCIATION
UNIVERSITY OF AKRON SCHOOL OF
LAW
CAPITAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF
LAW
CASE WESTERM RESERVE
UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE
OF LAW
CLEVELAND MARSHALL COLLEGE OF
LAW
THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY MORITZ
COLLEGE OF LAW
UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON SCHOOL OF
LAW
UNIVERSITY OF TOLEDO COLLEGE OF
LAW
Thank you!

Outcomes
Overview

CLASS
OF 2016
LLI's 2016 graduates are attending the
following colleges and universities:
University
Capital
Western Reserve University
Case
State University- Newark
Ohio
University
Ohio
State Technical Community
Cincinnati
College
Community College
Sinclair
College
Stephens
State Community College
Columbus
Community College
Cuyahoga
College
Thiel
of Akron
University
University
DePauw
University
Howard
of Michigan
University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
University
State University
Kent
College
Morehouse
Kentucky University
Western
University
Wilberforce
The Ohio State University

Alexis Apparicio Shares with Current LLI Students
Alumna
the Spring 2016 Academic Year Competition
at
Words of Insight
I stepped into Mortiz’s auditorium for the first time in 2010 for orientation for the Law and Leadership
Institute summer program. I must admit I was very reluctant in attending this program. In fact I didn’t
even want to fill out the application. Although I had participated in Mock Trial in middle school I was not
ready to give up my precious summer for it. However, with the influence of my middle school Gifted and
Talented Instructor and my mother I completed the application and was accepted. At 14 I did not want to
give up my summer break to be in a classroom at 9 am in business casual and go home to do the daily
IRAC assignment. Well, at least not initially.

In the opening discussion I found myself the first to be standing up to respond. Within the first week my
entire outlook on my summer being “lost” changed. I realized that I was doing something that I loved. I
was learning things that weren’t being taught in my school and I was connecting with people from all
different backgrounds.
Over the next four years I began to see how much I had grown as a student and as a leader. I wasn’t
hiding in the corners anymore. I was reaching out to new students, I was taking the lead in class
discussions, asking questions, trying to better my understanding of the concepts and trying to push
myself in any way possible.
I admit it can be rough coming to LLI on a Saturday morning after being in school all week. Sometimes
we just want a break, we want to sleep in and do nothing, or go out with friends. But at some point we
have to realize that sacrifice is necessary to reach our dreams and goals.
LLI is a great example of how we must give up our free time for something that can better us. This
program is unlike any other program for high school students that I’ve been a part of and I can tell you
from experience it was worth investing my personal time into this program. If nothing else, this program
taught me the importance of self­discipline. Self­discipline is defined as the ability to pursue what one
thinks is right despite temptations to abandon it. In my experience I knew that I wanted to have a
career in law and even before that I wanted to be sure I got into college. To achieve this I knew I
needed to be an active participant in LLI to get ACT prep and to set myself apart from my peers. Now
of course I had temptations of skipping a Saturday session to prepare for my winter formal, to go Kings
Island after prom or to play in a double header with my softball team. I will be honest ­ it is hard to
make those sacrifices, but I did in many cases. Let me be clear, I am not saying that you need to give
up all of these opportunities; these are what make you a teenager. But I will say your commitment to
this program should be the same as the commitment you have to your academics, to your teams and
to your clubs.
I am here today because I have a commitment to this program. To say this program changed my life
would be cliché but it would also be an understatement. Next year I will be graduating college and I’m
looking into law school programs. It was in LLI classrooms that pushed me to explore race relations in
a way that wasn’t being taught in my high school. My instructors encouraged us to engage in
respectful debates. In fact, my senior forum for LLI is what inspired me to get involved in educational
policy.
I truly hope that you all are maximizing your experience here and that includes sharing your knowledge
with your classmates in your high schools and in your communities. It is very likely that your
understanding of the law and legal system surpasses that of some adults. I challenge you to use the
content and the skills you have learned, and have so excellently demonstrated here today, outside of
this program.
Alexis graduated from Columbus Alternative High School in 2013 and is a senior at Ohio University where she serves as a Senator on the
university's Student Senate, president of her sorority, president of the local NAACP chapter, and a mentor to incoming OU students. She has
been admitted to The Ohio State University's Moritz College of Law and Georgetown University Law Center and will begin law school in the fall.

2016, LLI received a two-year grant from
In
Group, enabling us to offer new college
Access
College
Scholars
Support at the next level
A MENTOR
FOR EACH
PARTICIPANT
WORKSHOPS &
SEMINARS
GEARED
TOWARD
COLLEGE ISSUES
(RE)CONNECTING
WITH OTHER LLI
ALUMS THROUGH
REUNIONS AND
SOCIAL MEDIA
LSAT/GRE
PREP
COURSES
programming to LLI graduates.