Taft Attorney Ellerman to Chair Cincinnati Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Section
May 15, 2008
Cincinnati, OH, May 15, 2008 – Paige L. Ellerman, an associate in the Litigation Department at Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, will serve as Chair of the Cincinnati Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section (YLS). The YLS is open to every member of the Cincinnati Bar Association who is under age 36 or in his/ her first five years of practice, regardless of age. Programs and services are geared toward the professional and personal development of new/young lawyers.
“I consider this leadership role a wonderful opportunity, and plan to focus on providing the programming and support that members want,” said Ellerman. “As Chair, I also serve on the CBA Board of Trustees and the Cincinnati Bar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the CBA.”
Partnering with the Cincinnati Bar Association, the YLS is committed to serving the Greater Cincinnati community. Community service programs organized and supported by the YLS include:
Ellerman is a member of the Business Restructuring and Creditor Rights Practice of Taft. Additionally, she serves as the president of the Board of Governors of Salmon P. Chase College of Law Alumni Association and as the National Administrative District Director for the Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity for Women, Inc. Ellerman is past president of The Yearlings, Inc. For the past three years, she has been selected by Cincinnati Magazine as a Super Lawyers Rising Star and as a 2006 Ohio Rising Star by Law & Politics and Cincinnati Magazine. Ellerman is also a member of the firm's Professional Women’s Resource Group.
About Cincinnati Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section
The Cincinnati Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section (YLS) is open to every member of the Cincinnati Bar Association who is under age 36 or in his/her first five years of practice, regardless of age. The YLS helps develop valuable leadership skills, and provides the opportunity to network with the legal community and make a lasting difference in the Cincinnati community. The YLS is specifically geared toward young/new lawyers and is an affiliate of the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. To learn more about YLS, visit http://cincybar.org/attorney_yls.asp.
About the Cincinnati Bar Association
Since its inception in 1872, the Cincinnati Bar Association (CBA) has addressed and served the needs of the Cincinnati community. By providing legal education, various legal programs, referral services, and many community service projects, the CBA continues its commitment to the legal profession of Cincinnati, and most importantly, to the residents of the Greater Cincinnati community. For more information, visit https://www.cincybar.org/index.asp.
About the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
The American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division is the ABA’s largest entity, composed of approximately 147,000 members. The YLD, as the national organization of young lawyers, works to provide leadership in serving the public and the profession, and to promote excellence and fulfillment in the practice of law. Visit http://www.abanet.org/yld/home.html for more information.
About Taft
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP is a full-service law firm with offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana, Northern Kentucky, Phoenix, Arizona and Beijing, China. With over 320 attorneys, the firm provides a broad range of legal services to businesses and individuals, including litigation, corporate and business law, securities and municipal financing, tax and estate planning, labor and employment law, real estate and environmental, health care, intellectual property and unfair competition and antitrust law.
“I consider this leadership role a wonderful opportunity, and plan to focus on providing the programming and support that members want,” said Ellerman. “As Chair, I also serve on the CBA Board of Trustees and the Cincinnati Bar Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the CBA.”
Partnering with the Cincinnati Bar Association, the YLS is committed to serving the Greater Cincinnati community. Community service programs organized and supported by the YLS include:
- Mentoring program. The YLS has partnered with the Cincinnati Youth Collaborative (CYC) to help improve the lives of a select group of high school students in Cincinnati’s public schools.
- Advocacy Series. In this two-part series, seasoned litigators demonstrate various pre-trial and trial skills, while also offering advice based on their own practice experience.
- Mock Trial. Now in its 26th year, this competition helps high school students across Hamilton County learn invaluable, hands-on skills about the legal system. It is funded through the Cincinnati Bar Foundation's Quid Pro Am Golf Outing.
- Run for Kids. This annual 5K fitness run/walk raises money to support the efforts of ProKids, a local non-profit working on behalf of abused children in the Hamilton County court system.
Ellerman is a member of the Business Restructuring and Creditor Rights Practice of Taft. Additionally, she serves as the president of the Board of Governors of Salmon P. Chase College of Law Alumni Association and as the National Administrative District Director for the Kappa Alpha Theta Fraternity for Women, Inc. Ellerman is past president of The Yearlings, Inc. For the past three years, she has been selected by Cincinnati Magazine as a Super Lawyers Rising Star and as a 2006 Ohio Rising Star by Law & Politics and Cincinnati Magazine. Ellerman is also a member of the firm's Professional Women’s Resource Group.
About Cincinnati Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section
The Cincinnati Bar Association's Young Lawyers Section (YLS) is open to every member of the Cincinnati Bar Association who is under age 36 or in his/her first five years of practice, regardless of age. The YLS helps develop valuable leadership skills, and provides the opportunity to network with the legal community and make a lasting difference in the Cincinnati community. The YLS is specifically geared toward young/new lawyers and is an affiliate of the American Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. To learn more about YLS, visit http://cincybar.org/attorney_yls.asp.
About the Cincinnati Bar Association
Since its inception in 1872, the Cincinnati Bar Association (CBA) has addressed and served the needs of the Cincinnati community. By providing legal education, various legal programs, referral services, and many community service projects, the CBA continues its commitment to the legal profession of Cincinnati, and most importantly, to the residents of the Greater Cincinnati community. For more information, visit https://www.cincybar.org/index.asp.
About the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
The American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division is the ABA’s largest entity, composed of approximately 147,000 members. The YLD, as the national organization of young lawyers, works to provide leadership in serving the public and the profession, and to promote excellence and fulfillment in the practice of law. Visit http://www.abanet.org/yld/home.html for more information.
About Taft
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP is a full-service law firm with offices in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana, Northern Kentucky, Phoenix, Arizona and Beijing, China. With over 320 attorneys, the firm provides a broad range of legal services to businesses and individuals, including litigation, corporate and business law, securities and municipal financing, tax and estate planning, labor and employment law, real estate and environmental, health care, intellectual property and unfair competition and antitrust law.
