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THE CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION, FOUNDED IN 1872, IS AN OHIO NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPORATION,
THE MEMBERS OF WHICH ARE ATTORNEYS PRINCIPALLY PRACTICING IN HAMILTON COUNTY, OHIO. ITS MISSION IS TO PROMOTE PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE, FOSTER JUSTICE, SERVE ITS MEMBERS, AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC.
FE4ATURE ARTICLES Mind Your Words
By Hon. Janaya Trotter Bratton
5 Keeping the ‘Proceed’ in Proceedings By Patrick J. Hanley
7 The Great Property Value Explosion of 2024 By Jeffrey A. Levine
8 Specialty Dockets Offer a Therapeutic Approach to Case Resolution
By Hon. Gwen Bender
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Welcome to the Social and Criminal Justice Committee
By Jacqueline Greene and Bill Gallagher
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Ethics Hotline
Continuing Legal Education Cincinnati Bar Foundation Practice/Interest Groups Member Services
Legal Community News Member/Community News Memorials
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CINCINNATI BAR ASSOCIATION 2023-2024 BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Hon. Janaya Trotter Bratton, President; Faith C. Whittaker, President-Elect; Alan H. Abes, Vice President; Jacob D. Mahle, Treasurer; Terence R. Coates, Secretary; Stephen L. Richey, Immediate Past President; Lori A. Anthony; J. Corey Asay; Aine Baldwin; Hon. Pierre H. Bergeron; Chelsea J. Chalk ; Eric Cordera Cook; Hon. Wende C. Cross; Gabriel Aaron Davis; Ryan W. Goellner; Chris Kim Kahn; Elida B. Kamine; Lindsay A. Lawrence; Shannon Devoil Lawson; David J. Oberly; Dale A. Stalf; Ebunoluwa Taiwo; Melissa L. Watt; John J. Williams; Lisa G. McPherson
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