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What does a Columbus Bar Practice Group/Professional Development Network Chair do?

CBA Practice Group/Professional Development Network Chairs serve a vital role in furthering the education of colleagues in their practice area by planning monthly meetings and arranging speakers and topical legal discussions. Practice Group/Professional Development Network Chairs gain opportunities for leadership development, networking, and recognition across the Bar. Practice Group/Professional Development Network Chairs are appointed by the CBA President and serve at the pleasure of the president.

Chair Policies
CBA Chair Members conducting a meeting

2024 - 2025

Admissions

Eric Johnson, Sowald Sowald Anderson Hawley & Johnson and A. Patrick Hamilton, Hamilton Law Office

Association Relations

David Thomas, Taft

Bankruptcy

Katy (Katherine) Brewer, Wood & Brewer LLC

Common Pleas

Joseph Gibson, Gibson & Siegal Co., LPA

Criminal Law

Lizett Schreiber, Ohio Justice and Policy Center

EAGLE

Charles Schneider, Issac Wiles & Burkholder LLC and Elizabeth Watters, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas

Editorial Board

Caitlyn Johnson, Attorney General Health and Human Services

Estate Planning and Trust

Shana DeMooy, Reminger Co., L.P.A.

Family Law

Briana Morris, Miller Bahnson Law

Federal Court

Michael Hunter, Flannery Georgalis LLC

Government Agencies

Sarah Pomeroy, City Attorney’s Office

Health Care

LaTawnda N. Moore, Dinsmore

Judicial Screening

Alycia Broz, Vorys Slater Seymour and Pese LLP

Juvenile Law

Lauren Sabo, Sabo Law LLC

Labor & Employment Law

Kevin Kelleher, Mowery Youell & Galeano Ltd.

Law Students

Judge Jaiza Page, Franklin County Court of Common Pleas and Alana Tanoury, Columbus City Attorney

Legal Research & Info

Kathy Ly, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

LGBTQIA+

Hannah Botkin-Doty, Hannah’s Legal Help

Managing Partners

Michael Jordan, Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Minorities in the Law

Aubrey Searcy, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP and Louisa Edzie, Columbus City Attorney, Prosecutor Division

Municipal Court

Hon. Mary Kay Fenlon, Franklin County Municipal Court

Pro Bono Committee

Melissa Baker Linville, Legal Aid Society of Columbus

Probate

Jessa Gary, Issac Wiles & Burkholder LLC

Professional Ethics

Nita Hanson, Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP and Amy Flowers, Ice Miller

Real Property

Oney Snyder, Carlile Patchen & Murphy

Small Firm/Solo

Kevin Rouch, Rouch Law

Workers' Compensation

Amy Flowers, Ice Miller LLP

Visitation Committee

Michael H Carpenter, Carpenter Lipps & Leland LLP

Wellness Committee

Claire Halffield, Vorys Sater Seymour and Pease LLP

Young Lawyers

Mackenzie Compton, Reminger Co. and Sarah Marshall, Madison & Rosan, LLP

Contact Us

If you have an interest in being considered for a Practice Group/Professional Development Network Chair position or would like to offer your suggestion for the creation of a new Columbus Bar Practice Group/Professional Development Network, please contact us at (614) 221-4112.

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