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LEADERSHIP ACADEMY

Our Leadership Academy participants kicked off their year with their
orientation session and opening reception on September 27.
Our Emerging and Established Leaders each met by cohort to begin
getting to know each other and learning the nuts and bolts of the
Academy. We joined together for full Academy introductions and
conversation, before heading out to socialize. CMBA Officers and
Trustees also popped in to meet and greet.

We’re looking forward to seeing the Leadership Academy members
throughout the year, and stay tuned to the Bar Journal for updates on
their activities.

UPL COMMITTEE MEMBERS

ATTEND BIENNIAL SEMINAR AT

THE SUPREME COURT OF OHIO

On September 14, members of the CMBA’s Unauthorized Practice of Law
Committee attended the biennial UPL Seminar hosted by the Supreme Court of
Ohio’s Board on the Unauthorized Practice of Law. Coordinated by Board Secretary
Minerva Elizaga, the program brought together Supreme Court staff, Board members,
UPL committee members and respondents’ counsel from across Ohio. John
Hallbauer, the immediate past chair of the CMBA’s UPL Committee, participated in
a panel discussion on UPL Investigations, Complaints & Discovery. Former CMBA
President and former UPL Committee Chair David Kutik shared an update about
notable UPL cases across the country. And Tracy Morrison Dickens from
the Ohio Attorney General’s Office talked about how the AG’s
office uses the Consumers Sales Practices Act to combat UPL.
The CMBA’s UPL Committee meets monthly to discuss
reports of the unauthorized practice of law that it
receives from judges, lawyers, and victims of UPL. Its
mission is to protect the public and preserve the
integrity of the legal system. Over the years, the
dedicated volunteers of the UPL Committee
have successfully investigated and prosecuted
individuals and entities who are untrained
in the practice of law and who have caused
harm to others.

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