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BMD Attorney Scott Sandrock Honored with Ohio State Bar Foundation’s 2024 Ramey Award

November 5, 2024Brennan Manna Diamond is pleased to announce that Scott Sandrock, Of Counsel in the firm’s Akron office, has been honored with the 2024 Ramey Award for Distinguished Community Service by the Ohio State Bar Foundation. This esteemed recognition highlights Scott’s exceptional legal career and unwavering commitment to nonprofit leadership.Press Release

Best Lawyers Recognizes 32 Brennan Manna Diamond Attorneys to the 2025 Lists

August 15, 2024BMD proudly announces that 32 of our attorneys have been named to the 2025 editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. We are especially honored to share that Richard W. Burke has been recognized as Best Lawyers Lawyer of the Year® for Litigation - Trusts and Estates in Akron, OH.News Article

BMD Grows Cleveland Office with Five New Attorneys | Welcomes Esports, Media & Entertainment Law Practice

May 29, 2024Brennan Manna Diamond, an entrepreneurial business law firm with 90 attorneys in 12 offices across Ohio, Florida, Arizona, and Michigan – is proud to announce significant updates reflecting its commitment to Cleveland’s growth and development.Press Release

BMD Announces Jessica K. Hew Promoted to Partner

March 15, 2024Attorney Jessica K. Hew has been promoted to Partner, effective March 15, 2024. Jessica joined the firm’s Orlando office in early 2023, returning to private practice after working as in-house general counsel after working as a Vice-President, Underwriting Counsel managing the Florida Commercial Division Agencies for a national title insurance underwriter and managing international legal expense contracts for an international cloud-based business payment solution company.Press Release

Brennan Manna Diamond Welcomes Two New Members to the Cleveland Office

February 7, 2024BRENNAN, MANNA & DIAMOND is pleased to welcome Shelly R. LaSalvia and Kirk W. Roessler as Members to its Cleveland office. With the addition of Shelly and Kirk, BMD expands its real estate, finance, corporate, and mergers & acquisition practice areas while increasing the bench strength of the Cleveland office.Press Release

BMD Announces Firmwide Attorney Promotions

December 1, 2023Brennan, Manna & Diamond (BMD) is pleased to announce attorney promotions throughout the firm. Effective December 1, 2023, the following attorneys have been promoted to Member: Cleveland – Cassandra L. Manna and Marlon Primes, Columbus – Brandon T. Pauley. The following attorneys have been promoted to Partner: Akron – Nicholas E. Karam, Columbus – Krista D. Warren.Press Release, Client Alert

BMD Named to the 2024 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”

November 2, 2023Brennan Manna & Diamond (BMD) is recognized among the leading law firms in the nation according to the 2024 Edition of U.S. News – Best Lawyers®  "Best Law Firms." The firm has ranked in in 13 practice areas and has earned “National Tier 1” rankings in Health Care Law and Litigation-Trusts & Estates.Press Release

Press Release: Rick Burke named 2024 H. Peter Burg Award recipient by Red Cross of Greater Akron and the Mahoning Valley

October 19, 2023Rick is receiving the H. Peter Burg Community Leadership Award for his leadership at Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC, as well as in the community. He has served countless organizations such as Akron Children’s Hospital, the Akron Rotary Club, and the University of Akron Foundation Gifts & Estate Planning Committee. Rick has also served as a Board member and Board Chair for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Akron, Mobile Meals, Access, Inc., Greenleaf Family Services, the American Red Cross of Akron and the Greater Mahoning Valley, Northern Ohio Golf Charities, the Northern Ohio Golf Charities Foundation, and Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens.  In addition, Rick has accumulated 40 years of service as a volunteer at Firestone Country Club on behalf of Northern Ohio Golf Charities and was Tournament Chair of the 1996 NEC Invitational-World Golf Championship (now known as the Kaulig Companies Championship).  Rick was a member of Leadership Akron Class IX and has been a recipient of the (Summa) Charles Deering Legacy Advisor Leadership Award 2017 as well as the University of Akron School of Law 2018 Outstanding Alumni Award.Press Release

BMD Promotes Jennifer Shankleton to Chief Growth and Development Officer

June 28, 2023The business law firm of Brennan, Manna & Diamond, LLC (BMD) – with nearly 80 attorneys in 11 offices across the country – has announced the promotion of Jennifer Shankleton to Chief Growth and Development Officer.Press Release

BMD Enters Joint Venture with Colombian Law Firm

January 20, 2023ORLANDO, FL – the business law firm of Brennan, Manna, Diamond (BMD) – with nearly 80 attorneys and ten offices across the country – entered into a joint venture with Colombian law firm AZC Abogados.Press Release

Cleveland Law Firm Joins the BMD Business Family

January 6, 2023The business law firm of Brennan, Manna, Diamond (BMD) – with nearly 80 attorneys and eight offices across the country – has announced The O’Brien Law Firm, LLC, joined BMD effective January 1, 2023.Press Release

Brennan, Manna, & Diamond Relocates Jacksonville, Florida Office to Southpoint

June 15, 2022JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA – June 15, 2022 – Brennan Manna Diamond, a business law firm serving Northeast, Central and Southwestern Florida, is proud to announce that on June 16th its Jacksonville office is relocating to 5210 Belfort Road, Suite 400, Jacksonville, Florida. BMD is shifting its downtown office to Southpoint. The new location, centralized in the heart of Southpoint’s growing business, retail and restaurant area, will allow us to better serve our clients with easier accessibility. The new space will allow BMD to continue to grow and support our clients and the communities in which we work. “We are thrilled to relocate to the growing business district of Southpoint. This move will give us a better opportunity to accommodate our clients and our team of attorneys and employees. We will continue to support our community and the businesses we serve,” said Matthew T. Jackson, Managing Partner of the Jacksonville office.Press Release

Press Release: Fluresh Completes Historic Cannabis Industry Financing With $48 Million in Engagements From Federally Chartered Bank

April 18, 2022Fluresh LLC, one of the largest vertically integrated cannabis operators in Michigan, announced today the closing of a senior secured note with a federally regulated commercial bank headquartered in southeast Michigan. The secured Bank Note closed on December 28, 2021, and is for aggregate gross proceeds of $25 million. The Bank Note has a variable interest rate and, at the time of closing, bore an interest rate of 5.75% per annum with 50% of the aggregate proceeds capped at 7.0%.