Page 3 - September2019_BarJournal

CONTENTS

QUICK GUIDE
06 NEW MEMBERS
07 CLE
09 THE SCOOP SEPTEMBER 2019
10 SECTION SPOTLIGHT
48 CLASSIFIEDS
49 CMBA CALENDARS
51 BRIEFCASE

3 CMBA 12 th Annual Meeting Annual Meeting
CMBA 12 th
DEPARTMENTS FEATURES

05 FROM THE CMBA 26 YOUR CLE METRO BAR 17 THE CHANGING 36 THE BIG PICTURE:
PRESIDENT Stokes Scholars Graduation, LANDSCAPE OF NON- UNITED STATES
A Fast Start Out of the Gate Enviromental, Energy & Natural COMPETE AGREEMENTS AGENCIES & TITLE 11
Ian N . Friedman Resources Section Hike; IN ADVISOR RECRUITING By Suzana K . Koch
“Membership Appreciation By Brian P . Nally
13 FROM THE CHIEF Month” Grand Prize Winner, and 39 WHAT YOU NEED TO
EXECUTIVE OFFICER judge4yourself .com Welcomes 18 HOW THE U.S. KNOW IF A CLIENT
The New State New Leaders DEPARTMENT OF IS CONSIDERING
of Notary . . . is Here . LABOR CHANGED: IMPLEMENTING A
Rebecca Ruppert McMahon 28 WRAP UP ESOP TRANSACTIONS STUDENT LOAN
Golf Outing WITHOUT REGULATIONS HR BENEFIT
14 BAR FOUNDATION By Tim Jochim By Rebecca Maurer
Lawyers Giving Back 41 JUDGES’ CORNER Mike Sorice
Patrick J . Krebs Challenges of Justice Reform 42 IS YOUR CANNABIS
Hon . Kristin W . Sweeney 20 FISKER, FIVE YEARS LATER: BUSINESS GOING UP
24 MENTAL HEALTH & DID WE ALL OVERREACT? IN SMOKE?
WELLNESS 44 LEGAL RESEARCH & By T . Daniel Reynolds By Nathaniel R . Sinn
Coping with Aging Parents WRITING Marissa C . Alfano Heather E . Heberlein
Scott R . Mote, Esq . Researching Opposing Parties,
Witnesses, and Clients 23 WHO REALLY OWNS THE 46 CONNECTING
Kathleen M . Dugan, Esq . MLS EMPLOYEE EXPERIENCE? CLEVELANDERS
By Kristin T . Tull, PH .D . TO THEIR LAKE:
CONSIDERING IDEAS
30 IS YOUR PRODUCT TO BRIDGE THE GAP
REALLY “MADE IN By Kevin Cronin
THE USA”?
By Yao Liu
ADVERTISING PARTNERS

Bixenstine Resolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 The Lawyers Guild of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland . .40 Paul W . Flowers & Assoc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
Bluestone Trading Company Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 L&L Estate Liquidation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37 Phil Weaver Mediation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Brown Immigration Law . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 McManamon & Co ., LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Oswald Companies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19 Meaden & Moore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 The Robenalt Law Firm, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Carver Financial Services, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45
Frantz Ward LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 Mediation, Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Skoda Minotti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Hennes Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21 Micro Systems Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 Smith Marshall, LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44
LawPay An Affinipay Solution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 NZS .ADR, LLC/Niki Z . Schwartz, Mediator/Arbitrator . . .47 Ulmer & Berne LLP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33
SEPTEMBER 2019 CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN BAR JOURNAL | 3