Alumni Awards
FAITH WHITTAKER
Class of 2007 | Partner, Dinsmore & Shohl
Outstanding Alumna of the Past Decade
Presented to a graduate of the past ten years who exhibits the ideals of Chase through professional accomplishments and service to the community
Her professional accomplishments: Ms. Whittaker joined Dinsmore & Shohl in its labor and employment law department in September 2007, and became a partner in January 2016. She has handled employment-related litigation for clients that include local businesses and Fortune 500 companies in a range of areas, including discrimination claims, wage and hour claims, and noncompetition issues. Community service: Her professional involvement includes serving as a trustee of the Cincinnati Bar Association, chairing the association’s Labor & Employment Law Committee, and being chair-elect for the executive board of the Young Lawyers Section. In Cincinnati, she has volunteered at Marjorie P. Lee community for assisted living, Destiny Hospice, Volunteer Lawyers Project, and Dress for Success.
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While attending Chase: Ms. Whittaker was the symposium editor for the Northern Kentucky Law Review and was secretary of the Student Bar Association. What she says about her Chase education: “Chase provided me with both substantive and, most importantly, practical legal skills. From the support of Chase’s administration and faculty, I learned that practicing law is a business and that we must add value to our clients. “I was fortunate to participate in Chase’s labor and employment law focus, which developed my expertise in that area of the law and helped my early understanding of this practice while at Dinsmore. “Chase was a wonderful experience, and if I could do it all over again, I would attend Chase.
JAMES FROOMAN
Class of 1990 | Member, Frost Brown Todd
Professional Achievement Award
Presented to an alumnus who exhibits the ideals of Chase through professional achievement
His professional achievements: Mr. Frooman began his legal career with Lindhorst & Dreidame and became a shareholder in his fifth year of practice. He was later appointed to the firm’s board of directors and served as president. In 2005, he moved to Frost Brown Todd, where he has served on the firm’s nominating, advancement, and compensation committees. The firm has recognized him three times as Mentor of the Year. In the community: He is a founding member of the Forest Hills Foundation for Education and continues to serve on its executive committee. He is in his second term as an elected member of the Forest Hills Board of Education, and is a past-president of the board. While attending Chase: He was executive editor of the Northern Kentucky Law Review and participated in Moot Court.
What he says about his Chase education: “I did well in my classwork at Chase, but I did not do well on everything in every class. On those occasions when things did not go well, I always sought help from my professors. And, without exception, the Chase professors were always incredibly helpful and supportive. “Professor Lowell Schechter in Constitutional Law, Professor Nancy Firak in Torts, and Professor Robert Bratton in Civil Procedure all picked me up when I was down. They taught me not only how to succeed, but how to persevere and succeed in the face of obstacles and when things do not at first go well. Maybe the most important life lesson from my Chase education was not the law itself, but to keep working in the face of adversity.”