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Academic Success Protocol Volunteers
Thank you to the following Capital University Law School alumni for volunteering their time during the Academic Success Protocol (ASP) program for new students.
Jennifer Adair, L’05, Assistant Attorney General, Ohio Attorney General's Office
Trevor Clark, L’02, Staff Counsel, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
Natalie Furniss, L’02, Bricker & Eckler LLP
Megan Goeser, L’08, Freund, Freeze & Arnold
Mark Hatcher, L’06, LLM’06, Baker & Hostetler LLP
Tiffany Hostetler , L’06, Staff Attorney, Franklin County Children Services
Elizabeth Johnson, L’04, Friedman & Mirman Co., LPA
Russel Johnson, L’04, LLM’08, Internal Revenue Service
Nikki Mesnard, L’08, Wiles, Boyle, Burkholder & Bringardner
Amanda Powell, L’03, Assistant State Public Defender
Jaime Landrum Powell, L’03, Porter, Wright, Morris & Arthur
Suzanne Scrutton, L’89, Partner, Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease
Andrew Selwa, L’06, Amy M. Levine & Associates
Jarrod Skinner, L’05, Assistant City Prosecutor, City of Columbus
Karen Turano, L’07, Charles Zamora Co., L.P.A.
New African-American Law Alumni Association Board
Congratulations to the following new members of the AALAA Board:
Jennifer Ann Adair, President, L'05
Sharlene Ingrid Chance, '94, L'99
Candice L. Christon, Secretary, L'07
Lindsay L. Ford, L'07
Jack G. Gibbs, Jr., L'81
Mark Hatcher, Vice President, L'06, LLM'06
Felice Lisette Howard, L'95
LeShel M. Hutchings, L'05
Peter K. James, L'81
Freddie L. Johnson, Past President, L'93
Diann Johnson, L'95
Samuel A. Peppers, III, L'93
Ruth Forté Ross, L'76
Jarrod B. Skinner, L'05
Patsy Ann Thomas, L'94
1971
Richard Kane has been named to the Best Lawyers 2010 in the practice area of Public Finance Law.
1973
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H. Ritchey Hollenbaugh, a partner at the Carlile Patchen & Murphy LLP firm, was appointed chair of the Franklin County Law Library Resources Board by the Franklin County Board of Commissioners. |
Samuel Weiner is the Columbus Bar Association Court House Advisory Committee Chair for 2009-2010.
1974
Donald A. Antrim, practicing Health Care Law with Dinsmore & Shohl's Columbus Office, was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America.
1975
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Jerry O. Allen has been named to the Best Lawyers 2010 in the practice area of Tax Law. |
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Thomas J. Bonasera, with Dinsmore & Shohl's Columbus Office, was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, in the area of Trusts and Estates. |
Michael L. Close is the Columbus Bar Association Professional Ethics Committee Vice Chair for 2009-2010.
Geoffrey E. Webster has been named to the Best Lawyers 2010 in the practice area of Administrative Law and Health Care Law.
1976
F. Daniel Balmert was selected by his peers for inclusion the The Best Lawyers in America 2010.
Thomas W. Hess with Dinsmore & Shohl's Columbus Office, was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, in the area of Administrative Law and Health Care Law.
David Hardymon is the Columbus Bar Association Publications/Editor Committee Chair for 2009-2010.
1978
Catherine L. Worley has been appointed to the Ohio Expositions Commission by Governor Ted Strickland.
Gregory J. Dunn was selected by his peers for inclusion in the The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the specialties of Communications Law and Municipal Law.
1979
Lloyd D. Cohen has been re-appointed to chair the Solo, Small Firms and General Practice Section for the Ohio State Bar Association for 2009-2010.
Sandra M. Furman is the Columbus Bar Association ADR Committee Chair for 2009-2010.
Cleve M. Johnson as been appointed to chair the Traffic Law Committee for the Ohio State Bar Association for 2009-2010.
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Heather G. Sowald is the Columbus Bar Association Professional Ethics Committee Chair for 2009-2010. |
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Kathleen M. Trafford is the Columbus Bar Association Relations Committee Chair for 2009-2010. |
1980
Patrick A. Devine, a partner at Schottenstein Zox & Dunn Co., LPA's Construction Practice Area, has attained the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Professional Accreditation of LEED Green Associate.
John C. Vorys has been named to the Interdisciplinary Financial Crisis team by the law firm of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease.
1981
C. Keith Plummer has been elected to serve a three-year term as District 15 representative on the Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association.
1982
Catherine Fitzpatrick has been confirmed by the New Jersey Senate as a Superior Court Judge.
Timothy B. Mitchell has joined the Porter Wright Law Firm in their Corporate Department.
1983
Thomas L. Rosenberg has been named to the "Leading U.S. Attorneys" list in Chambers USA, America's Leading Business Directory. Chambers and Partners selects attorneys based on feedback received from clients and attorneys during an independent research interview process. Qualities on which rankings are assessed include technical legal ability, professional conduct, client service, commercial awareness/astuteness, diligence, commitment, and other qualities most valued by the client.
1984
Robert C. Rafferty has been named to the Best Lawyers 2010 in the practice area of Trusts and Estates.
1985
Kris M. Dawley was selected by his peers for inclusion in the The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the specialties of Commercial Litigation and Health Care Law.
Eric J. Groen was selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America for the specialty of Intellectual Property Law.
Joseph M. Reidy has been appointed to chair the Environmental Law Committee for the Ohio State Bar Association for 2009-2010.
David W. Grauer has been named to the Best Lawyers 2010 in the practice area of Health Care Law.
1986
Judge Mary Schostok has been elected and installed as second vice president of the Illinois Judges Association (IJA). The IJA is a 1,100-member organization of current and retired Illinois judges that provides educational opportunities and support to its members, and information about the judiciary to the public.
Richard A. Hernandez, with Dinsmore & Shohl's Columbus Office, was selected by his peers for inclusion in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, in the area of Worker's Compensation Law.
Kristy J. Swope is the Columbus Bar Association Judicial Campaign Advertising Committee Chair for 2009-2010.
1987
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Lisa Eschleman has been elected to the Law and Leadership Institute Board of Directors. The Institute was formed last year by the Supreme Court of Ohio and the Ohio State Bar Association as a statewide program to improve diversity in the legal profession. Lisa also was named as the Columbus Bar Association Pro Bono Committee Chair for 2009-2010. |
1988
Pamela S. Krivda has been re-appointed to chair the Labor and Employment Committee for the Ohio State Bar Association for 2009-2010.
1989
Michael D. Tarullo was selected by his peers for inclusion in the The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the specialty of Construction Law.
1990
David Kern was named as a top lawyer and listed in the 2009 Corporate Counsel edition of Super Lawyers® – Business Services in the practice area of Tax.
The Hon. Mark Petrucci is the Columbus Bar Association Common Pleas Court Committee Chair for 2009-2010.
Paul Bittner was selected by his peers for inclusion in the The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the specialty of Labor and Employment Law.
1992
Linda Boos, a paralegal at Carlile Patchen & Murphy has been named president-elect of the Central Ohio Land Title Association.
Paul A. Colbert has been re-appointed to chair the Public Utilities Committee for the Ohio State Bar Association for 2009-2010.
Jennifer A. Flint has been named to the Best Lawyers 2010 in the practice area of Education Law.
Craig A. Sturtz has been named to the Best Lawyers 2010 in the practice area of Environmental Law.
1993
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James A. Zitesman is the Columbus Bar Association Solo/Small Firm Practitioners Committee Chair for 2009-2010. |
1994
Mark Lewis was named president of the Central Ohio Association for Justice (formerly known as Franklin County Trial Lawyers Association). COAJ is dedicated to promoting justice for individuals in all local, state, and federal courts; supporting members; assisting the legal community; improving the judicial system; and serving the citizens of Central Ohio.
Adam C. Miller was appointed by Lt. General Black, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General as the new Command Judge Advocate, 209th Regional Support Group, U.S. Army Reserve.
1995
Joseph M. Reidy was selected by his peers for inclusion in the The Best Lawyers in America 2010 in the specialty of Environmental Law.
1996
Jeff Porter was elected to the board of trustees for LeaderSpark Inc., a nonprofit organization that provides leadership training with partners serving public, independent and parochials schools; youth and women's programs; community based organizations and corporate initiatives.
Joseph Damelio was awarded the Outstanding Achievement in Promoting Standards of Excellence in Mandated Representation by the State Bar Center in Albany, New Yark. The award is presented biennially to recognize the efforts of attorneys working to ensure the quality of legal representation for indigent persons who are entitled to counsel in criminal or Family Court proceedings.
1997
Christal Caudill is the Columbus Bar Association Bankruptcy Committee Chair for 2009-2010.
Lisa M. Burleson has been named the Ohio State Bar Association's Education Law Committee Chair for 2009-1020.
Sarah D. Morrison has been named to the Best Lawyers 2010 in the practice area of Commercial Litigation.
1998
Kevin R. Bacon has joined the Appel & Hellstedt law firm as Of Counsel.
2000
Summer J. Plantz has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification. Plantz is one of few attorneys in the state of Ohio to earn this accreditation.
2001
Eve Ellinger is the Columbus Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Committee Chair for 2009-2010.
2002
John B. Kopf III has been re-appointed to chair the Construction Law Committee for the Ohio State Bar Association for 2009-2010.
2003
Melissa G. (Messina) Lanthorn married Robert Lanthorn on June 6, 2009.
2005
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Jennifer Adair is the Columbus Bar Association Government Agencies Committee Chair for 2009-2010. |
Andrew S. Baker is the Columbus Bar Association Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee Chair for 2009-2010.
Brian Close L'05, T'08, is the Columbus Bar Association Business Tax Committee Chair for 2009-2010.
2008
Daniel R. Gutner graduated from the Columbus Bar Association's Leadership Academy.
2006
Necol Russell-Washington, T'06 is the Columbus Bar Association Business Tax Committee Chair for 2009-2010.
In Memoriam
Robert E. Sexton, L'61, passed away August 4, 2009.
Evan A. Nebeker, L'06, passed away September 5, 2009.
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