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presented by
Market is a nonprofit organization which
manages and operates Cincinnati’s historic
Findlay Market, Ohio’s oldest public market.
Linneman has been a member of the Board of
Directors of the Corporation since 2009 and is
a partner at the law firm of Santen & Hughes.
Suart “Stu” L. Richards
has been a permanent
fixture, mentor, and
professional effecting
even handed, fair, and
impartial representation
for clients who unfortu-
nately find themselves
on the Hamilton County
Municipal Court Evic-
tion Docket. Richards
has done so for over 55
years for which his
clients, colleagues, co and opposing counsel,
and the bench are extremely grateful. In recog-
nition of his demeanor, constant presence and
professionalism, the bench, Bar, his clients and
friends have placed a permanent plaque on his
chair in room 121 of the Hamilton County
Courthouse where the Evection Docket is held,
thanking him for his service to the judicial
system and our community.
Stac y Chr istman-
Blomeke recently joined
the Cincinnati office of
Oxford Financial Group
Ltd.(Ox ford) as a
managing director. Prior
to joining Oxford,
Christman-Blomeke was
director of gift planning
at Cincinnati Children’s
Hospital and a member
of Frost Brown Todd LLC. She brings with her
over 17 years of experience as an attorney and
will provide advice and counsel to individuals
and families in the area of estate and financial
planning, asset protection, multi-generational
wealth planning and preservation, business
succession planning and development of family
gifting strategies. Oxford Financial Group Ltd.
is a multi-family office serving the Midwest and
one of the largest Registered Investment Advisor
(RIA) firms in the country.
Keating Muething &
Klekamp PLL (KMK Law)
welcomes at torney
Michael B. Brumm as an
associate with the firm’s
Business Representation
& Transactions Group.
Brumm focuses his prac-
tice on mergers and
acquisitions, business
formation, and venture capital/private equity.
Prior to joining KMK Law, Brummwas an asso-
ciate for a mid-sized law firm in Cincinnati,
Ohio where his practice covered all areas related
to the operation of a business, including general
corporate and business law, real estate,
financing, commercial transactions, acquisi-
tions, succession planning, and regulatory
matters. Brumm also spent a year as a law clerk
with GE Aviation on the commercial engines,
services & global sales team. Brumm earned
his J.D. from the University Of Cincinnati
College Of Law in 2015 where he was a member
of Law Review, serving as both an associate
member and outreach director.
Taft Stettinius &Hollister
is proud to announce that
Robert A. Bilott was
named a laureate of the
2017 Right Livelihood
Award, an award widely
referred to as the “Alter-
native Nobel Prize.” He
received the honorary
award for “exposing a
decades-long history of chemical pollution,
winning long-sought justice for the victims,
and setting a precedent for effective regulation
on hazardous substances.” Bilott and three other
laureates were recognized on Sept. 26 in Stock-
holm, Sweden. Bilott hopes that this honor helps
spread awareness and recognition of the urgent
need to take further steps to protect our
drinking water, and the ability and power of
local residents and communities to ensure that
such steps are taken. Bilott, served as co-lead
counsel for the plaintiff’s altering committee
handling litigation against DuPont.
Frost Brown Todd is
pleased to announce that
Philip J. Schworer has
been elected to the board
of the Cincinnati Arts
Association (CAA), a
nonprofit organization
t hat oversees t he
prog r ammi ng and
management of the
Aronoff Center and the newly-renovatedMusic
Hall, with a mission to offer a broad range of
high quality performing and visual arts
programs, develop diverse audiences, foster an
appreciation of the arts and understanding of
their forms, and encourage the use of its venues.
Schworer first became involved with the orga-
nization as a “celebrity” participant in the
Dancing for the Stars competition to raise funds
for the Overture Awards, a competition that he,
surprisingly and proudly, won.
Santen & Hughes is
pleased to announce that
J. Robert Linneman has
been elected as chair of
the Board of Directors of
the Corporation for
Findlay Market. The
Corporation for Findlay
Christman-
Blomeke
Brumm
Bilott
Schworer
Linneman
In Remembrance
We fondly remember the following
members of our legal community:
Jerry Smith
December 24, 1947 – August 31, 2017
Milton Thurman Jr.
October 23, 1936 – September 27, 2017
To submit a memorial for a
decedent, please contact
Please help us track the lives
of those we wish to remember in
our legal community.
To report a decedent, please contact
Richards
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