Catherine Kurela, Chief Executive Officer
330.436.0101 | Email
Contact regarding: Akron Bar Association’s Board of Directors or the Akron Bar Foundation’s Board of Governors, and general operations
Akron Bar Association Staff
Erika Brown, Finance Director
330.436.0102 | Email
Department: Finance
Contact regarding: Finance Committee, Senior Lawyers Committee, Senior Lawyers Hospice Subcommittee, financial matters, and invoice payments
Donnell Walker, Legal Professional Development Director
330.436.0112 | Email
Department: CLE
Contact regarding: Continuing Legal Education (CLE), OnDemand Platform, New Lawyers Training (NLT) programming, personal development content, CLE Committee, Bankruptcy & Commercial Law Section, Criminal Law Section, Family Law Section, Estate Planning, Probate & Elder Law Section, Family Law Section, Labor & Employment Law Section, Real Property & Environmental Law Section, and Women in Law Section.
Deborah Poland, Foundation and Community Relations Director
330.436.0103 | Email
Departments: Akron Bar Foundation and Marketing
Contact regarding: Akron Bar Foundation, Federal Courts Luncheon Planning Committee, Law Week Committee, Professionalism Award Planning Committee, Street Law Student Summit Planning Committee, charitable giving, scholarships, grants, the Examiner eMagazine, and eNews.
Andrew Malitz, Membership Director
330.436.0106 | Email
Departments: Membership and Member Services
Contact regarding: Juvenile Court Committee, Lawyers Assistance Committee, Membership Committee, Bocce with the Bar Event Planning Committee, Law School Liaison Subcommittee, Pathfinder Program, Leadership Academy, New Lawyers Section, and Career Center.
Beverly Sherrard, Office Manager
330.436.0117 | Email
Departments: Business & Corporate Law Section, Disability Law Section, Health Law Section, Paralegal Section, Building Operations, Space Rental, and Vendor Relations.
Mary Jo Lockshin, Esq., LRIS Intake Attorney
330.436.0113 | Email
Department: Lawyer Referral and Information Service
Contact regarding: LRIS Committee
Angela R. Richardson, Esq., Bar Counsel
330.436.0111 | Email
Department: Assistance to the Profession
Contact regarding: Grievance Committee, Investigative Subcommittee, Fee Arbitration Committee, and Bar Applicants and Students Committee - Ethics Assistance for Members
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