Javitch, Block & Rathbone Attorneys

Victor M. Javitch, (Partner) admitted to bar, 1962, Ohio. Education: University of Michigan (B.A., 1959); Western Reserve University (LL.B., 1962). Tau Epsilon Rho. Editor, Western Reserve Law Review, 1961-1962. Lecturer: Topics - Creditor Rights, Landlord/Tenant, Secured Transactions. Court Appointed Receiver, administering complex business liquidations.

Bruce A. Block, (Co-Managing Partner) admitted to bar, Ohio. Education: American University (B.A.); Case Western Reserve University (J.D.).

Joel H. Rathbone, (Co-Managing Partner) admitted to bar, Ohio. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A.); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D.). Member, Panel of U.S. Trustees, Bankruptcy Court, Northern District of Ohio, 1979-.

Marc A. Melamed, (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University; Washington University (A.B., 1973); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1977). Member: U.J.A. National Young Leadership Cabinet; Jewish Community Center (Board of Trustees; Vice President, 1991-).

Kenneth B. Baker, (Partner) admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio. Education: University of Colorado (B.A., 1972); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1977).

Michele Polito Soucie, (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio. Education: Baldwin-Wallace College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1979); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1982). Author: "Teamwork Allows Moms to Juggle," The Plain Dealer, Sunday, October 1997; "Facts About the Eviction Process," Properties Magazine, July 1999; "Investment Inquiries Co-Signor of Lease," Properties magazine, May 2000.

Robert K. Hogan, (Partner) admitted to bar, 1982, Ohio; 2000, Kentucky. Education: Union College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1982). (Resident, Cincinnati Office).

Michael D. Slodov, (Partner) admitted to bar, 1991, Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.A., 1985); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1990). Articles Editor, Case Western Reserve Law Review. Author: Note, "Criminal Responsibility and the Noncompliant Psychiatric Offender," 40 Western R. L. Rev. 271. Reported Cases: Diebold, Inc. v. Firstcard Financial Services, Inc., 104 F Supp.2d 758 (N.D. Ohio 2000); National Satellite Sports, Inc. v. Eliadis, Inc., 65 F. Supp.2d 662 (N.D. Ohio 1999; aff'd. 253 F.3d 900 (6th Cir. 2001, cert. denied, 122 S. Ct. 1127, 2002); Beecher v. Ohio State Home Services, Inc., 81 Ohio St.3d 599 (1998); Sicheman v. Diamoncut, Inc. (In re Sol Bergman Estate Jewelers, Inc.), 225 B.R. 896 (6th Cir. BAP 1998); Catholic Social Serv. of Cuyahoga Cty. v. Howard (8th Dist. App. 1995), 106 Ohio App.3d 615; State ex rel. Howard v. Ferreri, 70 Ohio St.3d 587 (1994).

Mark J.A. Demian, (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio; 2006, Kentucky. Education: Colby College (B.A., 1989); Case Western Reserve University (J.D., 1994). Order of Barristers. Recipient: International Academy of Trial Lawyers Award, 1994; William E. Davis Mock Trial Prize, 1993 and 1994. The American Inns of Court, Harold Burton Chapter, 1994-1998. (Resident, Columbus Office).

James W. OH, (Partner) admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: Case Western Reserve University (B.A., 1990); Cleveland Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1998). Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Business Litigation; Contracts; Commercial Law; Appellate Practice.

Jeffrey E. Dubin, (Partner) admitted to bar, 1997, Ohio. Education: State University of New York at Buffalo (B.A., 1994); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1997).

Robert N. Lurie, (Partner) admitted to bar, 1994, Ohio. Education: University of Wisconsin (B.A., 1991); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 1994).

Theodore A. Konstantinopoulos, (Partner) admitted to bar, 1995, Ohio. Education: University of Akron (B.A., Marketing, 1991); University of Akron Law School (J.D., 1995).

Kimberly Lamson Rathbone, (Partner) admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Ohio State University (B.A., 1996); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 2001). Recipient: Max Ratner Scholarship; Nurenberg, Plevin, Heller & McCarthy Endowed Scholarship in Law; CALI Awards in: Legal Writing; Securities Regulation. Editor-in-Chief, Cleveland State Law Review, 2000-2001. Member: City Club New Leaders; Ohio Staters Inc. Alumni Association; Athena Awards Receiving Committee. Volunteer - COSE (Council of Smaller Enterprises).

Melissa A. Hager, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: Miami University (B.A., English/Journalism, 1997); University of Toledo (J.D., 2000).

Nevenka Pavlovic, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., 1996); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1999).

Lindsey I. Hall, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio. Education: Cleveland State University (B.A., Political Science, 1999); Cleveland-Marshall College of Law (J.D., 2002).

Barbara A. Borgmann, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, Ohio, 2003, Kentucky. Education: University of Cincinnati (B.A., Math, 1973); Northern Kentucky University, Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 1997). (Resident, Cincinnati Office).

Christopher L. Cassidy, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Indiana. (Not admitted in Ohio). Education: DePauw University (B.A., Psychology, 1997); Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis (J.D., 2001).

Audra T. Funk, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Virginia Commonwealth University (B.A., Political Science, 1991); Capital University Law School (J.D., 2001). Phi Theta Kappa; National Order of Barristers; Order of the Curia. Semi-Finalist, Environmental Law Moot Court Competition, Pace University, 2000. Instructor, Muskingum Area Technical College, Zanesville, Ohio. (Resident, Columbus Office).

David T. Powell, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Youngstown State University (B.S., 1998); Youngstown State University (M.S., 2000), Ohio State University (J.D., 2003).

Daniel C. Wolters, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: University of Notre Dame (B.A., 1997); University of Michigan (M.S.W., 1998); Case Western Reserve University School of Law, (J.D., 2003).

John S. Shelley, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Vassar Collage (B.A., 1997); Case Western Reserve University, (J.D., 2003).

Brian C. Block, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, Ohio. Education: Indiana University (B.A., 2000); Cleveland State University Marshall School of Law (J.D., 2003).

John J. Frank, (Associate) admitted to bar, 1998, Ohio, 2004, New York. Education: Cleveland State University Marshall School of Law (J.D., 1998).

Sarah A. Veith, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio, 2003 Kentucky. Education: Furman University (B.A., 1999); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 2002).

Elaine K. Gladman, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2005, Indiana. Education: Bowling Green University (B.A.,1997 ); University of Cincinnati (J.D., 2001).

Scott E. Collister, (Associate) admitted to bar, 1999, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B. S., 1994); University of Cincinnati College of Law (J.D., 1998).

Karen A. Saunders, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004 Ohio, 2005 Kentucky. Education: Marshall University (B.S., 1997); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 2004). Northern Kentucky Law Review, Order of the Curia. (Resident, Cincinnati Office).

Elizabeth N. Hahn, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004 Indiana. Education: Indiana University (B.A., History and Sociology 2000); Indiana University School of Law- Indianapolis (J.D., 2004). (Resident, Indianapolis Office).

Harold M. Schwarz, III, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: Villanova University (B.A.H., 2001); Case Western Reserve University School of Law (J.D., 2004). National Moot Court Team; Jonathan M. Ault Mock Trial Team. Recipient: Dean Dunmore Distinguished Advocate Award. Order of Barristers; Delta Theta Phi. Member: Board of Directors, Siffrin, Inc.

Cheri M. Baldree, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio. Education: Evangel University (B.S., 2000); The Ohio State University Michael E. Moritz College of Law (J.D., 2004). Jessup International Law Moot Court Team. Recipient: George R. Beneman Memorial Award for Outstanding Performance in Moot Court; Moritz College of Law Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution.

Matthew S. Kunkle, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004 Ohio. Education: Alma College (B.S., 1999); Salmon P. Chase College of Law (J.D., 2004). (Resident, Cincinnati Office).

William M. McCann, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, Ohio. Education: Ohio University (B.A., 1996); Case Western Reserve University (M.S.S.A., 2000); Case Western Reserve University School of Law, (J.D., 2005).

Megan Linder, (Associate) admitted to bar 2005, Kentucky. Education: University of Kentucky (B.A. 2002); University of Louisville Brandeis School of Law (J.D. 2005).

Gerianne Hannibal, (Associate) admitted to bar, 1992, Pennsylvania and New Jersey; 1999, New York; 2004, Ohio. Education: Baldwin-Wallace Collage (B.A. 1982); Pace University (M.B.A. 1988); Pace School of Law (J.D. 1992).

Jake Figelman, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, Ohio.

Eric Peterson, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio.

Ladi Williams, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio.

Lisa Lahrmer, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, Ohio.

Stephan Babik, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio.

Matthew Warner, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, Ohio.

Glenn Knirsch, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio.

Bradley Triplett, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio.

Jason Sullivan, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio.

Sarah Ritz, (Associate) admitted to bar, 2006, Ohio.

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