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Former Ohio Supreme Court Justice Yvette McGee Brown to join Jones Day in Columbus
WASHINGTON --(Business Wire)--
The global law firm Jones Day announced today that former Ohio Supreme
Court Justice Yvette McGee Brown will join as a partner in the firm's
Columbus office where she will be part of Jones Day's Business and Tort
Litigation practice. She served on the Court from January 2011 through
December of 2012 after a long and distinguished judicial and public
service career.
"As we continue to expand our capabilities throughout the Midwest,
Yvette brings a terrific judicial perspective to our world class
litigation practice," said Lyle Ganske, the partner responsible for
coordinating the Firm's activities in Cleveland, Columbus, and
Pittsburgh. "Her experience will be extremely valuable to our clients
dealing with disputes throughout Ohio, the broader Midwest region, and
around the world."
Justice McGee Brown brings experience deciding complex constitutional
cases, regulatory, utility, health care and contract cases. She was
first elected to the Franklin County Common Pleas Court, Domestic
Relations and Juvenile division, in 1992. She served on the Common Pleas
Court until 2002, when she retired from the bench to create the Center
for Child and Family Advocacy at Nationwide Children's Hospital. The
Center is a nationally recognized multi-disciplinary child abuse and
family violence program that co-locates prevention, assessment,
treatment, research and advocacy services for children and families
experiencing abuse. It redefines how hospitals, law enforcement and
social welfare groups respond to childre and families caught in the
cycle of abuse. Justice McGee Brown also brings experience as a
corporate leader, having served as a public company director for M/I
Homes and on the board of Fifth Third Bank of Central Ohio.
"Yvette's arrival is a testament to the type of lawyers we have here in
Columbus and throughout the firm," said Liza Kessler, Partner-in-Charge
of Jones Day's Columbus office. "Not only does she have significant
judicial experience at both the trial and appellate levels, but she is
also a giant in the Columbus community with a well-deserved reputation
for public service. Yvette is an effective advocate who can relate to
and connect with judges and juries and we are very excited about the
talent she brings to Jones Day for our clients throughout the state of
Ohio and around the world."
"I'm very excited to join Jones Day as the next step in my legal
career," said Justice McGee Brown. "The opportunity to combine my
diverse legal and public service experience with a law firm that has
exceptional legal talent and a strong commitment to civic engagement is
a great fit for me. I look forward to contributing my skills to such an
outstanding team of lawyers and helping clients in Columbus and
throughout Ohio."
Justice McGee Brown has been an active community leader in Columbus and
throughout Ohio. She has served on the boards of the Dave Thomas
Foundation for Adoption, Ohio University, the OSU Wexner Medical Center,
the National Council of the OSU Moritz College of Law, M/I Homes Inc.,
and Fifth Third Bank of Central Ohio. She is the former chair of the
United Way of Central Ohio, The Ohio State University Alumni Association
and the YWCA Columbus Board of Directors. In 2008, Justice McGee Brown
was inducted into the Ohio Women's Hall of Fame.
Among her many honors are the Ohio University Medal of Merit, and the
Phillip's Medal for Community Service, the Ohio State University
Distinguished Service Award, the Champion of Children Award from the
Columbus Montessori Education Center, the YWCA Woman of Achievement
Award, the Women of Color Foundation Woman of the Year, and the Girl
Scout Great award. She was recently recognized as an Odds Changer by the
National Children's Defense Fund.
Justice McGee Brown graduated from Ohio University in 1982 with a B.S.
degree in journalism, and earned her J.D. from The Ohio State University
Moritz College of Law in 1985. She has honorary doctorate degrees from
Ohio Dominican University, Wilberforce University, and Central State
University.
Jones Day is a global law firm practicing in the major centers of
business and finance throughout the world. Ranked among the world's best
and most integrated law firms, and perennially ranked among the best in
client service, Jones Day acts as principal outside counsel to, or
provides significant legal representation for, approximately half of the
Fortune 500, the Fortune Global 500, and FT Global 500.
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