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BMD Attorneys Named for Inclusion as 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers® and Ohio Rising Stars

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BRENNAN, MANNA & DIAMOND is proud to announce attorneys JUSTIN M. ALABURDA (Construction Litigation) RICHARD W. BURKE (Estate and Probate), DURIYA DHINOJWALA (Immigration: Business), MATTHEW R. DUNCAN (Business Litigation), ROBERT A. HAGER (Construction Litigation), and DAVID J. HRINA (Business/Corporate) have been selected for inclusion to the 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers in their respective area of practice. 

BMD’s 2023 Rising Stars include: MONICA B. ANDRESS (Employment & Labor), MATHEW E. DONEY (Business Litigation), KYLE A. JOHNSON (Business Litigation), CASSANDRA L. MANNA (Estate & Probate) ALEX J. McCALLION (Business Litigation), CHRISTOPHER J. MEAGER (State/Local/Muni Law), DANIEL J. RUDARY (Business Litigation), and ASHLEY B. WATSON (Health Care).

The Super Lawyers selection process evaluates lawyers based upon multiple criteria, including professional achievement and peer recognition; honors and awards; firm and bar involvement and leadership; scholarship and professional writings; community service and pro bono activities; and other outstanding achievements.  Rising Stars are top up-and-coming attorneys who are no more than 40 years old or who have been practicing for no more than 10 years.

Only five percent of Ohio lawyers are chosen as Ohio Super Lawyers and no more than 2.5 percent in the state are recognized as Rising Stars.

Learn more by visiting Super Lawyers here.


BMD's 2018 Florida Rising Stars

BRENNAN, MANNA & DIAMOND is proud to announce MATTHEW T. JACKSON and JOSHUA R. La BOUEF, have been selected as 2018 Florida Rising Stars for Business Litigation.

How bringing baseball to Akron launched a career of dealmaking

Baseball changed Tony Manna’s life. More specifically, bringing minor league baseball — and a new stadium — to Akron. “When I completed that deal, I remember a guy told me, ‘Your whole life is going to change because of this deal and the notoriety that comes with it,’” recalls the CEO of real estate developer Signet LLC. “He was absolutely right about that.” In this week’s Master Dealmaker, Tony shares his approach to dealmaking, the team he’s built and how pillow talk can play in the success or failure of a business deal.

Social Enterprises Show Us that Business with a Purpose is Possible

On Feb. 17, the Young Lawyers Section of The Jacksonville Bar Association held its Ninth Annual Young Lawyers Section Chili Cook-Off at the Riverside Arts Market, which benefited Rethreaded, a local nonprofit.

BMD's Daphne Kackloudis Drafting Legislation Seeking Additional Funding for Children Born Addicted to Opioids

BMD's Daphne Kackloudis has been working with her client, Brigid's Path, to help them gain access to additional federal funds for their mission. She has drafted legislation which would do just that. The CRIB Act would amend the Social Security Act to allow Medicaid reimbursement for residential pediatric recovery centers such as Brigid's Path. Congressman Turner is going to ask Sen. Portman to amend his opioid bill (CARA 2.0) to include the CRIB Act.

BMD Seeking Recovery for Opioid Losses on behalf of Summit County and its Political Subdivisions

As the opioid epidemic continues to take its toll on our community, its resources and straining the already tight budgets, Brennan Manna & Diamond, on behalf of Summit County and its political subdivisions, filed a complaint against those companies that make or distribute prescription opioids seeking recovery of the County's losses as a result of the opioid crisis.