Ohio State Bar certifies 17 laywers as specialists

From the Ohio State Bar Association

The Ohio State Bar Association has certified 17 lawyers as specialists in six legal practice areas. They join more than 700 OSBA-certified attorney specialists across the state. The certifications were announced last month.

Atty. Martin J. Boetcher, from Harrington Hoppe and Mitchell, Ltd., was certified as a specialist in workers’ compensation law. He is a member (partner) of the Youngstown-based law firm and focuses on employment law, workers compensation law, and civil litigation.

All attorneys licensed to practice law in Ohio must have graduated from an accredited law school, passed an intensive examination and attend continuing legal education courses as required by the Supreme Court of Ohio. Some attorneys who devote a large part of their practices to a particular area of the law choose to go beyond these requirements to earn specialty certification.

The OSBA is currently accredited to certify specialists in 11 areas of law, including administrative agency; appellate; elder; estate planning, trust and probate; family relations; federal taxation; insurance coverage; labor and employment; business; commercial and industrial real property; residential real property and workers' compensation.

Attorneys who wish to become certified in 2021 can apply for certification online through the OSBA website at OhioBar.org/Certification between January and June.7

Newly certified attorney specialists

• Christie Limbert, Franklin, Administrative Agency Law, Columbus, Ohio Attorney General’s Office.

• David P. Frantz, Cuyahoga, Labor & Employment Law, Cleveland, Zashin and Rich Co LPA.

• Gayle M. Warm, Hamilton, Family Relations Law, Cincinnati, Wagner and Bloch

• Gwen Perry, Cuyahoga, Elder Law, Middleburg Heights, Phillips & Mille co. LPA.

• Kerry E. Hagman-Froelich, Columbus, Family Relations Law, Columbus, McKinlay Law Offices, LLC.

• Jared M. Hoover, Medina, Estate Planning Trust & Probate Law, Canton, David J. Simmons and Associates, LLC.

• Jennifer W. Colvin, Hamilton, Labor & Employment Law, Cincinnati, Calfee Halter and Griswold LLP.

• John H. Cousins, Franklin, Family Relations Law, Columbus, Grossman Law Offices.

• Kimberly C. Estess, Greene, Elder Law, Dayton, O'Diam and Estess Law Group.

• Kristina M. Rainer, Montgomery, Estate Planning Trust & Probate Law, Kettering, Roberson Law Co., LPA.

• Lindsey A. Wrubel,Cuyahoga, Residential Real Property Law, Cleveland, Ott and Associates Co., LPA.

• Luke T. Brewer, Cuyahoga, Family Relations Law, Cleveland, Morganstern MacAdams & DeVito Co LPA.

• Martin J. Boetcher, Mahoning, Workers’ Compensation Law, Youngstown, Harrington Hoppe and Mitchell, Ltd.

• Nadia Lampton, Montgomery, Labor & Employment Law, Dayton, Taft Stettinius and Hollister LLP.

• Robert A. Letson, Franklin, Family Relations Law, Columbus, Friedman and Mirman Co, LPA.

• Roman Arce, Lucas, Labor & Employment Law, Toledo, Marshall and Melhorn, LLC.

• Tara R. Price, Franklin, Family Relations Law, Worthington, Haynes Kessler Meyers and Postalakis, Inc.