This award is presented to attorneys, under age 40 or for less than 15 years of practice, who contribute substantial time and effort in service to a local social service, or a local civic, artistic or cultural organization. The service must be outside the recipients’ practice of law and must be given without compensation. Emphasis is placed on current service. Recipients should represent the ideals of the legal profession and, by example, be a credit to the profession.
Community Service Award for Newer Attorneys
District 1: Maggie Muething, Partner, Taft Law Firm, Cincinnati
District 2: Kara Ruffolo, Associate Attorney, Coolidge Wall, Dayton
District 3: Elizabeth Bostdorff, Partner and Owner, Bostdorff Legal, LLC, Perrysburg
District 4: Raina Dawson, Chief of Staff for Lucas County Treasurer, Toledo
District 6: Jasmin Hurley, Attorney, JH Legal LLC, Washington Court House
District 7: Brandi Staley-Sladek, Partner, Kitrick, Lewis & Staley-Sladek, Columbus
District 8: Baylee Butler, Managing Attorney of Pro Bono & Community Outreach, Legal Aid Southeast and Central Ohio, Chillicothe
District 9: Jillian Von Gunten, Attorney, Allen & Baughman, Attorneys at Law, L.L.C., Zanesville
District 10: Jason Groh, Attorney, Kropf Wagner Law Firm, LLP, Orrville
District 11: Samantha Salamon, Chief Counsel, Asian Services in Action, Akron
District 12: Brandon Wojtasik, Counsel, Tucker Ellis LLP, Cleveland
District 14: Howard Wernow, Partner, Sand Sebolt & Wernow, Canton
District 15: Erik Schramm, Jr., Attorney, Hanlon, McCormick, Schramm, Bickford & Schramm Co., LPA, St. Clairsville
District 17: Caitlyn McDaniel, Staff Attorney, Legal Aid of Southeast and Central Ohio, Athens
District 18: Margaret Brunarski, Director, Ashtabula County Public Defender, Ashtabula