CBA 2026-2027 Board of Governors Election

The 2026-2027 Columbus Bar Association Board of Governors Election is now available for online voting and will remain available until noon on Friday, May 8.

You must be an attorney member to vote. Click here to view eligibility rules .

On the ballot for officer positions are:

President: Melanie Tobias-Hunter, Columbus City Attorney (VIEW BIO)
President-Elect: David Ingram, The Ohio State University Office of Legal Affairs (VIEW BIO)
Secretary/Treasurer: Erin Butcher, Bricker Graydon Wyatt LLP (VIEW BIO)

Only members who have been elected to at least one full term and currently serving on the Board of Governors are eligible for Secretary/Treasurer. Kelli Amador, current Columbus Bar President, will serve another year as Immediate Past President.

Incumbents:

Joanne Beasy, Isaac Wiles Burkholder & Miller LLC (VIEW BIO)
Amy Flowers, Ice Miller LLP (VIEW BIO)
Sydney Pahren, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP (VIEW BIO)
Brandi Staley-Sladek, Kitrick, Lewis, & Staley-Sladek, Co., L.P.A. (VIEW BIO)

Candidates on the ballot for first terms are:

Judge Shawn Dingus, 10th District Court of Appeals (VIEW BIO)
Kevin Kelleher, Bailey Cavalieri LLC (VIEW BIO)
Karl Schneider, Eastman & Smith Ltd. (VIEW BIO)
James “Jim” Seguin, Weston Hurd (VIEW BIO)
Stefan T. E. Thomas, Thomas Ingram Law Group (VIEW BIO)
Lindsey Woods, Organ Law LLP | OH (VIEW BIO)