Charles Warner '70 was honored among the top Super Lawyers in 2013. Warner practices in the area of employment and labor law for Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP. (January, 2013)

Charles C. Warner ’70, a partner at Porter Wright’s Columbus office, was recognized by Chambers USA 2012 as a leading lawyer in his field of labor and employment law. Warner also has been listed for his practice in The Best Lawyers in America for more than 10 years and has been recognized by Ohio Super Lawyers. (May, 2012)

Charles Warner '70 has been selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of The International Who's Who in the area of Management Labour and Employment. Warner represents employers in connection with discrimination charges, express and implied employment contract issues, employment practices and related tort and benefit claims. His litigation experience includes the defense of both opt-out and opt-in class actions. Warner is a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers, member of the American and Ohio State Bar Associations' Labor and Employment Law Sections and founding chair of the Columbus Bar Association's Labor and Employment Law Committee. (August, 2011)

Jack Palumbo ’70 was elected partner in the Cleveland office of Tucker Ellis & West. Palumbo’s practices primarily focuses on business, insurance, directors’ and officers’ liability, mass tort litigation, and products liability. (January, 2011)

Charles C. Warner ’70 was awarded the 2010 Columbus Bar Service Medal in recognition of his long history of distinguished service to the Columbus Bar Association. Warner, a partner with Porter Wright, has been committed to the Columbus Bar for 40 years, and has served as president of both the Bar and the Bar Foundation. The Bar Service Medal is the highest honor bestowed by the organization. (June, 2010)

Clifford E. Haines ’70, president of the Philadelphia law firm of Haines & Associates, will became immediate past president of the Pennsylvania Bar Association at the conclusion of the organization’s Annual Meeting May 14 in Hershey. (May, 2010)

John W. Hilbert, II '71, has been included in the 2013 edition of the Best Lawyers in America. Hilbert is an attorney at the firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. (April, 2013)

Richard Lynn Mann '71 has started a lecture series on the unintended dangers of the cyber world after more than 37 years as outside state counsel for the Ohio Association of Secondary School Administrators. In a little more than two years, his series has been given to more than 35,000 middle and high school students, more than 4,000 teachers and administrators, and 1,000 parents. Mann is a sole practitioner in Westerville, Ohio. (March, 2013)

John W. Hilbert II ’71 was named a 2012 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year in the category of corporate law in Toledo, Ohio. Hilbert is a partner in the corporate and real estate practice groups in the Toledo office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. He has extensive experience representing large, medium-sized and small companies and acts as special counsel for a number of Toledo-area banks in their commercial business and real estate loan transactions. (October, 2011)

Jay R. Dingledy ’71 was named in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in the area of corporate law. Dingledy is a partner at Schottenstein, Zox, & Dunn Co., LPA. (August, 2010)

Stephen J. Smith, Sr. ’71 was named in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in the area of bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law. Smith is a partner at Schottenstein, Zox, & Dunn Co., LPA. (August, 2010)

James M. Schottenstein ’71 was proud to welcome his daughter, Irene A. Schottenstein ’10, as an alumna of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law at the 2010 Hooding Ceremony in May. “It is hard to fathom that 38 years have passed since I received my own hood,” James Schottenstein said, “and as I sat in the audience I had a strong sense of déjà vu.” (June, 2010)

Stephen Smith, Sr. ’71 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of communications and municipal law. Smith is a partner in the Columbus office of Schottenstein Zox & Dunn. (November, 2009)

Jay Dingledy ’71 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of corporate law. Dingledy is a partner in the Columbus office of Schottenstein Zox & Dunn. (November, 2009)

Mary Ellen Fairfield '72 was named to the 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers/Rising Stars List by Super Lawyers magazine. A "Super Lawyer" in employment and labor law, she is a partner in the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. (January, 2013)

Mary Ellen Fairfield '72, a partner with the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, was included in the 2013 Best Lawyers in America List, which entails an exhaustive peer-review survey. Fairfield's practice focuses on all kinds of litigation: bet-the-company, commercial, labor and employment, personal injury and product liability. (October, 2012)

Stephen Lloyd Smith '72 was elected to serve a three-year term as the District 16 representative on the Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association. District 16 includes 252 attorneys practicing in a four-county area. Smith is a general practice attorney in New Bremen, Ohio. (July, 2012)

Robert Messham '72 has left the bench in Miamisburg Municipal Court, after deciding not to seek re-election to the municipal judgeship. Messham still plans to work as a visiting judge, starting Feb. 1-3, 2012, in place of friend and colleague, Kettering Municipal Court Judge Robert Moore. (January, 2012)

Mary Ellen Fairfield ‘72, a partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP’s Columbus office, was named an Ohio Super Lawyer for 2012 by Super Lawyers for her eighth consecutive year. Fairfield is a member of the firm’s litigation group where she focuses her practice on employment and labor. (January, 2012)

Mary Ellen Fairfield '72, a partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, has been selected among the Best Lawyers' Columbus "Lawyers of the Year" for 2012. Fairfield, a member of the firm's litigation group, was named the "Columbus Litigation - Labor & Employment Lawyer of the Year." She served as adjunct professor of Trial Practice at The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law from 1985-1995. (October, 2011)

Bruce E. Cryder ’72 was named the Lexington, Ky., National Resources Lawyer of the Year for 2011 by Best Lawyers. Cryder is a member in the Lexington office of Greenebaum Doll & McDonald PLLC, and is a member of the firm’s Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Practice Group. His practice focuses on mineral, energy and natural resources law, with a particular emphasis on the coal industry. (November, 2010)

David A. Gradwohl ’72 recently co-authored a law review article titled “Equity Receiverships for Ponzi Schemes,” which was published in the Seton Hall Legislative Journal. The article explains the complicated steps that victims of Ponzi schemes must take in order to maximize recovery of their investments. Gradwohl is a partner in the Blue Bell, Penn., office of Fox Rothschild. (August, 2010)

William M. Owens ’72 was elected to serve a three-year term as District 9 representative on the Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association. Owens is a partner in the Coshocton, Ohio, law firm of Owens & Manning. He practices mainly domestic, criminal, real estate, and probate law matters. Owens and his wife, Carol, reside in West Lafayette, Ohio. (July, 2010)

John P. Beavers ’72, a partner in the Columbus office of Bricker & Eckler LLP, was named “Columbus Corporate Lawyer of the Year” in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers. Beavers has been a practicing lawyer since 1972, including over 11 years as managing partner with Bricker & Eckler. Understanding the critical role governance plays in all organizations, he established and directs Bricker & Eckler’s Counsel for Boards & Executives team that represents governing boards, their committees, and their executives. (November, 2009)

William J. McGraw III ’72 was been appointed to chair the Estate Planning, Trust and Probate Law Section of the Ohio State Bar Association. McGraw is a partner and president of the Troy, Ohio, law firm of Dungan & LeFevre Co., L.P.A. (November, 2009)

John P. Beavers ’72 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of corporate governance and compliance law; corporate law; mergers and acquisitions law; and securities law. Beavers is a partner in the Columbus office of Bricker & Eckler LLP. (November, 2009)

Frank A. Ray ’73 will receive the Bar Service Medal from the Columbus Bar Association in June for his long history of distinguished service to the organization. It is the highest honor accorded by the Columbus Bar Association, according to the group’s website. Ray, principal of Frank A. Ray Co., L.P.A., has practiced in Columbus for 40 years in civil litigation and appellate matters. (May, 2013)

Frank A. Ray '73 recently was conferred with many distinctions, designations, and awards, including the following: a 2012 Professionalism Award from the Ohio chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates; Columbus Lawyer of the Year in the category of "Plaintiffs Personal Injury Law" for 2013 and named a "Tier One" law firm by U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers in America; and designations in the 2013 listings from Best Lawyers in America for Bet-the-Company-Litigation, Professional Liability Law Commercial Litigation, and Plaintiffs Personal Injury Litigation. Ray, a solo practitioner, has practiced as a trial lawyer in state and federal courts for 39 years. (January, 2013)

Curtis A. Loveland ’73, a partner at Porter Wright’s Columbus office, was recognized by Chambers USA 2012 as a leading lawyer in his field of corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. (May, 2012)

Stephen C. Fitch '73, an attorney at Chester Willcox & Saxbe LLP, was recently selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012. Fitch was recognized in the areas of bet-the-company litigation and commercial litigation. (December, 2011)

Stephen C. Fitch ’73, an attorney at Chester Willcox & Saxbe LLP, was named an Ohio Super Lawyer for 2012 by Super Lawyers. Finch’s primarily focuses on business litigation. (December, 2011)

Charles Faruki '73 was named Intellectual Property Lawyer of the Year in Dayton by U.S. News in its Best Lawyers edition. Faruki is a partner at Faruki Ireland & Cox P.L.L. (December, 2011)

Stephen C. Fitch '73, an attorney at Chester Willcox & Saxbe LLP, was recently selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012. Fitch was recognized in the areas of bet-the-company litigation and corporate litigation. (December, 2011)

Joseph Strapp '73, a partner at Strapp & Strapp, where he specializes in labor and employment law, is pleased to announce the relocation of the firm's offices to 10100 Santa Monica Blvd, Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA, 90067. (September, 2011)

Frank A. Ray ’73 was named as a “Top 10 Ohio Super Lawyer.” Ray is a partner in the Columbus office of Chester, Willcox & Saxbe. (March, 2011)

Charles J. Faruki ’74 was named in the 2011 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers. Faruki, a trial lawyer with a focus on business litigation, was one of the founders of Faruki Ireland & Cox in Dayton, Ohio, in 1989 and a past president of the Dayton Bar Association.Faruki is also the new chair of the Supreme Court of Ohio’s Commission on Continuing Legal Education. He is the immediate past chair of the Ohio State Bar Association's Federal Courts and Practice Committee, and serves as chair of the governing council of its Antitrust Law Section. (January, 2011)

Frank A. Ray ’73 was named the Columbus, Ohio, Professional Malpractice Lawyer of the Year for 2011 by Best Lawyers. Ray was also named in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in the areas of bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, personal injury litigation, and professional malpractice law. Ray, a partner at Chester Willcox & Saxbe LLP, concentrates his practice in civil trial and appellate litigation and mediator of civil disputes. He also has been an adjunct professor at Moritz since 2003. (November, 2010)

Stephen C. Fitch ’73 was named chair of the American College of Trial Lawyers Legal Ethics and Professionalism Committee. Fitch is a partner in the Columbus office of Chester, Willcox & Saxbe, where he concentrates his practice in all aspects of civil trial and appellate litigation, alternative dispute resolution, and professional responsibility. (November, 2010)

James D. Sillery ’73 was elected to serve a three-year term as District 17 representative on the Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association. Sillery is a partner in the Athens firm of Mollica, Gall, Sloan & Sillery Co., LPA. His area of practice is civil litigation and mediation. He and his wife, Debby, reside in Athens. (July, 2010)

Thomas Dillon ’73 was named in the 2010 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers. Dillon is the partner in charge of the Columbus office of Roetzel & Andress. (January, 2010)

Curtis A. Loveland ’73 was recognized by Chambers USA 2009 as one of the leading lawyers in Ohio in the areas of corporate law and mergers and acquisitions law. Loveland works in the Columbus office of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur. (November, 2009)

William C. Hicks ’73 was appointed to chair the Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association. Hicks is an attorney with Cole Acton Harmon Dunn in Springfield, Ohio. (November, 2009)

Frank A. Ray ’73, president and owner of Frank A. Ray Co., LPA in Columbus, was nominated by peers and recently recognized as one of the Top 5 Ohio Super Lawyers for 2012. It is his fourth consecutive year being designated among the Top 10 Ohio Super Lawyers. (November, -0001)

Karl May '74, has joined the law firm of Kadish, Hinkel, & Weibel in Cleveland, Ohio. His practice areas include broker/dealer and investment advisor regulation, SEC, Finra, and state enforcement and licensing proceedings, non-public securities offerings, commercial and securities litigation, and business law. (April, 2013)

Louis E. Tosi '74, has been included in the 2013 editions of the Best Lawyers in America and Ohio Super Lawyer. Tosi is an attorney at the law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. (April, 2013)

Suzanne Richards '74 was named to the 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers/Rising Stars List by Super Lawyers magazine. A "Super Lawyer" in business litigation, she is an attorney in the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. (January, 2013)

Suzanne K. Richards '74, a partner with the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, was included in the 2013 Best Lawyers in America List, which entails an exhaustive peer-review survey. Richards' practice focuses on employment law, labor and employment litigation, and mediation. (October, 2012)

Frederick L. Ransier III '74, a partner with the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, was included in the 2013 Best Lawyers in America List, which entails an exhaustive peer-review survey. Ransier's practice focuses on bankruptcy, creditor debtor rights/insolvency, and reorganization law. (October, 2012)

Douglas Mancino '74 has been appointed as commissioner of the Los Angeles Historical Monument Authority, The commission oversees the world-famous Olvera Street in the heart of downtown L.A., five museums, 28 historical buildings, and hundreds of artifacts. Mancino, a partner at Hunton & Williams LLP, has represented health care and nonprofit organizations on tax, business, and financial matters for 35 years. (July, 2012)

Louis E. Tosi '74, a partner at the Toledo, Ohio firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, has been named a leader in the field of natural resources and the environment by the 2012 Chambers USA Guide to America's Leading Business Lawyers. In addition to having extensive experience, Tosi is a past vice-chairman of the American Bar Association's Natural Resources Section Air Quality Committee and former chairman of the Ohio State Bar Association's Environmental Law Committee. (June, 2012)

Suzanne Richards ’74, a partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, was named an Ohio Super Lawyer for 2012 by Super Lawyers for an eighth consecutive year. Richards is with the firm’s Columbus office where her practice focuses on business litigation. (January, 2012)

Suzanne K. Richards '74, a partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, has been selected among the Best Lawyers' Columbus "Lawyers of the Year" for 2012. Richards, a member of the firm's litigation practice group, was named "Columbus Employment Law - Management Lawyer of the Year." (October, 2011)

Douglas M. Mancino '74 joined the firm Hunton & Williams LLP as co-head of the firm’s health care practice in its newly expanded Los Angeles office. Mancino was previously with McDermott Will & Emery. He has served as counsel to health care clients in a number of cases that have defined the limits of tax-exempt organizations participating in health care joint ventures. A former president of the American Health Lawyers Association, Mancino is vice chair for publications of the ABA’s Tax Section, also serving as editor-in-chief of The Tax Lawyer. He has been profiled by California Law Business as among California’s most prominent practi­tioners in the tax exempt organizations and health care fields; recognized by The National Law Journal as one of the nation’s leading managed care lawyers, by the Los Angeles Business Journal as one of Southern California’s top 100 health care executives, and by Los Angeles Magazine as one of its Super Lawyers. He has also been named in The Best Lawyers in America, 1991-2011 editions and is listed in Chambers USA America’s Leading Lawyers for Business. (June, 2011)

William B. Logan, Jr. ’74 was named in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Logan is a shareholder of the Columbus firm of Luper Neidenthal & Logan. His practice focuses on alternative dispute resolution, bankruptcy and reorganization, business litigation, creditors' rights, collections, and medical malpractice. (September, 2010)

LeRoy Pernell ’74 was featured in a January ABA Journal story entitled “Saving the School.” The story details the success of Pernell, the dean of the Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) Law School, in achieving the once-challenged school full ABA accreditation. Pernell joined FAMU after spending 10 years as dean of the Northern Illinois University College of Law. (January, 2010)

Donald R. Keller ’74 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of labor and employment law. Keller is a partner in the Columbus office of Bricker & Eckler LLP. (November, 2009)

Charles Faruki ’74 was appointed to chair the Antitrust Section of the Ohio State Bar Association. Faruki is a trial lawyer and managing partner of the Dayton law firm of Faruki Ireland & Cox PLL. (November, 2009)

John N. MacKay '75, has been included in the 2013 editions of Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers in America "Toledo Banking and Finance Law" Lawyer of the Year. MacKay is an attorney at the firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. (April, 2013)

Frederick S. "Fritz" Coombs III '75 was named to the 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers list by Super Lawyers magazine in the field of bankruptcy/creditors' rights. This is the fourth consecutive year he has been named to the list. He chairs the creditors' rights practice of Harrington Hoppe & Mitchell, Ltd. in Youngstown, Ohio. (April, 2013)

Robert "Buz" Minor '75 was named to the 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers/Rising Stars List by Super Lawyers magazine. A "Super Lawyer" in workers' compensation law, he is a partner in the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. (January, 2013)

Alec Wightman ’75 has been selected to receive The Ohio State University's 2012 John B. Gerlach Sr. Development Volunteer Award, which recognizes high-level involvement with development activities as a volunteer. Wightman is serving his second five-year term on Moritz’s National Council and is a member of The James Foundation Board. His membership on the College’s $30 million Investing in Momentum campaign helped create additional student scholarships, endowed faculty positions, and programmatic enhancements. His leadership helped to build the Barrister Club, a $2.2 million events facility funded completely by alumni support. Additionally, he joined a small, select group of donors to establish the College’s Entrepreneurial Business Law Clinic. (October, 2012)

Terry M. Miller '75, a partner with the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, was included in the 2013 Best Lawyers in America List, which entails an exhaustive peer-review survey. Miller's practice focuses on commercial litigation. (October, 2012)

Terrence P. Kessler '75 is the general counsel of the Sisters of Charity Health System. Kessler previously was a partner of Black, McCuskey, Souers & Arbaugh in Canton, Ohio. (June, 2012)

Frederick S. "Fritz" Coombs III '75 was named in the 2012 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers in the field of bankruptcy/creditors' rights.This is the third consecutive year he has been named to the list. He chairs the creditors' rights practice of Harrington Hoppe & Mitchell, Ltd. in Youngstown, Ohio. (February, 2012)

Robert Minor ’75, a partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP’s Columbus office, was named an Ohio Super Lawyer for 2012 by Super Lawyers for an eighth consecutive year. Minor’s practice focuses on workers’ compensation. (January, 2012)

John W. Bentine ’75, an attorney at Chester Willcox & Saxbe LLP, was named an Ohio Super Lawyer for 2012 by Super Lawyers. Bentine’s primary practice focuses on utilities. (December, 2011)

Charles R. Saxbe ’75, an attorney at Chester Willcox & Saxbe LLP, was named an Ohio Super Lawyer for 2012 by Super Lawyers. Saxbe primarily focuses on general litigation. (December, 2011)

John W. Bentine '75, an attorney at Chester Willcox & Saxbe LLP, was recently selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012. Bentine was recognized in the areas of communications law, energy law, municipal law, oil and gas law, and water law.

(December, 2011)

Charles R. Saxbe '75, an attorney at Chester Willcox & Saxbe LLP, was recently selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012. Saxbe was recognized in the areas of bet-the-company litigation, commercial litigation, and government relations law. (December, 2011)

Frederick S. ("Fritz") Coombs III '75 was named in the 2011 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers in the field of bankruptcy/creditors' rights, as well as being named a Leading Lawyer in the November/December 2010 edition of Inside Business magazine. He chairs the creditors' rights practice of Harrington Hoppe & Mitchell, Ltd. in Youngstown. (January, 2011)

Michael E. Zatezalo ’75 was named in the 2011 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers. Zatezalo is the managing director of Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter. (January, 2011)

Michael E. Zatezalo ’75 was named in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in the area of gaming law and real estate law. Zatezalo is the managing director at Kegler, Brown, Hill and Ritter. (July, 2010)

D. Michael Miller ’75 was named senior vice president, general counsel, and secretary at American Electric Power effective July 1. Miller will have responsibility for all corporate legal affairs and supervision of AEP’s Legal Department. (May, 2010)

Karen M. Moore ’75 has been elected president of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC). The first president from Ohio, Moore will oversee the move of ACTEC’s headquarters from Los Angeles to Washington, D.C. Moore is a partner in the Columbus office of Bricker & Eckler LLP. (March, 2010)

Frederick S. ("Fritz") Coombs III '75 was named in the 2010 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers in the field of bankruptcy/creditors' rights. He chairs the creditors' rights practice of Harrington Hoppe & Mitchell, Ltd. in Youngstown. (February, 2010)

Michael E. Zatezalo ’75 was named in the 2010 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers in real estate law. Zatezalo is the managing director in the Columbus office of Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter. (January, 2010)

Michael E. Zatezalo ’75 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Zatezalo serves as managing director of the firm, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter, and focuses his practice primarily in the areas of real estate and financing and gaming law, for which he serves as the firm’s practice chair. (November, 2009)

Karen M. Moore ’75 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of trusts and estates. Moore is a partner in the Columbus office of Bricker & Eckler LLP. (November, 2009)

Steven W. Jemison ’75 was named an at-large member of the 11-member governing board established to guide the high school Law & Leadership Institute. The institute was formed last year as a pilot project in Ohio to improve diversity in the legal profession. Jemison is general counsel at Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati. (November, 2009)

Robert B. Barnett Jr. ’75 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of estate planning law. Barnett is a partner in the Columbus office of Carlile Patchen & Murphy. (November, 2009)

Jonathan Norman '76 was named to the 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers/Rising Stars List by Super Lawyers magazine. A "Super Lawyer" in employment and labor law, he is a partner in the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. (January, 2013)

Jonathan M. Norman '76, a partner with the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, was included in the 2013 Best Lawyers in America List, which entails an exhaustive peer-review survey. Norman's practice focuses on employment law, labor law, and litigation in those areas. (October, 2012)

Jonathan Norman ’76, a partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, was named an Ohio Super Lawyer for 2012 by Super Lawyers for his eighth consecutive year. Norman is a member of the firm’s labor and employment practice group in the Columbus office. (January, 2012)

Jeff Kaplan '76 has stepped in as senior vice president for university development, president of The Ohio State University Foundation and special assistant to the president for advancement. His new duties will include leading OSU's fundraising efforts, including an upcoming university-wide campaign aiming to raise $2.5 billion, serving as president of The Ohio State University Foundation and as special assistant to the president for advancement. [Read Columbus Dispatch article] (April, 2011)

Andrew J. Sonderman ’76 recently joined the firm Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter as of counsel. Sonderman brings to the firm nearly 30 years of experience representing public utility companies in civil litigation and in state public utility commission proceedings. (January, 2011)

Roger T. Whitaker ’76 was named in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in America. Whitaker is a shareholder of the Columbus firm of Luper Neidenthal & Logan. His practice includes business organization, estate planning, probate and taxation. (September, 2010)

Allen J. Reis ’76 was recently named as an Ohio Super Lawyer in the Bankruptcy and Creditor/Debtor Rights practice area in the June/July Super Lawyers – Corporate Counsel Edition. Reis is the managing partner of the Columbus offices of Weltman, Weinberg and Reis Co., LPA, based in their Grove City office. This is the third year that Reis has been named a top lawyer. (July, 2010)

Ronald McCracken ’76 was inducted into the Environmental Industries Association (EIA) Hall of Fame and honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award. EIA is the non-profit trade association that represents for-profit companies in the waste service and equipment industry throughout the United States. McCracken is president and founder of RJM Associates in Easley, S.C. (June, 2010)

Allen J. Reis ’76 was named in the 2010 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers. Reis, managing partner of the Columbus offices of Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A., practices in the Legal Action Recovery department. (February, 2010)

Gregory G. Lockhart ’76 retired as United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio on Aug. 31, 2009, ending 26 1/2 years with the federal government. Lockhart joined the firm of Taft, Stettinius and Hollister as a partner on Sept. 1, 2009 as part of its white-collar defense/litigation section. He works in the firm’s Dayton, Ohio, office. (December, 2009)

Steven R. Kerber ’76 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of corporate law. Kerber is a partner in the Columbus office of Bricker & Eckler LLP. (November, 2009)

William J. Kelly ’76 was appointed as chair to the Construction Law Committee of the Ohio State Bar Association. Kelly practices in the areas of corporate and business law at Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP in Columbus. (November, 2009)

Robert S. Wells ’76 received the 2009 Bolton Award for Outstanding Bar Leadership from the National Association of Bar Executives. Wells has served as the Executive Director of the South Carolina Bar for 24 years. (October, 2009)

Dennis P. Witherell '77, has been included in the 2013 edition of the Best Lawyers in America. Witherell is an attorney at the firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. (April, 2013)

Kevin R. McDermott '77, a partner in Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Columbus office and a member of the firm’s litigation department, was named to the 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers List by Super Lawyers magazine. McDermott has been named a “Super Lawyer” every year since 2004. (January, 2013)

Kevin R. McDermott '77 was named to the 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers List by Super Lawyers magazine. He practices business litigation, securities litigation, and construction litigation at the Columbus firm Barnes & Thornburg LLP. (December, 2012)

Robert W. Trafford ’77, a partner at Porter Wright, was recognized by Chambers USA 2012 as a leading lawyer in his field of general commercial litigation. Trafford is with the firm’s Columbus office. (May, 2012)

Stephen E. Chappelear ’77, a partner in the Columbus office of Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, received the Ritter Award from the Ohio State Bar Foundation. It is the foundation’s highest honor, given annually for a lifetime of service. The award recognizes the accomplishments of the honoree in attaining and promoting the highest level of professionalism, integrity and ethics in the practice of law while assisting other attorneys, the courts and the public to envision and cause changes which improve the justice system in Ohio. (November, 2011)

Stephen E. Chappelear ’77 recently became president of the National Conference of Bar Foundations, which serves more than 200 local, state, and specialty bar foundations throughout the country. Chappelear is a partner with the Columbus office of Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, practicing in the areas of business and complex litigation, construction law, patent and trademark litigation, employment litigation, probate litigation, dispute resolution, and appeals. (October, 2011)

Stephen E. Chappelear ’77 was named in the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. Chappelear is a partner with the Columbus office of Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, practicing in the areas of business and complex litigation, construction law, patent and trademark litigation, employment litigation, probate litigation, dispute resolution, and appeals. He was named Best Lawyers’ lawyer of the year in the category of construction litigation. (October, 2011)

Stephen H. Gariepy '77 was named Lawyer of the Year for Cleveland Trusts and Estates by The Best Lawyers in America. Gariepy is the first Cleveland-area attorney to receive this award, which is based upon exhaustive peer-review surveys of other leading practitioners in his specialty. He is a partner with Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, where he co-chairs its Estate Planning and Business Succession Group. Gariepy is also an active member of the Cleveland arts scene, serving as trustee of the Great Lakes Theater Festival, as a director of the Cleveland International Piano Competition, and as a past chair of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Planned Giving Council. (August, 2011)

Kevin McDermott ’77 was named in the 2011 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers. McDermottis a partner in the Columbus office of Schottenstein Zox & Dunn. He serves as co-coordinator of the firm’s Private Securities Litigation Practice Area. (January, 2011)

Stephen E. Chappelear ‘77, partner-in-charge of the Columbus office of Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP, was recently named chair of the Trial Techniques Committee of the American Bar Association Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section. Chappelear focuses his practice in the areas of business and complex litigation, construction law, patent and trademark litigation, employment litigation, probate litigation, dispute resolution and appeals. He and his wife, Sharon, live in Pataskala, Ohio.

  (September, 2010)

Kevin R. McDermott ’77 was named in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in the area of bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law. McDermott is a partner at Schottenstein, Zox, & Dunn Co., LPA. (August, 2010)

Judge Carla Moore ’77 of the Ninth District Court of Appeals was elected to serve as the chair of the Ohio Judicial College Board of Trustees. The Judicial College, an office within the Supreme Court of Ohio, was created in 1976 to help judges meet their mandatory education requirements. Judge Moore is starting her sixth year with the Ninth District Court of Appeals, which serves Lorain, Medina, Summit, and Wayne counties in Ohio. (March, 2010)

Steven H. Gariepy ’77 was elected to the board of directors of the Cleveland International Piano Competition. Since 1975, the competition has continued to grow and is now regarded as one of the most prestigious piano competitions in the world. Co-chair of Hahn Loeser’s Trusts and Estates Group, Gariepy focuses his practice in leading-edge estate planning techniques for businesses, families, and individuals. (December, 2009)

John H. Guendelsberger ’77 was appointed to the Board of Immigration Appeals by U.S. Attorney Eric. H. Holder Jr. in August. Guendelsberger has served as senior counsel to BIA’s board chairman since October 2003. He previously served as a board member from September 1995 to October 2003. Guendelsberger is a former law professor at Ohio Northern University College of Law. (November, 2009)

Charles H. Waterman III ’77 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of environmental law. Waterman is a partner in the Columbus office of Bricker & Eckler LLP. (November, 2009)

James A. Rutledge ’77 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of corporate law. Rutledge is a partner in the Columbus office of Bricker & Eckler LLP. (November, 2009)

Gregory D. Rankin ’77 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of professional malpractice. Rankin is a partner in the Columbus office of Lane Alton & Horst. (November, 2009)

Kevin McDermott ’77 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of commercial litigation. McDermott is a partner in the Columbus office of Schottenstein Zox & Dunn. (November, 2009)

Joseph A. Gerling ’77 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of personal injury and product liability law. Gerling is a partner in the Columbus office of Lane Alton & Horst. (November, 2009)

David Swift '78 was named to the 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers/Rising Stars List by Super Lawyers magazine. A "Super Lawyer" in estate planning and probate, he is a partner in the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. (January, 2013)

David A. Swift '78, a partner with the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, was included in the 2013 Best Lawyers in America List, which entails an exhaustive peer-review survey. Swift's practice focuses on trusts and estates. (October, 2012)

Vicki Sproat '78 has been named to the executive council of the Florida Bar Trial Lawyers Section, which provides a forum for discussion and exchange of ideas leading to the improvement of individual trial ability. Sproat is one of only seven attorneys in Florida with dual board certifications in labor and employment law and civil trial law and author of the Southwest Florida Employment Law Blog. Sproat is a stockholder of the law firm Henderson, Franklin, Starnes & Holt, P.A. in Fort Myers, Fla. (October, 2012)

Ray Persons ’78 has been selected to receive The Ohio State University's 2012 John B. Gerlach Sr. Development Volunteer Award, which recognizes high-level involvement with development activities as a volunteer. Persons serves on the University’s Foundation Board and is a recent chair of Moritz’s National Council, an advisory group for the dean that provides valued counsel on plans and programs at Moritz and assists the College with fundraising efforts. He and his wife, Wendy, endowed a merit scholarship named in honor of their children in the hopes they would be inspired by their parents’ example and continue to grow the scholarship through the next generation. Persons also returns to the College as a speaker and to provide peer guidance. (October, 2012)

Dan A. Bailey '78, a member of Bailey Cavalieri, LLC and co-author of Liability of Corporate Officers and Directors, accepted the Burton Award for Legal Achievement at a ceremony on June 11. The firm was the winner in the 2012 competition in the category of Best Law Firm Encyclopedic Handbook. The two-volume treatise, published by Lexis Nexis, addresses issues relating to claims against and protections for directors and officers of public, private, and nonprofit companies. Bailey is the chair of Bailey Cavalieri’s directors and officers liability practice group and a nationally recognized expert on director and officer responsibilities, liabilities, indemnification, and insurance. (June, 2012)

Robert A. Meyer, Jr. ’78, a partner at Porter Wright, was recognized by Chambers USA 2012 as a leading lawyer in his field of real estate zoning and land use. Meyer works in the firm’s Columbus office. (May, 2012)

David Swift ’78, a partner at Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, was named an Ohio Super Lawyer for 2012 by Super Lawyers for his eighth consecutive year. Swift is with the firm’s Columbus office. His practice focuses on estate planning and probate. (January, 2012)

Richard Barnhart ’78 was named in the 2011 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers. Barnhartis a partner in the Columbus office of Schottenstein Zox & Dunn. He is the firm’s co-leader of the Corporate Practice Group and is a member of the firm’s Management Committee. (January, 2011)

Larry R. Rothenberg ’78 was named in the 2011 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers. Rothenberg is a partner at Weltman, Weinberg & Reis in Cleveland. Rothenberg is partner in charge of the firm’s Real Estate Default Unit. (January, 2011)

Thomas J. Sigmund ’78 was named in the 2011 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers. Sigmund is a director at Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter and currently serves as chair of the firm’s employee benefits and ERISA area. (January, 2011)

Steve Schumaker ’78 was appointed Ohio’s deputy attorney general for law enforcement. Schumaker was previously the Clark County, Ohio, prosecutor. (December, 2010)

Richard A. Barnhart ’78 was named in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in the area of banking law and corporate law. Barnhart is a partner at Schottenstein, Zox, & Dunn Co., LPA. (September, 2010)

K. Stuart Goldberg '78 was certified as a residential mortgage foreclosure mediator for the state of Florida. He is a shareholder with Boyd and Jenerette in Ft. Lauderdale. (July, 2010)

Thomas J. Sigmund ’78 was named in the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in the area of employee benefits law and trusts and estates. Sigmund is a director at Kegler, Brown, Hill and Ritter. (July, 2010)

Larry Rothenberg ’78 was named a “top real estate lawyer” in Super Lawyers. Rothenberg is a partner managing the foreclosure/evictions department in the Cleveland office of Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., LPA. (May, 2010)

Larry R. Rothenberg ’78 was named in the 2010 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers. Rothenberg, a partner in the Cleveland office of Weltman, Weinberg & Reis Co., L.P.A., practices in the firm’s Real Estate Default Group, managing the Foreclosure/Evictions department. (February, 2010)

W. Charles Curley ’78 was named partner-in-charge of the Columbus office of Weston Hurd LLP. Curley focuses his practice on professional liability, insurance disputes, employment, governmental liability, commercial and business litigation, and appeals. (January, 2010)

Thomas J. Sigmund ’78 was named in the 2010 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers in employee benefits law. Sigmund is a director in the Columbus office of Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter. (January, 2010)

W. Ray Persons ’78 was elected to the 10-person policy committee of King & Spalding. King & Spalding’s policy committee is responsible for firm policies, strategic initiatives and the overall enhancement of the firm. Members are elected by the partnership to a three-year term. Persons is a partner in the firm’s Atlanta office and a member of the firm’s Tort and Environmental Litigation Practice. (December, 2009)

Terrence M. Fay ’78 has joined the law firm Thompson Hine LLP as a partner in the firm’s Columbus office. Fay, a member of the firm’s Environmental group, focuses his practice on civil and criminal environmental litigation, public contract litigation, and environmental counseling in real estate and corporate transactions. (November, 2009)

Gary Leppla ’78 was elected convener and development committee chair of the 11-member governing board established to guide the high school Law & Leadership Institute. The institute was formed last year as a pilot project in Ohio to improve diversity in the legal profession. Leppla is partner in his Dayton-based law firm, Leppla Associates and the 2008-09 president of the Ohio State Bar Association. (November, 2009)

Elisabeth A. Squeglia ’78 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of health care law. Squeglia is a partner in the Columbus office of Bricker & Eckler LLP. (November, 2009)

Thomas J. Sigmund ’78 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of employee benefits law and trusts and estates. Sigmund is a director in the Columbus office of Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter. (November, 2009)

Randall E. Moore ’78 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of public finance law. Moore is a partner in the Columbus office of Bricker & Eckler LLP. (November, 2009)

Robert A. Meyer, Jr. ’78 has been recognized by Chambers USA 2009 as one of the leading lawyers in Ohio in the area of real estate: zoning/land use. Meyer works in the Columbus office of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur. (November, 2009)

John W. Cook III ’78 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of corporate law. Cook is a partner in the Columbus office of Bricker & Eckler LLP. (November, 2009)

Richard Barnhart ’78 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of banking law and corporate law. Barnhart is a partner in the Columbus office of Schottenstein Zox & Dunn. (November, 2009)

Peter Collins Jr. ’78 is senior partner in the Tucson office of Gust Rosenfeld, P.L.C., a Phoenix-based firm. He chaired the Arizona College of Trial Advocacy from 2005-09 and was named in the Best Lawyers of America in 2009-10. His litigation practice centers on insurance coverage, aviation, construction, and environmental matters. He has been married to his wife, Debbie, for 35 years, and the couple have two daughters (born during law school), Courtney and Melinda. (October, 2009)

Thomas D. Sykes '79 has joined Gould & Ratner LLP as a partner in the tax controversy practice in Chicago. An experienced tax attorney and litigator, Sykes brings more than 30 years of tax and trial experience to the firm, focusing primarily on tax compliance and controversies, including tax litigation in all forums. His national practice includes advising and representing some of the nation’s most prominent individuals, corporations, and tax-exempt organizations. He also handles tax controversies respecting state and local taxation, including the Illinois Department of Revenue and the City of Chicago. (May, 2013)

John M. Stephen '79, a partner at Porter Wright's labor and employment department, has been nominated as a BTI Client All-Star for 2013. He is just one of 28 attorneys to have the distinction. Stephen works in Porter Wright's Columbus and Dayton offices. (April, 2013)

Timothy C. McCarthy '79, has been included in the 2013 edition of the Best Lawyers in America. McCarthy is an attorney at the firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. (April, 2013)

Regina M. Joseph '79, has been included in the 2013 edition of the Best Lawyers in America. Joseph is an attorney at the firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. (April, 2013)

Thomas C. Fenton '79 has been named managing director of the Louisville, Ky. office of Morgan & Pottinger, PSC. Fenton is also a member of the firm's executive committee. His practice includes banking law, commercial lending transactions, and related commercial litigation. In February 2013, Fenton was honored by the Lincoln Heritage Council of the Boy Scouts of America for distinguished volunteer service and became a recipient of the Silver Beaver Award - the organization's highest honor - for service in a Council. His son, Robert, an Eagle Scout, presented the award for the council. (April, 2013)

Evelyn Lundberg Stratton ’79 has joined Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP as of counsel in the firm's Columbus office. Stratton retired as a justice at the Ohio Supreme Court at the end of 2012. (February, 2013)

John Wellner '79 was named to the 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers/Rising Stars List by Super Lawyers magazine. A "Super Lawyer" in real estate law, he is a partner in the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP. (January, 2013)

John P. Wellner '79, a partner with the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, was included in the 2013 Best Lawyers in America List, which entails an exhaustive peer-review survey. Wellner's practice focuses on real estate law. (October, 2012)

Ronald Kopp ’79, an administrative partner at Roetzel & Andress, was recently elected to serve as the District 11 representative on the Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association for a three-year term on the budget and headquarters committee. Kopp currently works in Roetzel’s Akron and Cleveland offices practicing business litigation and commercial disputes. (August, 2012)

Ronald S. Kopp '79 was elected to represent District 11 on the Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association. District 11 includes 1,388 attorneys practicing in a two-county area. Kopp lives in Akron and is an administrative partner in the firm Roetzel & Andress. (July, 2012)

John M. Stephen ’79, a partner at Porter Wright’s Columbus office, was recognized by Chambers USA 2012 as a leading lawyer in his field of labor and employment law, and area which he also has been recognized for in The Best Lawyers in America and Ohio Super Lawyers. (May, 2012)

J. Anthony Kington ’79, an attorney at Chester Willcox & Saxbe LLP, was named an Ohio Super Lawyer for 2012 by Super Lawyers. Kington primarily focuses on business and corporate services. (December, 2011)

Judge Peter J. Kontos '79, a Trumbull County common pleas court judge since 1997, has been named president of the Ohio Common Pleas Judges Association for 2012. Kontos practiced in the Trumbull County prosecutor’s office from 1979 to 1997. He was sworn in as president by the Supreme Court of Ohio Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor. (December, 2011)

Michael Flowers '79 has been reappointed to the Columbus State Community College board of trustees by Ohio Gov. John Kasich. Flowers' term is for six years. He is vice president and chief legal officer for KBK Enterprises. (December, 2011)

John Anthony Kington '79, an attorney at Chester Willcox & Saxbe LLP, was recently selected by peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2012. Kington was recognized in the areas of corporate law and trusts and estates. (December, 2011)

Timothy C. McCarthy ’79 was named a 2012 Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year in the category of “Toledo Labor Law – Management Lawyer of the Year.” McCarthy is a partner in the employment law practice group in the Toledo office of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP. He has extensive experience in representing employers in a wide variety of labor relations and employment matters. (October, 2011)

Thomas Stickrath ’79 was appointed to head of Ohio’s Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation's crime lab. Stickrath had previously been Ohio’s public safety director. (December, 2010)

Michael E. Flowers ’79 has been appointed Columbus city executive of Keith B. Key (KBK) Enterprises, a real estate development firm with work in several cities in Ohio, Pittsburgh, New Orleans, New York City, Chicago, and Washington, D.C. Flowers will lead and manage the growth of KBK Enterprises in Columbus and surrounding communities. Flowers will also retain his title of chief legal officer and the responsibility for the nationwide legal matters of KBK Enterprises. (August, 2010)

Judge Peter J. Kontos ’79 was named to the Warren G. Harding High School’s Distinguished Alumni Hall of Fame in May. Kontos, who has been a Trumbull County common pleas court judge since 1997, practiced in the Trumbull County prosecutor’s office from 1979 to 1997. (May, 2010)

Tom Sykes '79 recently joined Greenberg Traurig, LLP, as a shareholder in its Chicago office. He has a nationwide practice that is focused upon federal tax controversies, including litigtion in all forums. In recent years, Sykes has been especially active litigating tax-refund cases addressing whether FICA tax is due upon stipends paid to medical residents -- an issue upon which the IRS recently surrendered for taxable periods before April 1, 2005. In 2010, he was again listed as an Illinois Super Lawyer; he was previously recognized in the Legal500 and Who's Who in American Law. He and Debbie, his spouse of 25 years, reside in Lake Forest, Ill., with their daughter, Caroline, who left the nest last fall. (April, 2010)

Carol Seubert Marx ’79 has a private law practice in Lancaster, Ohio. She was recently re-elected to a second, three-year term on the Board of Trustees of the Fairfield Medical Center in Lancaster and will serve as vice-chair, after having served two years as secretary. (February, 2010)

Brian E. Hurley ’79 was named in the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in the areas of business and personal injury litigation. Hurley was also selected as a 2010 Super Lawyer, and was recognized as one of the top 50 lawyers in Cincinnati and one of the top 100 lawyers in Ohio. (January, 2010)

Ronald S. Kopp ’79 has been named one of the top 10 attorneys in Ohio by Law & Politics magazine, Columbus Monthly magazine, and Cincinnati Magazine. Kopp was also named in the 2010 edition of Ohio Super Lawyers. Kopp is the Ohio administrative partner at Roetzel & Andress, where he has worked in the area of business and commercial litigation since 1979. (January, 2010)

David M. Whittaker ’79 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of bankruptcy and creditor-debtor rights law. Whittaker is a partner in the Columbus office of Bricker & Eckler LLP. (November, 2009)

Kimball H. Carey ’79 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the area of education law. Carey is a partner in the Columbus office of Bricker & Eckler LLP. (November, 2009)

Irving H. Berliner ’79 was named in the 2010 edition of The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of corporate, gaming, and securities law. Berliner is a partner in the Cleveland office of Taft Stettinius & Hollister. (November, 2009)