
PRESIDENT
Anthony J. LaCerva
McDonald Hopkins LLC
600 Superior Avenue East, Suite 2100
Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: (216) 348-5710
Fax: (216) 348-5474
alacerva@mcdonaldhopkins.com
www.mcdonaldhopkins.com
PRESIDENT-ELECT
K. Ellen Toth
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

VICE PRESIDENT
Carter E. Strang
Tucker Ellis & West LLP
1100 Huntington Building
925 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44115-1475
Tel: (216) 696-1100/(216) 696-3956
Fax: (216) 696-2645
carter.strang@tuckerellis.com
www.tuckerellis.com

SECRETARY
Kip T. Bollin
Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee
Thompson Hine LLP
3900 Key Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1291
Tel: (216) 566-5786
Fax: (216) 566-5800
kip.bollin@thompsonhine.com
www.thompsonhine.com

TREASURER
Al Vondra
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
2700 BP Tower
200 Public Square
Cleveland Ohio 44114
Tel: (216) 363 5812
Fax: (216) 566 7846
al.vondra@us.pwc.com
DELEGATE TO NATIONAL
COUNCIL AND IMMEDIATE
PAST PRESIDENT
Arthur M. Kaufman
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
3300 BP Tower
200 Public Square
Cleveland, OH 44114-2301
Phone: (216) 621-0150/(216) 274-2263
Fax: (216) 274-2463
amkaufman@hahnlaw.com
www.hahnlaw.com
BOARD MEMBERS - ELECTED

John Gerak
Chair, Membership Committee
Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP
1375 East Ninth Street
Suite 2100
Cleveland, OH 44114-1724
Tel: (216) 479-6190
Fax: (216) 937-3732
jgerak@vssp.com
www.vssp.com

Diana M. Thimmig
Chair, Publicity and Public Relations Committee
Roetzel & Andress
1375 East Ninth Street
One Cleveland Center, Ninth floor
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 623-0150
Fax: (216) 623-0134
dthimmig@ralaw.com
www.ralaw.com
Bruce H. Wilson
Chair, Program Committee
789 West Market
Akron, Ohio 44303
Tel: (330) 253-8300
Fax: 330-650-1129
brucewilsonesq@aol.com
BOARD MEMBERS - GENERAL
Hon. Randolph Baxter
United States Bankruptcy Judge
United States Bankruptcy Court
Northern District of Ohio
H. W. Metzenbaum U.S. Courthouse
201 Superior Avenue East
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1309
Tel: (216) 522-4373, Ext. 3063
Fax: (216) 522-4791
randolph_baxter@ohnb.uscourts.gov
Rebecca J. Bennett
Frantz Ward LLP
127 Public Square
Suite 2500
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1230
Tel: (216) 515-1634
Fax: (216) 515-1650
rbennett@frantzward.com
www.frantzward.com

Hon. Christopher Boyko
United States District Court for the
Northern District of Ohio
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Court House
801 West Superior Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1837
Tel: (216) 357-7151
chris_boyko@ohnd.uscourts.gov

Kenneth A. Bravo
Ulmer & Berne LLP
Skylight Office Tower
1660 West 2nd Street
Suite 1100
Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1448
Tel: (216) 583-7000
Tel: (216) 583-7102 (direct)
Fax: (216) 583-7103
kbravo@ulmer.com
www.ulmer.com
Christopher J. Carney
Chair, Newsletter Committee
Brouse McDowell
1001 Lakeside Avenue
Suite 1600
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Tel: (216) 830-6830
Fax: (216) 830-6807
ccarney@brouse.com
www.brouse.com

Tim L. Collins
Collins & Scanlon LLP
50 Public Square
Suite 3300
Cleveland, Ohio 44113-2294
Tel: (216) 696-0022
Fax: (216) 696-1166
tcollins@collins-scanlon.com
www.collins-scanlon.com
Rocco I. Debitetto
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
3300 BP Tower
200 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2301
Tel: (216) 274-2374
Fax: (216) 241-2824
ridebitetto@hahnlaw.com
www.brouse.com

Stephen W. Funk
Roetzel & Andress LPA
222 South Main Street
Akron, Ohio 44308
Tel: (330) 376-2700
Fax: (330) 376-4577
sfunk@ralaw.com
www.ralaw.com

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

Jason A. Hill
Connelly Jackson & Collier LLP
405 Madison Avenue
Suite 1600
Toledo, Ohio 43604
Tel: (419) 243-2100
Fax: (419) 243-7119
jhill@cjc-law.com
www.cjc-law.com

Edward A. Icove
Icove Legal Group, Ltd.
50 Public Square, Suite 627
Terminal Tower
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Tel: (216) 802-0000
Fax: (216) 802-0002
ed@icovelegal.com

Stephen H. Jett
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
200 Public Square, Suite 3500
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2302
Tel: (216) 706-3874
Fax: (216) 241-3707
sjett@taftlaw.com
www.taftlaw.com

Gregory S. Kolocouris
Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff LLP
2300 BP Tower
200 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2378
Tel: (216) 363-4500/(216) 363-4453
Fax: (216) 363-4588
gko@bfca.com
www.bfca.com

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

Charles A. LoPresti
Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease
1375 East 9th Street
2100 One Cleveland Center
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Tel: (216) 479-6192
Fax: (216) 937-3727
calopresti@vssp.com
www.vssp.com
Sharon Luarde
Associate General Counsel
Electrolux
20445 Emerald Parkway SW, Suite 250
Cleveland, Ohio 44135-0920
Tel: (216) 898-2351
sharon.a.laurde@electrolux.com
www.electrolux.com

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

Michael E. Mumford
Baker & Hostetler LLP
1900 East Ninth Street
Suite 3200
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Tel: (216) 861-7578
Fax: (216) 696-0740
mmumford@bakerlaw.com
www.bakerlaw.com
David L. Parham
Atwood Lake
7135 Elgin Road S.W.
3900 Key Tower
Sherrodsville, Ohio 44675
Tel: (330) 735-0171
DavidParham@roadrunner.com

Joseph M. Pinjuh
Assistant U.S. Attorney, Criminal Division
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Court House
801 West Superior Ave., Suite 400
Cleveland, OH 44113
Tel: (216) 622-3771
Fax: (216) 522-7499
joseph.pinjuh@usdoj.gov
www.usdoj.gov

Hon. Dan Aaron Polster
United States District Judge
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Court House
801 West Superior Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1837
Tel: (216) 357-7190
Fax: (216) 357-7195
dan_polster@ohnd.uscourts.gov

Robert B. Port
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
200 Public Square, Suite 3300
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2301
Tel: (216) 274-2316
Fax: (216) 241-2824
rport@hahnlaw.com
www.hahnlaw.com
Meggan A. Rawlin
Chair, Young Lawyers Committee
Jones Day
901 Lakeside Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1190
Tel: (216) 586-3939
Fax: (216) 579-0212
Dennis R. Rose
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
3300 BP Tower
200 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2301
Tel: (216) 621-0150
Fax: (216) 241-2824
drrose@hahnlaw.com
www.hahnlaw.com
Harris A. Senturia
Federal Trade Commission
1111 East Superior Avenue, Suite 200
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Tel: (216) 263-3420
Fax: (216) 263-3426
hsenturia@ftc.gov

Geri M. Smith
Clerk of Court
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Court House
801 West Superior Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1830
Tel: (216) 357-7000/(216) 357-7068
Fax: (216) 357-7066
geri_m_smith@ohnd.uscourts.gov
Dennis G. Terez
Federal Public Defender
1660 West 2nd Street, Suite 750
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Tel: (216) 522-4856
Joni Todd
Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
200 Public Square, Suite 3300
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-2301
Tel: (216) 274-2364
Fax: (216) 241-2824
jtodd@hahnlaw.com
www.hahnlaw.com

Hon. Nancy Vecchiarelli
United States Magistrate Judge
United States District Court
Northern District of Ohio
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Court House
801 West Superior Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1847
Tel: (216) 357-7000/(216) 357-7130
Fax: (216) 357-7134

Anthony J. Vegh
Vecchio & Vegh
526 Superior Avenue East
Suite 720
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216) 566-1424
Fax: (216) 566-1468
ajv@uecchio--vegh.com
Vicki L. Ward
Attorney at Law
113 St. Clair Avenue
Suite 530
Cleveland, OH 44114
Tel: (216)696-5580
Fax: 216)696-5556
barrusterv@aol.com
ACTIVE PAST PRESIDENTS

Aaron H. Bulloff
Kadish, Hinkel & Weibel LPA
1717 East Ninth Street
Suite 2112
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Tel: (216) 696-3030
Fax: (216) 696-3492
abulloff@khwlaw.com
www.khwlaw.com

Annette G. Butler
1057 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44108
Tel: (216) 851-3259
annettebc@aol.com
Joseph T. Dattilo
Brouse McDowell LPA
1001 Lakeside Avenue
Suite 1600
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Tel: (216) 830-6830/(216) 830-6833
Fax: (216) 830-6807
jdattilo@brouse.com
www.brouse.com

Keven Drummond Eiber
Brouse McDowell LPA
1001 Lakeside Avenue
Suite 1600
Cleveland, OH 44114
Phone: (216) 830-6830
Fax: (216) 830-6807
keiber@brouse.com
www.brouse.com

Stanley M. Fisher
2416 Bromley Road
University Heights, OH 44118
sfisher757@aol.com

William W. Jacobs
Thompson Hine LLP
127 Public Square
Suite 3900
Cleveland, OH 44114-1291
Phone: (216) 566-5500/(216) 566-5533
Fax: (216) 566-5800
bill.jacobs@thompsonhine.com
www.thompsonhine.com

Lori White Laisure
Assistant U.S. Attorney
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Court House
801 West Superior Avenue
Suite 400
Cleveland, OH 44113
Phone: (216) 622-3911
Fax: (216) 522-2404
lori.w.laisure@usdoj.gov
www.usdoj.gov

Robert A. McNew
Skinbronn & McNew
10 Tennessee Street
Murphy, NC 28906
Phone: (828) 837-0835

Steven Paffilas
Chair, Nominations and Elections Committee
Carl B. Stokes U.S. Court House
801 West Superior Avenue
Suite 400
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Tel: (216) 622-3698
Fax: (216) 522-2404
steven.paffilas@usdoj.gov

James W. Satola
Squire, Sanders & Dempsey LLP
4900 Key Tower
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1304
Tel: (216) 479-8500/(216) 479-8579
Fax: (216) 479-8780
jsatola@ssd.com
www.ssd.com
David A. Schaefer
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., L.P.A.
1800 Midland Building
101 W. Prospect Ave
Cleveland, Ohio 44115
Tel: (216) 696-1422
Fax: (216) 696-1210
das@mccarthylebit.com
www.mccarthylebit.com

Donald S. Scherzer
Roetzel & Andress LPA
One Cleveland Center
1375 East Ninth Street, 10th Floor
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Tel: (216) 623-0150
Fax: (216) 623-0134
dscherzer@ralaw.com
www.ralaw.com
Steve Williger
Thompson Hine LLP
3900 Key Center
127 Public Square
Cleveland, Ohio 44114-1291
Tel: (216) 566-5655
Fax: (216) 566-5800
stephen.williger@thompsonhine.com