Tony Coyne Awarded St. Ignatius Bellarmine Award
Tony Coyne ’78 was this recipient of this year’s Honorable Leo M. Spellacy ’52 Bellarmine Award which recognizes an alumnus for excellence in the legal field, promotion of fair and ethical principles in law, and exemplary service to Saint Ignatius High School.
Growing up the son of a Cleveland policeman, Tony knows the importance of being a lawyer and is passionate about representing the rights of everyday citizens. He describes the opportunities St. Ignatius provided him in life, as touching. He’s grateful for his success in the civil practice that has allowed him to make significant contributions to the community and transform downtown Cleveland’s public spaces.
To say that Tony is active in the community would be a gross understatement. Tony retired from his role as chairman from the Group Plan Commission in 2022 where he served as chairman for 16 years and remains on the Board of Directors, of which he has served for 25 years. He was instrumental in the revitalization of Public Square, the Convention Center and Medical Mart, the Flats East Bank, the Euclid Corridor, and University Circle’s Uptown.
Tony now serves as chair of the St. Vincent Charity Medical Center Board of Directors, joining during one of the hospital’s most challenging times. He is a board member of the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy which seeks to improve quality of life through the effective use, taxation, and stewardship of land and is a former board member of the Ohio Canal Corridor which is the advocacy organization to complete the 100-mile Towpath Trail in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park.
In 2022, Tony was inducted into the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Hall of Fame which honors the outstanding contributions to the success and prestige of the law school by distinguished alumni, faculty, staff, friends and community leaders. He is the recipient of John Carroll University’s President’s Council Award, Cleveland State University’s Distinguished Alumni Award and Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs Dean’s Distinguished Alumni Award.
Having grown up in the Collinwood neighborhood, Tony saw the decline of the city firsthand. It was during his internship at the Center for Neighborhood Development, while attending John Carroll, that sparked his interest in urban development and he was determined to bring the city back to a destination that people wanted to live, work, and visit.
Tony’s passion for education, helping others, and improving the community is evident. This video is a tribute to Tony’s dedication to his family, career, and a city he was always destined to call home.
Tatyana Pishnyak is taking part in a free legal clinic and resource fair for Ukrainians affected by war on March 30th from 12pm – 3pm.
Pokrova Parish Banquet Hall
6812 Broadview Road
Cleveland, OH 44134
Consultations and legal advice will be provided for free for a range of legal issues. First come, first served.
Tatyana and her husband are from Ukraine, where their family and friends still reside.
Mansour Gavin is pleased to welcome Katie Epperson* to the firm! Katie is an associate focusing her practice on civil litigation, insurance defense, and labor and employment law. Prior to joining Mansour Gavin, Katie worked for an employment law firm where in addition to investigating employment discrimination allegations, she coached managers, senior executives and clients on best management practices to optimize defense strategies and promote compliance within the workplace.
Katie earned her J.D. from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law and is admitted to the Ohio State Bar and the United States District Court, Northern and Southern Districts of Ohio.
About Mansour Gavin
Founded in 1954, Mansour Gavin LPA is a full-service law firm with offices in Cleveland and Independence, Ohio. The firm provides trusted counsel to individuals and privately held and publicly traded companies across corporate, litigation, real estate, labor and employment, environmental, estate planning, and related areas of law.
*Katie Epperson is now known as Katie Tinnel.
Diane Calta will be presenting at this week’s Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association New Lawyer Bootcamp, which focuses on satisfying client fund management, law practice management, and professional conduct. Diane will be discussing “Managing Your Practice.”
Additional details can be found here.
Jeff Embleton, Bruce Rinker, and Chuck Brown are leading Mansour Gavin’s Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) practice group which offers mediation, arbitration, and neutral evaluation services to lawyers, litigants, courts, and companies seeking to help parties resolve simple or complex disputes.
It is recognized that ADR, particularly at an early enough stage of the dispute, can save parties significant expense and bring certainty to an otherwise risky process. The lawyers in our ADR group represent over a century of collective litigation experience in all matters of pre and post-litigation civil disputes including business breakups and buy-sell claims, employment and discrimination issues, personal injury and product liability claims, real estate and zoning disputes, fiduciary, probate and trust claims, and a wide variety of other civil disputes.
Our ADR group is dedicated to effectively guiding clients through a range of ADR processes, including but not limited to arbitration, case management, internal investigations, mediation, and negotiation.
Mansour Gavin LPA is an established law firm founded in 1954 with offices in Cleveland and Independence, Ohio. Comprised of 19 lawyers, the firm provides a wide range of legal services to individuals and many successful privately held and publicly traded corporations.
Mansour Gavin LPA is pleased to announce that Ken Smith has been elected to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2023. Focusing his practice on labor and employment, intellectual property, and business and general civil litigation, Ken has successfully represented clients at trial, arbitration, in front of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, in unemployment hearings, and at other federal and state administrative proceedings. Outside of the courtroom, he assists companies with obtaining various commercial licenses, registers and protects their trademarks and other intellectual property, and helps draft and implement internal policies and procedures.
“Ken is an exceptional lawyer with considerable experience in his areas of practice and maintains a commitment to client service. I am thrilled to welcome him to the partnership and know his contributions will strengthen the firm” said Tony Coyne, Mansour Gavin President.
Equal to his depth of experience is his commitment to and support of local professional and community organizations serving as a board member and mentor to champion their causes.
Ken earned his J.D., cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University School of Law and B.A., with high distinction, from Penn State University.
Mansour Gavin LPA is an established law firm founded in 1954 with offices in Cleveland and Independence, Ohio. Comprised of 21 lawyers, the firm provides a wide range of legal services to individuals and many successful privately held and publicly traded corporations.
Anthony J. Coyne ’87 will be inducted into the 2022 Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Hall of Fame on Friday, November 4. Coyne is President and Managing Partner at Mansour Gavin LPA.
With over 30 years of experience in urban affairs, Tony focuses his practice in the areas of business law, municipal law, zoning and planning, eminent domain, real property, and litigation. “At C-M Law, I learned to be a practicing lawyer. It’s that straightforward. At C-M Law, you don’t simply receive an ivory tower education in law; it’s more than that, you learn what it means to represent the rights of everyday citizens. I will always value that part of my education at C-M Law,” said Coyne in his nomination feature.
The CSU C-M Law Hall of Fame was established in 2017 to honor the outstanding contributions to the success and prestige of the law school by distinguished alumni, faculty, staff, friends and community leaders. This year marks the 125th anniversary of the founding of the law school in 1897.
Mansour Gavin LPA is an established law firm founded in 1954 with offices in Cleveland and Independence, Ohio. Comprised of 45+ employees, including 22 lawyers, the firm provides a wide range of legal services to individuals and many successful privately held and publicly traded corporations.
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the passing of our dear friend and colleague, Patricia “Patty” Keane who passed away unexpectedly earlier this month. Patty joined the firm in 2016 and was an integral part of the Mansour Gavin team, taking on numerous responsibilities and cultivated lasting friendships.
She found the funny side in everything and was tremendously loved by her family. We will all miss Patty more than words can express. Patty’s obituary can be viewed here.
Six Mansour Gavin lawyers were selected for inclusion in the 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America®, the legal profession’s oldest and most respected peer-review publication.
Anthony J. Coyne
Corporate Law
Real Estate Law
Brendon P. Friesen
Corporate Law
Timothy A. Boyko
Trusts and Estates
Jeffrey M. Embleton
Commercial Litigation
Bruce G. Rinker
Real Estate Law
Timothy T. Reid
Insurance Law
Since its inception in 1983, Best Lawyers in America® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. More than 116,000 industry leading lawyers are eligible to vote and include more than 17 million evaluations on the legal abilities of other lawyers based on their specific practice areas around the world.
Mansour Gavin LPA is an established law firm founded in 1954 with offices in Cleveland and Independence, Ohio. Comprised of 45+ employees, including 22 lawyers, the firm provides a wide range of legal services to individuals and many successful privately held and publicly traded corporations.
Mansour Gavin LPA has been awarded a 2022 Top Workplaces honor by cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer Top Workplaces. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage, LLC. The anonymous survey uniquely measures 15 culture drivers that are critical to the success of any organization including alignment, execution, and connection, just to name a few.
“Companies need to authentically represent their brand to job-seekers,” said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. “The employee experience needs to be on the mission-critical list. Leaders who embrace a people-first culture will benefit greatly. By giving employees a voice and showcasing your authentic culture through employer branding, organizations can attract those job seekers who complement their culture. Culture drives performance.”
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