Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff announces the addition of two new attorneys.CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 29, 1995--The law firm of Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff announces the addition of two new attorneys, Edward J. Leonard and Rebecca S. Ruppert. Both attorneys joined the firm as associates with the Litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. Practice Group. Leonard, resident in the firm's Columbus office, received his B.S. summa cum laude sum·ma cum lau·de adv. & adj. With the greatest honor. Used to express the highest academic distinction: graduated summa cum laude; a summa cum laude graduate. from Youngstown State University Youngstown State University, at Youngstown, Ohio; coeducational; est. 1908 as a department of the Youngstown Association School sponsored by the Young Men's Christian Association. and his J.D. cum laude from Cleveland State University Cleveland State University, at Cleveland, Ohio; coeducational; founded 1964, incorporating Fenn College (est. 1923). The Cleveland-Marshall School of law was incorporated in 1969. . Prior to joining Benesch, Friedlander, Leonard was an attorney with the law firm of Bricker & Eckler and with the Judge Advocate General's Corps (JAG). Ms. Ruppert, resident in the firm's Cleveland office, received her B.A. from Smith College and her J.D. from The Ohio State University Ohio State University, main campus at Columbus; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1870, opened 1873 as Ohio Agricultural and Mechanical College, renamed 1878. There are also campuses at Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. . Prior to joining Benesch, Friedlander, she served as a law clerk to Justice Alice Robie Resnick Alice Robie Resnick is a former Justice of the Supreme Court of Ohio. In 1988, she was elected as only the second woman in Ohio to serve on the state bench, and was subsequently reelected in 1994 and 2000. of the Ohio Supreme Court and as an assistant attorney general for the State of Ohio. Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff is among the nation's largest law firms and has offices in Cleveland, Columbus, and Cincinnati. In addition to intellectual property, the firm also provides legal counselling on bankruptcy and commercial, compensation and benefits, consumer finance, corporate and securities, environmental, estate planning and probate, financial institutions, gaming, health care, labor and employment, litigation, public law, real estate, and taxation matters. CONTACT: Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, Cleveland Cathy L. Petryshyn, 216/363-4407 |
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