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THE BREIFCASE

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New Associations & Promotions J. Dorman, Adam M. Fried, Brian T. Elections & Appointments
HIRING
Gannon, Marc W. Groedel, Gregory G.
Fisher Phillips announces the Guice, Daniel R. Haude, Erin Siebenhar Reminger Co., LPA is proud to
addition of Michael J. Reidy Hess, David J. Hudak, Roy A. Hulme, share that the National
as Of Counsel in the firm’s Barbara B. Janovitz, Thomas B.Kilbane, Association of Estate Planners
Cleveland office. Brian Lee, Frank Leonetti, III, Franklin & Councils has chosen
C. Malemud, Clifford C. Masch, William Barbara Bellin Janovitz as
A. Meadows, Russell J. Meraglio, Jr., an Accredited Estate Planner designee. Ms.
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Ronald A. Mingus, Jeanne M. Mullin, Janovitz also recently won her re-election
Co., LPA is pleased to welcome Michael P. Murphy, Bethanie R. Murray, bid for Beachwood City Council.
Kyle P. Graham to the firm as John Patrick, Christine Santoni, Myra
an associate attorney in the Stockett, Brian D. Sullivan, James J. Frantz Ward is pleased to share
practice areas of Taxation, Trusts & Turek, Stephen E. Walters, Michael that construction attorney
Estates and Business & Corporate. Ward, and Leon A. Weiss. Allison Taller Reich is
appointed to the American Bar
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Frantz Ward is recognized in sixteen practice Association Forum on
Liffman Co., LPA is pleased to areas in the 2020 U.S. News & World Report’s Construction Law’s Technology Committee.
welcome Adam L. Glassman Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list. Frantz Ward
to the firm as an associate in the was recognized in the following areas, including Announcements
practice areas of Real Estate & five national rankings: Bankruptcy and Creditor
Construction, Business & Corporate, Mergers Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization As part of National Bullying Prevention
& Acquisitions and Litigation. Law, Commercial Litigation, Construction Law, Month in October, the law firm Kisling,
Corporate Law, Education Law, Employee Nestico & Redick (KNR) is increasing
Ulmer & Berne LLP is proud to Benefits (ERISA) Law, Employment Law – awareness of the impact of all forms of
announce the addition of Counsel Management, Health Care Law, Labor Law bullying and how to prevent it. As part of
David E. Schweighoefer to its – Management, Litigation – Antitrust, Litigation their annual program KNR Cares About Kids,
Cleveland office where he joins – Insurance, Litigation – Intellectual Property, KNR has also made a donation to STOMP
the firm’s respected Health Care Litigation – Real Estate, Litigation – Labor & Out Bullying to support the organization’s
Practice Group. Employment, Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – work to put an end to bullying.
Defendants, and Real Estate Law.
Honors Top ten Cleveland-based law firm Walter
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman | Haverfield has acquired Hurtuk &
Suzanne Kleinsmith Saganich has been Co., LPA announced its inclusion in the 2020 Daroff Co., LLP, a Cleveland real estate
named to 2020 Best Lawyers in America for U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” and finance law firm with a nationwide
Real Estate Law, Banking & Finance Law and rankings. National Tier 2: Litigation – Mergers practice and wide-ranging client base.
Financial Services Regulation Law and has & Acquisitions; Regional Tier 1: Cleveland: Separately, Walter | Haverfield has acquired
been named “Lawyer of the Year” for Financial Commercial Litigation, Employment Law – Nardone Limited, a tax planning and
Services Regulation Law. Individuals, Litigation – Labor & Employment, business services law firm headquartered
Litigation – Mergers & Acquisitions, Mediation, in Columbus, Ohio.
Michael Jordan, of Jordan Resolutions, LLC, Medical Malpractice Law – Plaintiffs, Personal
was named to Best Lawyers in America in Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs; Regional Tier 2: The law firm of Buckley King
several categories, including arbitration and health Cleveland: Criminal Defense: General Practice, is pleased to announce that
care law. He has been named to Best Lawyers Real Estate Law, Tax Law, Trusts & Estates Law; Frisina, LLC, a boutique
in America for more than a decade. His first and Regional Tier 3: Cleveland: Corporate Law intellectual property law firm,
novel, The Company of Demons, a thriller set in and Mergers & Acquisitions Law. has merged into the Firm. The
Cleveland, was recently awarded a Silver Medal in merger provides Frisina’s client base with
the Royal Palm Literary Competition sponsored Benjamin Sassé, chair of the expanded resources and legal skills, and
by the Florida Writers Association. The book Tucker Ellis Appellate & Legal Issues enhances Buckley King’s service offerings to
also received a Gold Medal in the Florida Book practice, received the “Outstanding clients, particularly in the area of
Awards and was the winner of the National Indie Advocacy Award” at the 2019 intellectual property.
Excellence Awards in crime fiction. Annual Meeting of the Ohio
Association of Civil Trial Attorneys. Something To Share?
The following Reminger attorneys were Send member news and announcements to
named to the Best Lawyers of 2020 list: Frantz Ward is honored to be named to the Jackie Baraona at jbaraona@clemetrobar.org
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Hugh J. Bode, Anthony M. Catanzarite, inaugural America’s Top Corporate Law Firms by the 15 one and half months prior to
Mario C. Ciano, Adam Davis, Andrew 2019 list published by Forbes. publication to guarantee inclusion.

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