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new Associations & Promotions international leaders. Attorney Knecht was also Cleveland State tHe BriefcAse
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recently honored in the Lawdragon 500 university’s
Rolf Goffman Martin Lang LLP Plaintiff Employment Lawyers Guide and the Cleveland-Marshall
continues to grow its health care roster of Who’s Who of Professional Women. College of Law has
practice with the addition of appointed four
nurse attorney Heather Baird. Benchmark Litigation named Ulmer & community
Berne LLP “Ohio Firm of the Year” for the leaders as
third consecutive year and the fourth time in Leaders-in-
Lowe Eklund Wakefield Co. is the past six years. Residence. josé
pleased to announce that c. feliciano ’75,
attorney meghan P. connolly Fay Sharpe is proud to announce that partner a former partner with Baker & Hostetler,
has been named a partner of colleen flynn goss was named in the 2019 sharon sobol jordan, chief executive
the firm. edition of WTR 1000 – The World’s Leading officer of the Unify Project, carter strang
Trademark Professionals, a global rankings guide ’84, a partner at Tucker Ellis, and sonali
Porter Wright is pleased to by the World Trademark Review. Wilson, Cleveland State university general
announce rebecca kopp counsel, will support C|M|LAW’s
Levine has been elected to McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., LPA educational mission while enhancing its
partnership in the firm’s Labor is pleased to announce that 19 attorneys newly created P. Kelly Tompkins Leadership
and Employment practice. have been named to the 2019 Ohio Super and Law program.
Lawyers and Rising Stars lists! Three of
Fisher Phillips, a national labor these attorneys have been named to the timothy j. Downing, Chief
and employment law firm 2019 Super Lawyers® Top Lists. christian Diversity Officer of Ulmer &
representing employers, is r. Patno is a Top 10 Ohio Super Lawyer, Berne LLP, has been appointed
pleased to announce the Ann-marie Ahern is a Top 25 Cleveland to Cuyahoga County’s Human
addition of jazmyn j. stover Super Lawyer and David A. schaefer is a Rights Commission, which aims
as a partner. Top 50 Cleveland Super Lawyer. to promote diversity, inclusion, and harmony
through every facet of the county.
Walter | Haverfield has added Kisling, Nestico & Redick is excited to
Douglas eppler as an announce josh Angelotta was recognized
associate to its Litigation team. as a 2019 Rising Star. Announcements

ulmer & Berne LLP Partner
stephanie Dutchess
Tucker Ellis LLP is pleased to trudeau has been named to
announce that john slagter BTI Consulting Group’s Client
has joined the firm’s Real Estate Service All-Stars 2019, a list of
Group as a partner. top-tier attorneys identified for delivering the carter strang, karen ross, and
absolute best client service. giuseppe Pappalardo of Tucker Ellis
provide a state-by-state review of 2018
Bonezzi Switzer Polito & Hupp Co. L.P.A. is Bruce m. Hennes has been rulings in the 9th Annual update of Take-
pleased to announce shannon r. Lear named to the 2019 Lawdragon Home Asbestos Duty Decisions, published
has joined the firm. Shannon’s primary areas 100 Legal Consultants and in the March 2019 Edition of HarrisMartin’s
of practice consist of Medical Malpractice Strategists, “the definitive guide COLUMNS-Asbestos.
Defense, General Liability Defense and to the financiers, recruiters,
Nursing Home Malpractice. marketing and communication gurus on Phillips Lytle LLP, a full-service law firm
whom the legal profession relies.” According with over 190 attorneys in more than 40
to Lawdragon, “These are 100 of the most practice areas, announced the opening of its
honors
trusted advisors to the legal profession.” ninth office, located in downtown Cleveland
at One Cleveland Center, 1375 E. 9th Street,
The law office of Denise J. Knecht Elections & Appointments 30th Floor.
Co. LPA is pleased to announce
that attorney Denise j. knecht something to share?
was recently named to the roster geoffrey j. shapiro of Shapiro, Send member news and announcements
of Albert Nelson Marquis Shapiro and Shapiro, Warrensville to Jackie Baraona at jbaraona@
Lifetime Achievement Award, a distinction Heights, was inducted as a Fellow clemetrobar.org by the 15 one and half
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given by the Marquis Who’s Who biographical of the College of Workers’ months prior to publication to
organization to a prestigious group of Compensation Lawyers. guarantee inclusion.

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