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New Associations & Promotions Kadish, Hinkel & Weibel is pleased to Benesch is pleased to announce THE BRIEFCASE
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announce that nine lawyers from the firm that Barbara A. Lum is one
Gallagher Sharp LLP is pleased have been named to the 2019 Edition of of 19 lawyers nationwide to be
to announce that Sachin V. The Best Lawyers in America including: selected for a “Best Under 40”
Java has joined the firm as William A. Duncan (Employee Benefits Award by The National Asian
an Associate. (ERISA) Law and Tax Law); Daniel P. Pacific American Bar Association
Hinkel (Real Estate Law); Kevin M.
Hinkel (Closely Held Companies and Elections & Appointments
Walter | Haverfield Family Businesses Law, Real Estate Law,
has added partner and Tax Law); Matthew F. Kadish Frantz Ward is proud to
Mark Wallach to (Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Tax announce that Michael J.
its Litigation team. Law, and Trusts and Estates); Stephen L. Frantz, Jr., Partner in the
Walter | Haverfield Kadish, recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” firm’s Construction Practice
also welcomes associate Gregory Watkins (Litigation and Controversy – Tax and Tax Group, has been appointed to
to its Corporate Transactions team. Law; Karl E. May, recognized as “Lawyer the Board of Governors for the Ohio
of the Year”(Litigation – Securities and State Bar Association. Mike is the
Securities Regulation); Dean M. Rooney Representative for District 12, which
Honors (Commercial Litigation and Litigation – governs Cuyahoga County.
Trusts and Estates); James H. Rownd
The Best Lawyers in America announced (Business Organizations – including LLCs
that Steven S. Kaufman was honored as a and Partnerships); and David G. Weibel, Announcements
2019 Lawyer of the Year for Cleveland, Ohio recognized as “Lawyer of the Year” (Closely
in real estate litigation. Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Tax Law, announced two new family-centered services
Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to announce that and Trusts and Estates). that are now available to attorneys: Care@
Amanda Martinsek was named “Lawyer of Work, a 24/7 family care service that helps
the Year” in Appellate Practice. Ulmer attorneys David W. Leopold, Chair of find caregivers for the whole family, and
listed as 2019 Best Lawyers include: John M. Ulmer & Berne LLP’s Milk Stork, a service that provides overnight
Alten, Kristin W. Boose, Inajo Davis Immigration Law Practice breast milk delivery. The introduction of these
Chappell, Timothy J. Downing, Jeffrey Group, has been recognized on services will help eliminate the stress of travel
S. Dunlap, William D. Edwards, Bill J. The National Law Journal’s for new mothers and support an overall
Gagliano, John C. Goheen, Frances inaugural Immigration Trailblazers list. productive work-life balance.
Floriano Goins, James A. Goldsmith,
Manju Gupta, Lori A. Pittman Haas, For five years in a row, Ulmer & Zeisler Morgan Properties is pleased to
Richard G. Hardy, Stephen H. Jett, Berne LLP partner Frances announce Michele Knapp Boal has joined
Mark D. Katz, Marie C. Kuban, David W. Floriano Goins has been the company as General Counsel. She
Leopold, Mary Forbes Lovett, Amanda recognized as one of the replaces Greg Callaghan who had retired
Martinsek, Christopher C. McCracken, nation’s top female litigators by after over 24 years with Zeisler Morgan.
Harold H. (Kip) Reader, Jodi B. Rich, being named in Benchmark’s Top 250 Women
Peter A. Rome, Alan W. Scheufler, in Litigation. This year Goins is recognized as Jerry Weiss will be a featured presenter in
Douglas K. Sesnowitz, Patricia A. one of only five female litigators in the state Zurich at Schellenberg Wittmer’s workshop
Shlonsky, Stephanie Dutchess Trudeau, of Ohio to make Benchmark’s list. entitled “Taking Commercial Mediation to
Michael S. Tucker, Michael N. Ungar, and the Next Level.” Trust as a Cornerstone to
Frederick N. Widen. Howard Mishkind has been chosen to be Resolution and Empathetic Listening will be
recognized in the 25th Edition of The Best the topic of his program segment, which he
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., LPA Lawyers in America in the practice areas of will be co-presenting with noted Geneva
is pleased to announce that 14 of the firm’s Medical Malpractice Law-Plaintiffs, Personal mediator Birgit Sambeth Glasner.
attorneys have been named to the 2019 Injury Litigation-Plaintiffs, and Professional
edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Malpractice Law Plaintiff. He has been Fisher Phillips announces that it has launched
Ann-Marie Ahern, Larry Crystal, recognized by his peers since 2014. its Autonomous Vehicles Practice Group.
Robert T. Glickman, Kimon P. Karas,
Robert R. Kracht, Kenneth B. Liffman, Ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to Something To Share?
David A. Lum, Christian R. Patno, announce that it has been named a BTI Send brief member news and notices
Andrew S. Perry, Richard A. Rabb, Innovation Builder in a new report released by for the Briefcase to Jackie Baraona at
Charles P. Royer and David A. Schaefer BTI Consulting Group − BTI Legal Innovation jbaraona@clemetrobar.org. Please send
are the McCarthy Lebit attorneys named in and Technology Outlook 2019: Clients Rank announcements by the 1 of the month
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the 2019 edition. Their Needs and Law Firm Performance. prior to publication to guarantee inclusion.
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