Lake County Ohio Bar

Notary Renewal Class
2025-09-03, 2025-08-20, 2025-08-06 | Online, OH, United States
PROCEDURE FOR RENEW NOTARY WEBINAR AND COMPLETING THE APPLICATION PROCESS
The process will be done via a webinar. To participate in the class for RENEW NOTARY we have set up the following outline:

Obtain your BCI early as the return time is about 3 weeks. Have the results sent to yourself. This is ONLY for the Secretary of State, do not send your results to the Lake County Bar Association. The code is 147022.
Pay the $45.00 registration fee at LCBA Payment Portal
Complete the application on our website and email it to jessica.somogyi@lakecountyohio.gov.
The webinars are held on the first and third Wednesday of the month. You will receive an email with a registration link and instructions the day before the webinar. The webinar is on demand, so it can be taken at anytime on the given webinar date.
After we receive notice the webinar is complete, a Certificate of Completion with instructions to complete the process on the Secretary of State website will be emailed.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING FOR RENEWAL ON THE SECRECTARY OF STATE’S WEBSITE, ONCE YOU RECEIVE YOUR CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE FROM THE LAKE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION:
Go to www.ohiosos.gov

Click on NOTARY
Click FILE NOTARY COMMISSION APPLICATIONS AND UPDATES
Click CREATE USER ACCOUNT(if you do not have one prior)
Click “Existing Notary” and follow the prompts from there on.
Select file online to submit your application to the Secretary of State office.

Upload:

A copy of your criminal record check
A certificate from the education provider to show successful completion of the class.
Image of Signature.
Attachments must be uploaded as PDFs. The fee to apply is $15

CLE - Military Divorce
2025-08-27 12:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Probate Court Hearing Room, Painesville, OH, 44077, United States
Speaker – Susan Seacrist
Lunch will be provided at 11:30am
Payments can be made at LCBA Payment Portal.

LCBA Annual Golf Outing at St. Denis Golf Club
2025-08-22 | St. Denis Golf Club, 10660 Chardon Road, Chardon, OH, 44024, United States
Registration / Continental Breakfast: 8:30am
Tee Off: 10:00am – Shotgun Start – Scramble Format
Dinner: 4:00pm – Cash Bar
Cost: $135.00 per golfer – Includes: Door Prize, breakfast, lunch, 18 holes of golf, cart & dinner
Dinner Only: $35.00
Dinner will include a New York strip steak, pasta, garden salad, vegetables & dinner rolls.
Great Prizes and Hole-In-One Contest
Gifts to Every Golfer
Raffle Prizes & Skill Prizes for Men & Women!!
Contact the LCBA Office for Registration Information and Hole Sponsorship Information.

New Notary Class
2025-08-01 | Online, OH, United States
PROCEDURE FOR NEW NOTARY WEBINAR AND COMPLETING THE APPLICATION PROCESS
New Notary’s will receive their education via a webinar class. The New Notary classes and exam are held on the first Friday of each month. To participate in the class for NEW NOTARY we have set up the following outline:

Obtain your BCI prior to exam. Average time is 3 weeks. Have the results sent to yourself. This is ONLY for the Secretary of State, DO NOT send results to the Lake County Bar Association. The code is 147022.
Pay the $130.00 registration fee on the LCBA Payment Portal.
Complete the application on website and email it to the Bar Association office at jessica.somogyi@lakecountyohio.gov
You will receive the link to the webinar the day before the class with other materials and information for the webinar.

The class is on demand. You may watch the webinar at anytime of the given test day.
Then, a PDF version of the exam will be provided. It you receive at least an 80%, you have passed the exam.
A Certificate of Completion and Education along with instructions to complete the process on the Secretary of State website will be sent via email.

INSTRUCTIONS TO SUBMIT YOUR INFORMATION TO THE SECRETARY OF STATE, ONCE YOU RECEIVE YOUR COMPLETION AND CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION:

Click on NOTARY
Click FILE NOTARY COMMISSION APPLICATIONS AND UPDATES
Click CREATE USER ACCOUNT
Click “New Notary Commission Applicant” and follow the prompts from there on.

Select file online to submit your application to the Secretary of State office.
Upload:
A copy of your criminal record check
A certificate from the education provider to show successful completion of the class.
A certificate showing the grade you received on the test.
Image of Signature.
Attachments must be uploaded as PDFs. The fee to apply is $15

CLE - Offers in Compromise
2025-07-30 12:00 - 13:00 | Probate Court Hearing Room, Painesville, OH, 44077, United States
Speaker – Patrick D. Miller
Lunch will be provided at 11:30am.
Payments can be made at LCBA Payment Portal.

Notary Renewal Class
2025-07-16 | Online, OH, United States
PROCEDURE FOR RENEW NOTARY WEBINAR AND COMPLETING THE APPLICATION PROCESS
The process will be done via a webinar. To participate in the class for RENEW NOTARY we have set up the following outline:

Obtain your BCI early as the return time is about 3 weeks. Have the results sent to yourself. This is ONLY for the Secretary of State, do not send your results to the Lake County Bar Association. The code is 147022.
Pay the $45.00 registration fee at LCBA Payment Portal
Complete the application on our website and email it to jessica.somogyi@lakecountyohio.gov.
The webinars are held on the first and third Wednesday of the month. You will receive an email with a registration link and instructions the day before the webinar. The webinar is on demand, so it can be taken at anytime on the given webinar date.
After we receive notice the webinar is complete, a Certificate of Completion with instructions to complete the process on the Secretary of State website will be emailed.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING FOR RENEWAL ON THE SECRECTARY OF STATE’S WEBSITE, ONCE YOU RECEIVE YOUR CERTIFICATE OF ATTENDANCE FROM THE LAKE COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION:

Click on NOTARY
Click FILE NOTARY COMMISSION APPLICATIONS AND UPDATES
Click CREATE USER ACCOUNT(if you do not have one prior)
Click “Existing Notary” and follow the prompts from there on.

Select file online to submit your application to the Secretary of State office.
Upload:

A copy of your criminal record check
A certificate from the education provider to show successful completion of the class.
Image of Signature.
Attachments must be uploaded as PDFs. The fee to apply is $15
