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BMD Announces Jessica K. Hew Promoted to Partner

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(Akron, Ohio and Orlando, Florida) - Brennan, Manna & Diamond (BMD) is pleased to announce Attorney 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. She has more than 30 years of experience as a litigation and appellate attorney.

Throughout her career, Jessica has worked on multi-faceted cases involving general civil, commercial, business, and real estate issues. She is a civil litigator, appellate attorney, arbitrator, and mediator, with experience in complex litigation with document intensive case management, including electronically stored information. Her legal practice areas include administrative law, corporate and business law, labor/employment, derivative actions, real estate and construction, mortgage and deficiency, HOA and condominium associations, declaratory actions, bankruptcy, torts, discrimination, insurance defense, intellectual property, family, probate, slander/defamation, abuse of process, malicious prosecution, professional licensing, professional negligence, Constitutional, adversary proceedings, local council, local government, and qui tam actions.

Jessica has been designated a “Best Lawyer” by Best Lawyers in America© and Orlando® The City’s Magazine. She is also an author and speaker with professional, community, and charitable organizations, including Orange County Bar Association, Greater Orlando Asian American Bar Association, East Orlando Chamber of Commerce, and various mentoring programs. As a member of BMD’s Empowerment and Opportunity Committee, she helped facilitate the Diversity Speaker Series for the firm in 2023 and moderated the Asian American Heritage webinar.

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Brennan, Manna & Diamond was founded in 2000 with the goal of combining highly skilled, talented attorneys with practical experience in business matters, to create a new way to provide legal and business services to its clients. BMD’s access to a network of successful business entrepreneurs, consultants and developers allows for innovative solutions, symbiotic partnerships, and sound legal and business advice. BMD serves clients of all types and sizes in numerous industry sectors nationwide, in the areas of: Business and Corporate; Construction Law; Employment and Labor; Finance; Government Affairs; Healthcare; Immigration; Intellectual Property; International Law; Litigation; M&A; Real Estate; Tax, Estate, Asset Protection and Wealth Management and more. For additional information, please visit www.bmdllc.com.


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

BMD 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.

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

Brennan 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.

Brennan Manna Diamond Welcomes Two New Members to the Cleveland Office

BRENNAN, 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.

BMD Announces Firmwide Attorney Promotions

Brennan, 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.

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

Brennan 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.