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Young Lawyers Section
The CBA Young Lawyers Section is open to all attorneys age 36 or younger or in his or her first five years of practice
regardless of age. For more information on getting involved in the many professional, social and community service
activities of the YLS, contact Membership at (513) 699-1406 or .
YLS Member Feature: Corey Asay
By Faith Whittaker
I was fortunate enough to sit down with
Corey Asay, YLS secretary, to discuss
his experience with the YLS. Asay is an
attorney at Dinsmore & Shohl in the
labor & employment law department. In
his practice at Dinsmore, he is involved
in training, counseling, and defending
employers in work-related matters,
including discrimination, leave, and
wage/hour issues. Prior to joining Dins-
more, Asay served as a judicial clerk for United States District
Judge Jack Zouhary and United States Magistrate Judge James
Knepp. Prior to his clerkships, he worked as an attorney at Ziemer,
Stayman, Weitzel & Shoulders in Evansville, Indiana in the liti-
gation group.
How did you first get involved in theYLS and
how has your involvement changed?
I first got involved with YLS after the current YLS chair
strongly encouraged that I help with the Social Committee.
I’m glad I did. As it turned out, the year I got involved, the two
co-chairs of the committee were moving on to other positions on
the YLS board at the end of their term, and their positions with
the Social Committee were opening up. Based on a little luck and
good timing, I joined the board and spent two years as one of
the Social Committee co-chairs. This past year, I was fortunate
enough to become the YLS Secretary.
How has theYLS added value to your career?
YLS has been great in terms of both expanding my network,
developing leadership skills, and opening up other opportunities.
It’s rewarding to work with so many dedicated young lawyers,
who also happen to be a lot of fun. Through my involvement
with YLS, I’ve also joined the Cincinnati Bar Foundation as a
trustee, where we get to help wonderful nonprofits like Pro Kids
and Volunteer Lawyers for the Poor. And this year, I became the
program director for the CBA’s Arbitration Service, which would
not have happened without my involvement with YLS.
What other organizations/things are you
involved in?
In addition to the CBA, I’m actively involved with the local
chapter of the Wabash College Alumni Association, a member
of the Cincinnati Rotary Club, and the Professional Leadership
Network, and serve on the GrowPBPO Advisory Council.
What advice would you give new
attorneys about practicing law?
Being a lawyer means not only providing
competent legal advice, but also providing good
service. For most clients, that means returning
their phone calls and emails in a timely manner
and showing a genuine interest in their problems.
What advice would you give new attorneys
about business development?
Surprise! You’re actually a salesperson. I know you thought
you were only a lawyer, but developing business actually involves
selling. The good news is you are selling yourself rather than some
cheap infomercial product. So to do that, learn your area of the law
really well (to enable yourself to have something to sell), expand
your network (so that you have people to sell your services to),
tell and remind people about what you do (so those people know
to buy your services), and, most importantly, be patient (because
developing a book of business can take a long time).
Could you describe a significant milestone
during your career and why it was significant?
A significant milestone in my career came when I realized that
my role as a lawyer is to provide clients with choices and risk anal-
ysis, not directives. Sometimes we provide clients with supremely
wise advice, which they promptly ignore. Don’t lose sleep over
that. Our role as lawyers, in most instances, is to provide our
clients with options, possible outcomes, risk probabilities, and
recommendations. But ultimately, it’s their choice to make. My
stress level dropped significantly when I realized not every client
is going to follow my advice, no matter how good I think it is.
Whittaker is 2017-2018 chair of YLS.
Asay
Welcome to YLSCharles S. Mottier
Jordan T. Steiner
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