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Tatyana Pishnyak has received the prestigious Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent Peer Review rating. It is the highest rating in legal ability and ethical standards and demonstrates the highest level of professional excellence an individual can receive from Martindale-Hubbell.

Tatyana is a member of the firm’s Corporate and Business Law group. This rating reflects Tatyana’s in-depth expertise in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, franchising, commercial contracting, healthcare, and finance and banking.

Martindale-Hubbell conducts a thorough review of attorneys for their Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Ratings™, through a secure online peer review survey where a lawyer’s ethical standards and legal ability in a specific area of practice is assessed by their peers. AV Preeminent® is the highest peer rating standard and is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers.

Mansour Gavin LPA is an established law firm founded in 1954 with offices in Cleveland and Independence, Ohio. The firm provides a wide range of legal services to individuals and many successful privately held and publicly traded corporations.

Adam Uth has joined as an associate in the firm’s litigation group where he will focus on real estate matters. Adam has considerable experience representing businesses in various types of litigation and has secured favorable outcomes at both the trial and appellate levels. He also has experience providing compliance analysis, both in the private sector and for the City of Shaker Heights.

Adam earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan School of Law and a B.A. from York University. He was admitted to the Ohio Bar in 2017. Before attending law school, Adam lived in northeast Japan for several years. He speaks and writes Japanese fluently.

Cleveland, OH – Mansour Gavin LPA and Climaco, Wilcox, Peca & Garofoli Co., LPA are proud to announce that Climaco Wilcox attorneys Dennis R. Wilcox, Patricia M. Ritzert, and Scott D. Simpkins are joining Mansour Gavin effective as of December 29, 2023. The Climaco Wilcox firm was founded in Cleveland, OH in 1967.

With the Climaco Wilcox attorneys joining Mansour Gavin, the firm is expanding its range of client service offerings including enhanced public sector and public finance, real estate, tax planning and commercial litigation. “The combination of the two firms seemed a natural fit based on the complementary practice areas and the relationship and culture of the firms and attorneys involved,” said Mansour Gavin’s President Anthony Coyne.

Mansour Gavin is a full-service business law firm, calling Northeast Ohio its home for over sixty years. For more information on the firm and its attorneys, please visit mansourgavin.com.

We are pleased to welcome Kimberly Szabo as the firm’s Office Manager. Reporting directly to the Executive Committee, Kimberly will manage the day-to-day operations of the firm, overseeing all areas of administration, including human resources, accounting and finance, facilities management, and information systems.

With over 15 years of administration experience, Kimberly has previously worked at law firms in Washington, D.C. and Medina, OH, where she oversaw hiring initiatives, onboarding, vendor management, facilities, marketing efforts, and event planning.

Kimberly earned her B.A. from The University of Dayton, Master of Labor Relations and Human Resources (MLRHR) degree from Cleveland State University, and a PHR (Professional in Human Resources) certification from HRCI (HR Certification Institute).

Mansour Gavin LPA has been awarded a Northeast Ohio Top Workplace honor by cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. The list is based solely on employee feedback gathered through a third-party survey administered by employee engagement technology partner Energage LLC. The confidential 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.

Mansour Gavin president, Tony Coyne, stated “We are thrilled to receive this recognition again! We are a close-knit group that works collaboratively and we value each and every person at the firm. Investing in them and their overall satisfaction is critical for employee retention and achieving long-term success.”

“Earning a Top Workplaces award is a badge of honor for companies, especially because it comes authentically from their employees,” said Eric Rubino, Energage CEO. “That’s something to be proud of. In today’s market, leaders must ensure they’re allowing employees to have a voice and be heard. That’s paramount. Top Workplaces do this, and it pays dividends.”

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.

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.