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Judge Mary Jane Trapp. (Submitted photos) Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody Stewart. Karen E. Rubin. • • • • On Friday, May 14, the Ohio State Bar Association (OSBA) recognized excellence in the legal profession at its 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting.
The event included the presentation of the Ohio Bar Medal – the OSBA’s highest honor – to Judge Mary Jane Trapp of the 11th District Court of Appeals.
In addition, Ohio Supreme Court Justice Melody Stewart received the OSBA Women in the Profession Section’s Nettie Cronise Lutes Award. The OSBA’s Eugene Weir Award for Ethics and Professionalism went to Cleveland attorney Karen E. Rubin, and the Ohio Access to Justice Foundat
Fish & Richardson announced
Betsy Flanagan has been named the managing principal of the Twin Cities office. She succeeds J. Patrick Finn III, Ph.D., who served in the role since 2015. The Twin Cities office houses over 30 IP attorneys and technology specialists, as well as the firm’s administrative hub for support staff.
Flanagan’s practice focuses on complex patent litigation, with an emphasis on life sciences, biotechnology and pharmaceutical litigation, including Hatch-Waxman litigation. She has worked on a variety of technologies, including pharmaceutical formulations, glaucoma drugs, hair growth agents, dermal fillers, nucleosides, antibodies, biologics, and sleep apnea devices.
Flanagan has been widely recognized in Minnesota and nationally for her patent litigation work. Most recently, she was named the Litigation Practitioner of the Year for Minnesota by
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Diversity may seem like a buzzword in the legal industry, but recent years have proven the conversation around equity is critical for the future of the law.
In this episode, McGlinchey Managing Member Michael Ferachi (Baton Rouge) and Chief Diversity Officer & HR Director Eliska Plunkett (New Orleans) discuss what it means for a law firm to walk the walk when it comes to diversity and inclusion in 2021, including the firm’s new See more +
Diversity may seem like a buzzword in the legal industry, but recent years have proven the conversation around equity is critical for the future of the law.
Jack Sawyer principals in the firm.
Ian O’Cain, Andy Redmon and
Jill Traylor have been promoted to senior associates.
Christine Cangelosi, Tyler Guidroz, Mike Johnson, Travis Kalina, Javier Marcano and
Kim Nguyen have been promoted to associates.
Awards
Vicki Mayer, a professor of communication in the Tulane University School of Liberal Arts, has been awarded the Professional Freedom & Responsibility Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication.
Banking/Financial Services
Merrill Lynch Wealth Management financial adviser
Curtis Eustis has been named the No. 1 financial advisor in Louisiana on the 2021 Barron’s “Top 1,200 Financial Advisors” list for the first time, as well as on the Forbes “Best-in-State Wealth Advisors” list for the third consecutive year.