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Practice Groups/Professional Development Network Chairpersons

CBA Practice Group/Professional Development Network Chairs, 2024-25

Admissions: Eric Johnson, Sowald Sowald Anderson Hawley & Johnson and A. Patrick Hamilton, Hamilton Law Office
Association Relations: Charles Schneider, Issac Wiles & Burkholder LLC
Bankruptcy: New Chair coming soon
Common Pleas: New Chair coming soon
Construction: John Gambill, Taft Law
Criminal Law: New Chair coming soon
EAGLE: Pending
Editorial Board: Melanie Tobias, Columbus City Attorney, Prosecutor Division
Energy and Environmental Committee: Jason T. Gerken, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP and Gary Pasheilich, Roetzel & Andress LPA
Estate Planning and Trust: New Chair coming soon
Family Law: Briana Morris, Miller Bahnson Law
Federal Court: New Chair coming soon
Government Agencies: Sarah Pomeroy, City Attorney's Office 
Health Care: New Chair coming soon
Intellectual Property: Rachel Smoot, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP
Judicial Screening: Christina Corl, Plunkett Cooney
Juvenile Law: Lauren Sabo, Sabo Law LLC
Labor & Employment Law: Stefanie Coe, Arnold & Clifford LLP
Law Students: New Chair coming soon
Legal Research & Info: New Chair coming soon 
LGBTQ+: New Chair coming soon
Managing Partners: Michael Jordan, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Minorities in the Law: Aubrey Searcy, Dinsmore & Shohl LLP
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: Pending
Small Firm/Solo: New Chair coming soon
Worker's Compensation: Sarah Buckley, Agee Clymer Mitchell & Portman and Jay Dixon, Agee Clymer Mitchell & Portman
Visitation Committee: Michael H. Carpenter, Carpenter Lipps & Leland LLP
Wellness Committee:  Claire Halffield, U.S. Distirct Court, Southern District of Ohio
Young Lawyers: Mackenzie Compton, Weston Hurd

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.

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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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Columbus, OH 43215

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