1. Maria Pearlmutter
Title: Associate
Law School: The Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., with honors, 2011
College: Columbia University, B.A., 1988; Tufts University (M.A., 2003; Ed.S., 2005)
Admitted: The Ohio State University College of Law, J.D., with honors, 2011
Practice Area: Public School Law; School Law; Special Education
Membership:

2. Giselle S. Spencer
Title: Associate
Law School: Ohio Northern University, J.D., 1986
College: University of Michigan, B.A., 1983
Admitted: Ohio Northern University, J.D., 1986
Practice Area: Education Law; Special Education; Labor and Employment; Litigation
Membership: Dayton and Ohio State Bar Associations; Council of School Attorneys.

3. Michael E. Stinn
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1984
College: Georgetown University, B.S., 1980
Admitted: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1984
Practice Area: Personal Injury Defense; Employment Discrimination Defense; Insurance Defense; Worker's Compensation Defense; Probate Defense
Membership: Cleveland Bar Association (Member, Litigation Council).

4. John E. Britton
Title: Director
Law School: University of Toledo, J.D., 1981
College: Valparaiso University, B.A., 1978
Admitted: University of Toledo, J.D., 1981
Practice Area: Education Law; Special Education; Management Labor Law; Management Employment Law; Collective Bargaining
Membership: Akron and Ohio State Bar Associations; National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys; Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys (Member, Executive Committee); Education Law Association.

5. Scott C. Peters
Title: Director
Law School: Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1992
College: Kenyon College, A.B., cum laude, 1989
Admitted: Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Education Law; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; School Board Defense; Collective Bargaining; Special Education
Membership: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys; National School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys; Education Law Association; Defense Research Institute.

6. Karrie M. Kalail
Title: Director
Law School: University of Akron, J.D., 1988
College: Ohio University, B.A., cum laude, 1985
Admitted: University of Akron, J.D., 1988
Practice Area: Education Law; Management Labor Law; Public Construction Law; Real Estate Valuation; Real Estate Tax Appeals; Ad Valorem Tax
Membership: Akron and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys; National Association of Educational Negotiators.

7. Krista K. Keim
Title: Director
Law School: Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1996
College: Miami University, B.A., 1993
Admitted: Case Western Reserve University, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Education Law; Management Employment Law; School Board Defense; Civil Rights Defense; Workers Compensation
Membership: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations; Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys.

8. David Kane Smith
Title: Senior Of Counsel
Law School: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1984
College: Case Western Reserve University, B.A., 1969; Cleveland State University, M.Ed., 1979
Admitted: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 1984
Practice Area: Education Law; Public School Law; Management Employment Law; School Board Defense; Defense Litigation; Civil Rights Defense; Public Sector Collective Bargaining; Public Sector Employment Law; Public Sector Labor Relations; Wrongful Termination Defense
Membership: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations; Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys; Education Law Association; National School Board Association Council of School Attorneys; Defense Research Institute; Ohio Association of Civil Trial Attorneys.

9. Kathryn I. Perrico
Title: Director
Law School: University of Akron School of Law, J.D., 2003
College: Kent State University, B.A., Ed., summa cum laude, 1998
Admitted: University of Akron School of Law, J.D., 2003
Practice Area: Education Law; School Board Defense; Special Education; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law
Membership:

10. Paul J. Deegan
Title: Associate
Law School: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 2009
College: Cleveland State University, B.A., 2005
Admitted: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 2009
Practice Area: Public School Law; School Board Defense
Membership: Ohio State Bar Association.

11. Andrea E. Stone
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 2006
College: Miami University, B.A., 2002
Admitted: University of Cincinnati College of Law, J.D., 2006
Practice Area: Special Education; Public School Law; School Board Defense; School Law; Labor and Employment
Membership: Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio and American Bar Associations; Education Law Association; Ohio Counsel of School Board Attorneys; Norman Minor Bar Association.

12. David S. Hirt
Title: Associate
Law School: Indiana University at Bloomington, J.D., 1994
College: Kent State University, B.S., 1986; Indiana University at Bloomington, M.S., 1988
Admitted: Indiana University at Bloomington, J.D., 1994
Practice Area: Business Law; Juvenile Law; Real Estate; Zoning Law; Public School Law; Special Education
Membership: Akron, Portage County and Ohio State Bar Associations.

13. Lindsay Ferg Gingo
Title: Associate
Law School: Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., with honors, 2008
College: The Ohio State University, B.A., cum laude, 2004
Admitted: Chicago-Kent College of Law, J.D., with honors, 2008
Practice Area: Public School Law; School Board Defense; School Law; Labor and Employment
Membership: Ohio State and Cleveland Bar Associations; Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys.

14. Megan Bair Zidian
Title: Associate
Law School: The University of Akron, J.D., 2011
College: The Ohio State University, B.A., cum laude, 2007
Admitted: The University of Akron, J.D., 2011
Practice Area: Education Law; Public School Law; School Board Defense
Membership: Ohio State Bar Association; Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys.

15. Sherrie Clayborne Massey
Title: Director
Law School: The Ohio State University, J.D., 1995
College: College of Wooster, B.A., 1992
Admitted: The Ohio State University, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Education Law; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Special Education; Workers Compensation Defense
Membership: Cleveland and Ohio State Bar Associations; District of Columbia; Ohio Council of School Board Attorneys.