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Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino LLP is pleased to welcome Samantha R. Smart to the rm’s partnership. Smart focuses her prac- tice on patent and
Kopp Levine was elect- ed to the partnership of the rm. Kopp Levine is in the labor and em- ployment department at Porter Wright and focuses her practice on
and employment group. Sadler repre- sents private and public sector em- ployers in a variety of areas, including discrimination disputes, wage and hour claims and reductions in force.
Samantha R. Smart
Rebecca Kopp Levine
Vorys, Sater, Sey- mour and Pease LLP is pleased to announce that Carrie Brosius and Amanda McMurray Roe became of counsel with the rm. Brosius represents creditors dealing with claims, avoidance actions, cash collateral matters and seeking stay relief. Roe focuses her practice on antitrust represanta-
trademark preparation and prosecu- tion, as well as proceedings before both the Patent and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Boards.
defending and managing workers’ compensation claims, including alle- gations of violations of speci c safety rules and permanent total disability claims.
e Cleveland Metropolitan Bar As- sociation (CMBA) is pleased to an- nounce its new slate of o cers and di- rectors unanimously approved by the Board of Directors. ese individuals were o cially sworn in on June 7, 2019 during the Association’s 12th Annual Meeting. e 2019-2020 Bar Association o cers will be: President Ian N. Friedman (Friedman & Nem- ecek, L.L.C.); President-Elect Joseph N. Gross (Benesch, Friedlander, Co- plan & Arono LLP); Vice President Rosalina M. Fini (Cleveland Me- troparks); Treasurer Ann M. Caresani (BakerHostetler); Vice President of Di- versity & Inclusion Valissa Turner Howard (Cuyahoga County Inspector General’s O ce); and Secretary Re- becca Ruppert McMahon (CEO of the CMBA).
Frantz Ward is recognized in the 2019 edition of the prestigious Cham- bers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. e rm was recognized in the highest tier, Band 1, for its La- bor and Employment Practice, as well
James R. Bright
David M. Lenz
Jennifer A. Savage
James R. Bright, Da- vid M. Lenz and Jennifer A. Savage have been elected to the newly formed executive com- mittee at Schneider Smeltz Spieth Bell LLP. e EC will work in collaboration with James D. Vail, Manag- ing Partner, to lead the rm and its operations. Bright focuses his prac- tice on estate planning and trust administra- tion. Lenz focuses his practice on planning for and administering wealth transfer for indi- viduals and families as well as advising family
Carrie Brosius
Amanda McMurray Roe
tions with emphasis in the health care
industry.
Laura T. Pizmoht
Singerman, Mills, Desberg & Kauntz Co., L.P.A. is pleased to an- nounce that Laura T. Pizmoht has joined the rm as an associate. Prior to joining the
foundations and other nonpro t orga- nizations on tax and governance is- sues. Savage serves as a high net worth family counselor with knowledge and understanding of sophisticated estate planning techniques and the broader needs of high net worth families.
Fisher Phillips, a national labor and employment law rm representing employers, is pleased to announce the addition of Jazmyn J. Stover as a part- ner in its Cleveland o ce.
Porter Wright is pleased to an- nounce Cleveland attorney Rebecca
as, Partner Michael J. Frantz.
Walter | Haver eld is pleased to announce that Shaka Sadler has joined the rm as an associate in its labor
Firm, Pizmoht was tax counsel at e Sherwin-Williams Company and an adjunct professor of taxation at Case Western Reserve School of Law.
Mengxue Xie joins Ulmer as an as- sociate in the rm’s product liability practice group, where she focuses on product liability litigation and the de- fense of pharmaceutical, medical de- vice, and mass and toxic tort claims.
Chelsea Niggel joins BMD as an associate in the rm’s Akron Of- ce, where she focuses on healthcare law, business and corporate matters, and intellec-
Shaka Sadler
tual property.
Chelsea Niggel
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