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Ritu Singh & Hayley Clancy
WITH THE
Bennett
VOLUNTEER LAWYERS FOR THE ARTS GROUP
CO-CHAIRS
TELL US A BIT ABOUT YOUR BACKGROUND
HOW DID YOU BECOME INVOLVED IN THE GROUP?
RITU SINGH: I am a Partner and Patent Attorney at Dins- more & Shohl LLP and am based here in Cincinnati. I grew up in Columbus, Ohio, and I went to The Ohio State University located in Columbus to receive my graduate degrees: a J.D. and an M.S. in Electrical & Computer Engineering. I received a B.S. in Indus- trial Engineering from Northwestern University.
WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO DISCUSS WITH YOUR FELLOW GROUP MEMBERS?
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HAYLEY CLANCY: I am an employment attorney at Dinsmore & Shohl LLP. I was born and raised on the Westside of Cincinnati. I attended the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University for my undergraduate degree before attending law school at William and Mary.
RITU SINGH: I volunteered with a Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts organization in Pittsburgh, PA, during my first few years as a practicing attorney. I am passionate about volunteering and pro bono work and the arts and the VLFA group fit all of those interest areas of mine. When I came to Dinsmore, the previous chair Mary Newman, who started the LFA committee at the CBA, approached me to assist with the committee. After she moved to another state, I stepped into my current Chair position. I now Co-Chair the committee with my colleague, Hayley Clancy.
HAYLEY CLANCY: Ritu reached out to me to ask if I had
an interest in being a part of Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. I loved the idea of providing practical training and advice to the talented artists and art organizations, who bring so much beauty and joy to our community. So, I volunteered to join the committee.
RITU SINGH: I like to discuss outside the box ideas on how we can help artists in our local communities and how we can coach and train both the artists and our committee members on topics and issues that will allow for better artist support via our committee. I also like to discuss how we can inform more attor- neys about our committee so they can sign up as volunteers to aid local artists.
HAYLEY CLANCY: I like to focus on listening to the needs of our local art community. After we know their needs, our committee discusses the best way to utilize the expertise and gracious spirit of the Cincinnati legal community to help our local arts organizations shine. Artists, just like any entity, need assistance setting themselves up for success. It’s exciting to see the creative and legal teams collaborate.