“We are, of course, very proud of Mike’s election as President of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association,” stated Kip Reader, the Firm’s managing partner.  “He is a highly respected attorney who has committed a good portion of his career to promoting professionalism, excellence and ethics throughout the practice of law.  We know he will serve the CMBA and its members well.  We are also pleased to count Mike as the third Ulmer & Berne partner to serve as President for the association.” 

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, nonprofit 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.

 Mr. Ungar has an aggressive agenda for his presidency which he set forth at the CMBA’s annual meeting held on June 4, 2010.  Some of those agenda items include a CMBA task force on judicial excellence; the generation of business and referral opportunities for members; the fiscal health of the organization; as an organization – becoming and remaining indispensable to CMBA members; the mental health and wellness of the CMBA’s members; lawyer discipline and the importance of professional conduct, pro bono work, and diversity initiatives; and placing a greater emphasis on the CMBA’s 3Rs program.  To see some of Mr. Ungar’s inaugural speech visit http://www.clemetrobar.org/News_and_Special_Events/event_-_2010_annual_meeting/. 

As an attorney with Ulmer & Berne, Mr. Ungar chairs the Firm’s Litigation Department and is a former member of its Management Committee.  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.  Mr. Ungar also frequently serves as a mediator and arbitrator in business disputes.