Paul D. White Scholarship Program
In tribute to Paul D. White, the firm's first minority partner and a pioneer for minorities in the legal profession, a scholarship for minority law students was instituted to provide them with valuable experience early in their careers. Mr. White was respected not only for his professional abilities and accomplishments, but for his integrity and the leadership role he assumed in the Cleveland, Ohio, community. His many accomplishments include:
- First African-American judge elected in Cleveland
- Director of Law, City of Cleveland
- Trustee, Cleveland Bar Association and Legal Aid Society
- Permanent Delegate to The Judicial Conference of the Eighth District of Ohio
- Member, Ohio, American, National and Norman S. Minor Bar Associations
- Cleveland Branch, NAACP, Distinguished Service Award
To honor his memory and to encourage law students to appreciate the efforts of those who have come before them, the Paul D. White Scholarship was established in 1997. Awarded annually to law students of Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, Asian, American Indian or Alaska Native descent, the scholarship includes a paid summer clerkship and a $7,500 cash award. The firm has expended more than $1.5 million in scholarships and clerkships for minority law students since its inception.
Applications: The deadline for submitting an application for the Paul White Scholarship program for 2010 has passed. Applications for 2011 will be available (on this page) on December 1, 2010.