Unemployment legal help in Ohio

If your Ohio unemployment claim was denied or your employer is fighting it, you usually have about 21 days to appeal. These offices and attorneys help workers with unemployment problems. Tap a button to email or call them with your situation already written out.

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Subject: Unemployment benefits help request — Ohio (found via BenefitsPath.org)

Hello,

I found you through BenefitsPath.org, a free website that helps people understand unemployment benefits. BenefitsPath is not a law firm and is not connected to your office. It listed you as a place that may help people in Ohio with unemployment benefit problems, so I'm reaching out directly.

A quick summary of my situation:
- State: Ohio

Could you tell me whether you can help with this (or who can), whether there is any cost for a first conversation, and what I should do next? If there is an appeal deadline, I want to make sure I don't miss it.

Thank you,
[Your name]
Free legal aid in Ohio

Nonprofit legal help for people with low or no income. Start here if you can't afford a lawyer.

Free
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Serves: Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake and Lorain counties
Helps with unemployment appeals. Its Economic Justice Information Line answers questions about unemployment benefits: call (216) 861-5899 in Cuyahoga County or (440) 210-4532 in Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake and Lorain. You can leave a message any time and staff call back weekdays 9-5.
Free
Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio (LASCO)
Serves: 36 counties in southeast and central Ohio (including Columbus)
LASCO lists 'Unemployment compensation' among the issues it can give advice and representation on.
Lawyer referral service

Run by the bar association. They match you with a local lawyer, often for a low-cost first consultation.

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Lawyer Referral Service
Employment attorneys in Ohio

Private lawyers who represent workers. Ask about fees before you hire anyone; many offer a free first call.

The Lazzaro Law Firm, LLC
Moreland Hills (Cleveland area)
Represents workers in employment disputes. Ask whether they handle unemployment appeals.
Gittes Law Group
Columbus
Represents workers in employment disputes. Ask whether they handle unemployment appeals.
Coffman Employment Lawyers
Columbus (also a Cleveland office)
Represents workers in employment disputes. Ask whether they handle unemployment appeals.
More places to look
LawHelp.org
Find free nonprofit legal aid in your state, plus plain-language guides.
Legal Services Corporation — find legal aid
Search by address for the federally funded legal aid office that serves you.

BenefitsPath is not a law firm and doesn't give legal advice. We don't receive payment from the organizations listed here and haven't reviewed their work. Contact details were checked in November 2026 and can change. Appeal deadlines are short (often 10–30 days), so contact more than one place if you don't hear back quickly.