AWARDS
Congratulations to Partner David A. Schaefer who is listed in the September/October 2010 issue of Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition in the area of Alternative Dispute Resolution. Each issue of Corporate Counsel names outstanding business attorneys from across the country who have been selected for inclusion in Super Lawyers. Super Lawyers - Corporate Counsel Edition is published six times a year by Law & Politics, and is sent to 25,000 CEOs and the in-house counsel of the 5,000 largest public and private companies in America.
The Firm would also like to congratulate four of our Partners who were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America ® 2011 (Copyright 2010 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). Robert T. Glickman was selected in the field of Bet-the-Company Litigation and Commercial Litigation, Kimon P. Karas in the field of Tax Law and Trusts and Estates, Kenneth B. Liffman in the field of Real Estate Law and David A. Schaefer in the fields of Alternative Dispute Resolution and Commercial Litigation. Because Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey in which more than 39,000 leading attorneys cast almost 3.1 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas, and because lawyers are not required or allowed to pay a fee to be listed, inclusion in Best Lawyers is considered a singular honor. Corporate Counsel magazine has called Best Lawyers "the most respected referral list of attorneys in practice."
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., L.P.A. is proud to report that Daniel R. McCarthy, our Founding Senior Principal, has been named the Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland's Face of the Month. The Face of the Month spotlights the work of the Federation through the people we are helping in Cleveland, Israel and around the world, and through the faces of those who are working with us to make the world a better place.
As a Silver Circle member, one who has been making a gift to the Campaign for Jewish Needs for over 25 years, Dan became aware of the Federation's Public Education Initiative (PEI), a literacy program serving students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. Approximately 175 dedicated PEI volunteers tutor over 300 students at seven sites in the City of Cleveland including the Juvenile Detention Center. During the last school year, almost half of the students who worked with PEI tutors raised their reading skills by more than one level.
The success of the PEI program inspired Dan to become more involved. He was instrumental in facilitating a grant from his law firm's McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal, Liffman Foundation to PEI through the Federation's corporate sponsorship program. This grant has enabled the Federation to expand the PEI program to the newest site at Ginn Academy. In addition, he has also helped enhance relationships with administrators at existing PEI sites.
If you are interested in volunteering at Ginn Academy or at any of the other PEI sites (Bolton, Buckeye-Woodland, Buhrer, E-Prep/Village Prep and the Juvenile Detention Center), please contact PEI Director, Jessica Semel at jsemel@jcfcleve.org or 216.566.9200, ext. 263.
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., L.P.A. is proud to announce Managing Partner, Kenneth B. Liffman was named in Super Lawyers Corporate Counsel Edition under Real Estate. The May/June 2010 issue lists attorneys who have been recognized in state and regional editions
EVENTS
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., L.P.A. is honored to be celebrating 50 years of service with a new web site. Founded by Daniel R. McCarthy in 1959, we're at the forefront of the legal community in serving the needs of businesses and individuals in Ohio and throughout the United States. Please take a moment to check out our new content!
Partner Ann-Marie Ahern is a Co-Chair of the Silent Auction for the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation's Rock the Foundation Event. The event was held March 20, 2010 at the Cleveland House of Blues. The Silent Auction raised $11,000 which will be used to fund the outstanding pro bono programs of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, including the award-winning 3'R's program, The Ohio Mock Trial Program, and Legal Assistance to the Homeless. For more information on the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation, please visit http://www.clemetrobar.org/Bar_Foundation/CMBF/
NEW TO FIRM
McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman Co., L.P.A. attorneys and counselors at law is pleased to announce that Michael D. Makofsky joined our firm in November. His practice areas include Commercial Finance and Mergers and Acquisitions.
SEMINARS and SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Partner Ann-Marie Ahern was a presenter at the "Fundamentals of Employment Law in Ohio" seminar on Tuesday, April 27, 2010 here in downtown Cleveland. We congratulate her in being recognized as one of the area's trusted authorities on Employment Law. For more details please visit www.sterlingeduction.com
Partner David A. Schaefer recently spoke at a seminar sponsored by the Federal Bar Association designed for young lawyers with minimal trial experience. David's presentation focused on techniques for obtaining the admission and exclusion of evidence in Federal Court trials.
