Class Notes Robert A. Minor ’75, a partner in the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, was recognized as a leader in the area of workers’ compensation law in The Best Lawyers in America 2014. He is a member of the labor and employment law group and helps clients with occupational safety and health and disability management matters. Charles R. “Rocky” Saxbe ’75, partner-incharge in the Columbus office of Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP, was recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of general commercial litigation by Chambers USA in 2013. Over the course of his career, he has acted as principal litigation counsel in numerous complex litigation cases, including national tobacco litigation involving the State of Ohio. B. Joseph Schaeff ’75, a partner in Dinsmore & Shohl LLP’s Dayton, Ohio office, has been recognized as a leader in the areas of copyright law, intellectual property litigation, and trademark law in The Best Lawyers in America 2014. He has practiced in the fields of trademark law and copyright law for more than 30 years. Jonathan M. Norman ’76, a partner in the Columbus office of Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP, was recognized as a leader in the areas of individual employment law, employment law management, labor law management, and labor and employment litigation in The Best Lawyers in America 2014. He is a member of the labor and employment law group.
John Travis ’76, manager of the insurance practice group at Gallagher Sharp’s office in Cleveland, was recognized by The Best Lawyers in America 2014. He is a member of the firm’s executive committee. Travis focuses his practice on counseling and representing insurers in coverage matters. Robert C. Tucker ’76, a partner in the Cleveland office of Tucker Ellis LLP, was named “Lawyer of the Year” in the area of bet-the-company litigation in The Best Lawyers in America 2014. He is a trial lawyer who specializes in products liability and medical malpractice cases, with an emphasis on the defense of pharmaceutical companies, physicians and hospitals, and manufacturers of consumer products. Stephen E. Chappelear ’77, a member of Frost Brown Todd, is serving a three-year term on American Bar Association Board of Governors, representing District 7. Chappelear has been a member of the ABA House of Delegates since 2004 and is a past president of the National Conference of Bar Foundations, the Ohio State Bar Association, the Ohio State Bar Foundation, and the Columbus Bar Association. Alan Fishman ’77 recently was installed as president of the Broward County Florida Bar Association. Fishman resides in Coral Springs, Fla. with his wife, Rhonda, and practices in Lauderdale by the Sea.
The Honorable Frank A. Fregiato ’77 has been appointed to the Belmont County Common Pleas Bench by Ohio Gov. John R. Kasich. Fregiato must run in the November 2014 general election to serve a full six-year term that begins Feb. 9, 2015. He has served as special counsel to the Ohio Attorney General since 1995. He and his wife, Cynthia, have two children. The Honorable Carla Moore ’77 of the Ninth District Court of Appeals addressed The University of Akron’s Black Law Students Association at a spring banquet and encouraged them to adhere to an ethical code steadfastly. “Your reputation in the legal community is really all that you have,” she told students. “You fight your entire career to build it and keep it unstained. It takes one careless moment, one careless decision to mar it. What you say and do matters.” Robert “Buzz” Trafford ’77, managing partner in the Columbus office of Porter Wright, was recognized as a leading lawyer in the area of general commercial litigation by Chambers USA in 2013 and named “Lawyer of the Year” in the area of mergers and acquisitions by Best Lawyers. Trafford concentrates his practice in the area of complex business litigation, at both the trial and appellate levels, including securities fraud; director and officer liability and other corporate governance matters; attorney and accountant liability; trade secrets; and consumer class actions.
Richard Barnhart ’78, partner at Ice Miller LLP, has been recognized by Chambers USA in the banking and finance practice area. Barnhart focuses his practice on general business transactions, business acquisitions and dispositions, banking transactions, and international business transactions. Barnhart has extensive experience counseling clients on an array of legal, financial, and practical issues. Robert M. Curry ’78, partner-incharge of the Thompson Hine LLP’s Dayton office, recently received two honors: the 2013 Robert L. Hausser Memorial Award from the Ohio State Bar Association Real Property Section and the Smith-Moore Award, the highest volunteer recognition award given by the United Way of the Greater Dayton Area. Robert A. Meyer Jr. ’78, a partner in Porter Wright’s corporate department, has been elected as president of the Columbus Bar Foundation for the 2013-14 term by the trustees of the foundation. Meyer is a fellow of the foundation and served as its vice president for the 2012-13 term. In addition to his service to the Columbus Bar Foundation, Meyer is president of 412 Sycamore Inc., a nonprofit organization associated with the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Ohio. Also, Chambers USA recognized Meyer as a leading lawyer in the area of real estate zoning and land use in 2013.
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