COAJ Core Values

• ASSISTING THE LEGAL PROFESSION, THE COURTS, AND THE COMMUNITY TO ENVISION AND AFFECT CHANGES THAT IMPROVE THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM

• PROMOTING THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF PROFESSIONALISM AND ETHICS WITHIN THE LEGAL PROFESSION

• PROMOTING THE FREE ACCESS OF INDIVIDUALS TO THE COURTS

• ENCOURAGING COOPERATION, THE SHARING OF IDEAS, GOODWILL, AND PROFESSIONALISM AMONG THE TRIAL LAWYERS OF CENTRAL OHIO

• UPHOLDING THE DIGNITY AND RIGHTS OF FAMILIES, CHILDREN, AND INDIVIDUALS IN THE COURTS OF CENTRAL OHIO

• PRESERVING THE RIGHTS OF INDIVIDUALS IN THE CIVIL AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM

• PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING AND GOOD WILL AMONG TRIAL LAWYERS, THE JUDICIARY, AND THE PUBLIC IN CENTRAL OHIO

• INSPIRING EXCELLENCE IN ADVOCACY AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION THROUGH TRAINING AND EDUCATION

• UPHOLDING THE HONOR AND DIGNITY OF THE LEGAL PROFESSION