CLEVELAND (June 29, 2009) — Ulmer & Berne LLP announced today that Michael N. Ungar has been elected president-elect of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (CMBA) effective June 19, 2009. He will serve one year as president-elect before advancing to the position of president for one year. He has served in various leadership roles and on committees for the former Cleveland Bar Association and the CMBA for over a decade.
The mission of the CMBA is to build a competent, professional and collegial legal community by enhancing the practice of law, improving the system of justice and serving its members and region. The over 5,000-member Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association is a private, non-profit organization which provides a wide variety of membership services and operates as a center for legal professionalism – promoting integrity and ethical behavior among lawyers. For more information on the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association visit www.clemetrobar.org.
“We are, of course, very proud of Mike’s election as president-elect of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association,” stated Kip Reader, the Firm’s managing partner. “Mike has a longstanding history of involvement with and service to the bar association. We are also pleased to count Mike as the third Ulmer & Berne partner to serve as president-elect and president for the association.”
Mike serves on Ulmer & Berne’s Management Committee and chairs the Litigation Department as well. For two years in a row, he was recognized by his peers as one of the Top 10 attorneys in Ohio. His national business litigation practice encompasses a broad range of general business disputes, with a focus on commercial, banking, securities and broker-dealer matters, including arbitrations, class actions and other types of complex litigation. Mike also frequently serves as a mediator and arbitrator in business disputes.
Mike has recently been recognized in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of Litigation. He has been included in The Best Lawyers in America (2006-2009) and has been recognized as an “Ohio Super Lawyer” (2005-2009) and a “Leading Lawyer” (2004-2009).
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