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now
new Associations & Promotions Cavitch Familo & Durkin is proud to Elections & Appointments THE BrIEfCaSE
HIRING
announce that Jennifer loan has been
elevated to Shareholder status at the firm. The International Legal Honor Society of Phi
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP Delta Phi welcomes Justice Julie Sumner
is pleased to announce that to its Board of Directors.
Mark f. fazio has joined the The McGregor Foundation is pleased and
firm as a partner in the Mergers excited to announce that lee ann O’Brien Steptoe & Johnson PLLC is proud to
and Acquisitions and Private has been promoted to Chief Marketing announce the election of attorney william
Equity practice groups. Officer for all aspects of the organization and “Bill” wahoff as a new Fellow of The
its extensive business and development. College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

Frantz Ward is pleased to
announce Christina E. niro Fisher Phillips announced Frantz Ward LLP
is elected to the partnership that lauren Tompkins has is pleased
in the Labor and Employment joined its Cleveland office as to announce
Practice Group. an associate. that attorneys
Thomas g.
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP is Haren and ryan T. Smith have been
pleased to announce that Hickman & Lowder Co., L.P.A., elected as District 12 representatives of
Brandi n. weekley has been is very pleased to announce the Ohio State Bar Association Council
elected to the firm’s partnership. the election of Attorney of Delegates.
John r. Harrison as a
Shareholder. John assists older Frantz Ward is proud to
ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to adults and families with special needs with announce that labor and
announce the election of their litigation, guardianship, probate, and employment attorney,
nicholas B. wille to partner. public benefits needs. andrew J. Cleves, has been
elected Chair of the Bridge
Board of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland.
Honors
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Dean Lee
Clients recognized Ulmer & Berne llP Fisher has appointed the following community
as an unparalleled leader in client service leaders, former Baker & Hostetler Partner
in BTI’s latest report – BTI Client Service José C. feliciano, Tucker Ellis Partner
A-Team 2019: The Survey of Law Firm Client Carter Strang ’84 and Cleveland State
Tucker Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that it Service Performance. university General Counsel Sonali wilson,
has elected the following attorneys to the as Leaders-in-Residence at the law school.
firm’s partnership: Erica Mcgregor, Mishkind Kulwicki Law Co., L.P.A. is proud
Tom Peppard, and Seth wamelink. to announce that Howard Mishkind ulmer & Berne LLP is pleased to
has been recognized as an Ohio Super announce that Associate
Lawyer for 2019 and a Top 100 in Ohio Brooke Tyus has recently been
in the area of Personal Injury Medical appointed to the Board of
Malpractice. This is Howard’s 14th Directors of Larchmere Porchfest.
consecutive year being recognized.

Tucker Ellis LLP is pleased to announce that it Judge david Matia, former Announcements
has promoted the following attorneys to president of the Ohio Common
counsel: Justin Eddy, Melissa kelly, and Pleas Judges Association Two dozen families in the Akron area had
Chelsea Croy Smith. (OCPJA), was presented with their Walmart layaways paid off in December
the President’s Award of by kisling, nestico and redick.
ulmer & Berne LLP continues to Excellence at the winter meeting of the
grow its Intellectual Property OCPJA in Columbus. The law firm Buckley king has expanded into
Practice Group with the addition Salt Lake City, utah, with attorney kathryn
of Associate Justin P. Clark. FisherBroyles, LLP is pleased to announce that Carlisle-kesling leading the initiative.
partners Suzanne kleinsmith Saganich
(Real Estate: Business; Banking; Creditor Something To Share?
Sutter O’Connell is pleased to Debtor Rights: Business) and Joseph M. Send member news and announcements to
announce that kevin kita has Saponaro (Real Estate: Business; Business/ Jackie Baraona at jbaraona@clemetrobar.org
been elected as its newest Corporate) have been named 2019 Ohio by the 15 one and half months prior to
th
shareholder. Super Lawyers. publication to guarantee inclusion.

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