Board of Directors

OFFICERS


PRESIDENT











Diana M. Thimmig
Member, National Relations Committee

Roetzel & Andress

1375 East Ninth Street

1 Cleveland Center, 9th floor
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 623-0150 / Fax: (216) 623-0134
dthimmig@ralaw.com / www.ralaw.com



VICE-PRESIDENT






Jason A. Hill
Vice-Chair, National Relations Committee
Member, Membership, and Nominations and Elections Committees

Sixth District Court of Appeals
One Constitution Avenue
Toledo, OH 43604
Tel: (419) 213-4755 / Fax: (419) 213-4844
jahill@co.lucas.oh.us / www.co.lucas.oh.us



TREASURER







Tim L. Collins
Member, Programs Committee
Collins & Scanlon LLP
50 Public Square
Suite 3300
Cleveland, OH 44113-2294
Tel: (216) 696-0022 / Fax: (216) 696-1166
tcollins@collins-scanlon.com / www.collins-scanlon.com

                                                         

ELECTED DIRECTORS











Rocco I. Debitetto
Chair, Bankruptcy Committee
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
3300 BP Tower
200 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114-2301
Tel: (216) 274-2374 / Fax: (216) 241-2824
ridebitetto@hahnlaw.com / www.hahnlaw.com











Anthony J. Vegh
Chair, Criminal Law Committee
Vecchio & Vegh
526 Superior Avenue East
Suite 720
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 566-1424 / Fax: (216) 566-1468
avegh@vecchio-vegh.com / www.vecchio-vegh.com



BOARD OF DIRECTORS








Rebecca J. Bennett
Member, Membership Committee
Frantz Ward LLP
127 Public Square, Suite 2500
Cleveland, OH 44114-1230
Tel: (216) 515-1634 / Fax: (216) 515-1650
rbennett@frantzward.com / www.frantzward.com









Kenneth A. Bravo
Ulmer & Berne LLP
Skylight Office Tower
1660 West 2nd Street, Suite 1100
Cleveland, OH 44113-1448
Tel: (216) 583-7000 / Fax: (216) 583-7103
kbravo@ulmer.com / www.ulmer.com











Jennifer Dowdell Armstrong
Chair, Law Clerk Committee
McDonald Hopkins LLC
600 Superior Avenue, East
Suite 2100
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 348-5809 / Fax: (216) 348-5474
jarmstrong@mcdonaldhopkins.com / www.mcdonaldhopkins.com











Edward A. Icove
Member, Community Relations and Public Service, and Diversity Committees
Icove Legal Group, Ltd.
50 Public Square, Suite 627
Terminal Tower
Cleveland, OH 44113
Tel: (216) 802-0000 / Fax: (216) 802-0002
ed@icovelegal.com
/ www.icovelegal.com













Kenneth Kowalski
Clinical Professor of Law
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
2121 Euclid Avenue, LB 138
Cleveland, OH 44115
Tel: (216) 687-3947 / Fax: (216) 687-9297
kenneth.kowalski@law.csuohio.edu / www.csuohio.edu













Bozana Lazic Lundberg
Chair, Younger Lawyers Committee
Roetzel & Andress
1375 East Ninth Street
One Cleveland Center, 9th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 696-7727 / Fax: (216) 623-0134
blundberg@ralaw.com / www.ralaw.com













The Honorable Benita Y. Pearson
United States District Judge
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
313 Thomas D. Lambros U.S. Federal Building and Courthouse
125 Market Street
Youngstown, OH 44503-1780
Tel: (330) 884-7435 / Fax: (330) 884-7450














The Honorable Jessica E. Price Smith
United States Bankruptcy Judge
United States Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division
Howard M. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse
201 Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 615-4442












Neil D. Schor
Harrington Hoppe & Mitchell Ltd.
26 Market Street, Suite 1200
P.O. Box 6077
Youngstown, OH 44501
Tel: (330) 744-1111 / Fax: (330) 744-2029
nschor@hhmlaw.com / www.hhmlaw.com














Geri M. Smith
Clerk of Court
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse
801 West Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
Tel: (216) 357-7000 / Fax: (216) 357-7066
geri_m_smith@ohnd.uscourts.gov / www.ohnd.uscourts.gov














The Honorable Greg White
United States Magistrate Judge
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse
801 West Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
Tel: (216) 357-7135



ACTIVE PAST PRESIDENTS









Aaron Bulloff
Member, National Relations, and Program Committees
Kadish Hinkel & Weibel LPA
1360 East Ninth Street, Suite 400
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 696-3030 / Fax: (216) 696-3492
abulloff@khwlaw.com / www.khwlaw.com














Keven Drummon Eiber
Member, CLE Committee
Brouse McDowell LPA
1001 Lakeside Avenue, Suite 1600
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 830-6830 / Fax: (216) 830-6807
keiber@brouse.com / www.brouse.com













Anthony J. LaCerva
Member, Program Committee
Collins & Scanlon LLP
50 Public Square, Suite 3300
Cleveland, OH 44113
Tel: (216) 696-0022 / Fax: (216) 696-1166
alacerva@collins-scanlon.com / www.collins-scanlon.com
















James W. Satola
Member, Law Clerk, National Relations, Newsletter, and Program Committees
Federal Bar Association Vice President for the Sixth Circuit
2608 Dysart Road
University Heights, Oh 44118
Tel: (216) 321-6926
jsatola@roadrunner.com













Ellen Toth
Chair, Diversity Committee
Member, Membership, Nominations and Elections, and Program Committees

Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart PC
127 Public Square
4130 Key Tower
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 241-6100 / Fax: (216) 357-4733
ellen.toth@ogletreedeakins.com / www.ogletreedeakins.com



BOARD REPRESENTATIVES


Public Representative











Barbara Paynter
Member, Media and Public Relations Committee
Hennes Paynter Communications LLC
3200 Terminal Tower
50 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44113
Tel: (216) 321-7774 ext.102 / Fax: (216) 916-4405
paynter@crisiscommunications.com / www.crisiscommunications.com



Case Western Reserve University School of Law Representatives

Professor Jonathon Entin
CWRU School of Law
11075 East Blvd.
Cleveland, OH 44106
Tel: (216) 368-3321
jle@case.edu / www.law.case.edu

Britney Bennett (3L)

Mirela Turc (2L)



University of Toledo College of Law Representatives

Heather Karns
Assistant Dean for Law Career Services and Alumni Affairs
University of Toledo College of Law
2801 West Bancroft Street
MS 507
Toledo, OH 43606-3390
Tel: (419) 530-2851 / Fax: (419) 530-7922
heather.karns@utoledo.com / www.law.utoledo.edu

Jonnie Short (3L)

Ryan Saunders (2L)




















PRESIDENT-ELECT











Virginia Davidson
Chair, National Relations Committee
Member, Membership, Nominations and Elections, and Program Committees

Calfee Halter & Griswold LLP, 800 Superior Avenue, Suite 1400
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2688
Tel: (216) 622-8588 / Fax: (216) 241-0816
vdavidson@calfee.com /www.calfee.com




SECRETARY










Dennis G. Terez

Member, Criminal Law, and Membership Committees
Federal Public Defender's Office, Northern District of Ohio
1660 West 2nd Street, Suite 750
Cleveland, OH 44113
Tel: (216) 522-4856 / Fax: (216) 522-4321
dennis_terez@fd.org / www.fpd-ohn.org





DELEGATE TO NATIONAL COUNCIL AND IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENT











Kip T. Bollin
Member, Newsletter, National Relations, and Nominations and Elections Committees
Thompson Hine LLP
3900 Key Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114-1291
Tel: (216) 566-5786 / Fax: (216) 566-5800
kip.bollin@thompsonhine.com / www.thompsonhine.com














Stephen H. Jett

Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

200 Public Square, Suite 3500

Cleveland, OH 44114-2302

Tel: (216) 706-3874 / Fax: (216) 241-3707

sjett@taftlaw.com / www.taftlaw.com







































Cynthia Binns
Vice-Chair, Community Relations and Public Service Committee
Graftech International Holdings Inc.
12900 Snow Road
Cleveland, OH 44130
Tel: (216) 676-2288 / Fax: (216) 676-2462
cynthia.binns@graftech.com / www.graftech.com











J. Philip Calabrese
Member, Program Committee
Squire Sanders & Dempsey LLP
4900 Key Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114-1304
Tel: (216) 479-5803 / Fax: (216) 479-8780
pcalabrese@ssd.com / www.ssd.com












Catherine Garcia-Feehan
Chair, Newsletter Committee
Member, Law Clerk and Membership Committees
Law clerk to the Hon. David A. Katz
U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
215 U.S. Courthouse
1704 Spielbusch Avenue
Toledo, OH 43624
Tel: (419) 213-5712 / Fax: (419) 213-5720
catherine_garcia-feehan@ohnd.uscourts.gov / www.ohnd.uscourts.gov











Amanda Knapp
Vice-Chair, Younger Lawyers Committee
Roetzel & Andress
1375 East Ninth Street
One Cleveland Center, 9th Floor
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 615-7416 / Fax: (216) 623-0134
aknapp@ralaw.com / www.ralaw.com














Jennifer Lesny Fleming
Chair, Community Relations and Public Service Committee
Kaufman & Company LLC
1001 Lakeside Avenue
Suite 1710
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 912-5500 / Fax: (216) 912-5501
jennifer.fleming@kaufman-company.com / www.kaufman-company.com












George L. McGaughey, Jr.
Member, CLE Committee
McDonald Hopkins Co., LPA
2100 Bank One Center
600 Superior Avenue East
Cleveland, OH 44114-2653
Tel: (216) 348-5703 / Fax: (216) 348-5474
gmacgaughey@mcdonaldhopkins.com / www.mcdonaldhopkins.com














The Honorable Dan A. Polster
United States District Judge
United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse
801 West Superior Avenue
Cleveland, OH 44113
Tel: (216) 357-7190 / Fax: (216) 357-7195













Lori Riga
Chair, Membership Committee
Federal Public Defender's Office, ND Ohio
1660 W. 2nd Street, Suite 750
Cleveland, OH 44113
Tel: (216) 522-4856 / Fax: (216) 522-4321
lori_riga@fd.org / www.fpd-ohn.org













Michael Sherban

Chair, CLE Committee

Thompson Hine LLP

3900 Key Center

127 Public Square

Cleveland, OH 44114

Tel: (216) 566-5805 / Fax: (216) 566-5800

mike.sherban@thompsonhine.com / www.thompsonhine.com













Sanford E. Watson

Chair, Media and Public Relations Committee

Member, Membership Committee

Tucker Ellis & West LLP

1150 Huntington Building

925 Euclid Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44115

Tel: (216) 696-2385 / Fax: (216) 592-5009

sanford.watson@tuckerellis.com / www.tuckerellis.com














Bruce H. Wilson

Chair, Program Committee

789 West Market Street

Akron, OH 44303

Tel: (330) 253-8300 / Fax: (330) 650-1129

brucewilsonesq@aol.com




















Annette G. Butler

Member, Community Relations and Public Service Committee

1057 East Boulevard

Cleveland, OH 44108

Tel: (216) 851-3259

annettebc@aol.com
















Arthur M. Kaufman

3300 BP Tower

200 Public Square

Cleveland, OH 44114-2301

Tel: (216) 621-0150 / Fax: (216) 274-2463

amkaufman@hahnlaw.com / www.hahnlaw.com















Steven Paffilas

Chair, Nominations and Elections Committee

Member, Program Committee

U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio

Carl B. Stokes U.S. Courthouse

801 West Superior Avenue, Suite 400

Cleveland, OH 44113

Tel: (216) 622-3698 / Fax: (216) 522-2404

steven.paffilas@usdoj.gov / www.usdoj.gov















Carter E. Strang

Member, Membership, and Nominations and Elections Committees

Tucker Ellis & West LLP

1100 Huntington Building

924 Euclid Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44115

Tel: (216) 696-1100 / Fax: (216) 696-2645

carter.strang@tuckerellis.com / www.tuckerellis.com














Dennis Zapka

Member, National Relations, and Program Committees

McLaughlin & McCaffrey LLP

Eaton Center, Suite 1350

1111 Superior Avenue

Cleveland, OH 44114

Tel: (216) 623-0900

dzapka@mmlitigation.com / www.mmlitigation.com











The University of Akron School of Law Representatives


Associate Dean William S. Jordan, III

University of Akron School of Law

150 University Avenue

Akron, OH 44325-2901

Tel: (330) 972-6751 / Fax: (330) 258-2343

jordan@uakron.edu / www.uakron.edu


Julie Trout (3L)


Christopher Meta (2L)











Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Representatives


Professor Kenneth Kowalski

Clinical Professor of Law

Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

2121 Euclid Avenue, LB 138

Cleveland, OH 44115

Tel: (216) 687-3947 / Fax: (216) 687-9297

kenneth.kowalski@law.csuohio.edu / www.csuohio.edu


George Ofori (3L)


Chang Nguyen (2L)















 
 
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