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Please mark your calendars with these exciting in-person January 2025 speakers and programs:
January 6, 2025: No Meeting - Winter Break
January 13, 2025: Installation of 2025 LCBA Officers and Executive Council
Topic: Installation of 2025 LCBA Officers and Executive Council and Penny Pouch Ceremony between outgoing President Holly Matthews and incoming President Steven Casiere.
All are welcome congratulate the 2025 LCBA Officers and Executive Council (see below) on their elections and to witness their installations. The highlight is the annual Penny Pouch Ceremony between the outgoing and incoming Presidents. The Penny Pouch is the traditional symbol of the transfer of authority of the Presidency since the LCBA's founding. Contained in the Penny Pouch are pennies, and each penny has been placed by the outgoing President representing the year of his/her service.
President: Steven Casiere
First V.P.: A. John McSweeney
Treasurer: Coleen Wening
Past-President: Holly Matthews
Executive Council Members:
Phillip S. Cubbon
Ryan J. King
John A. Landry
Thomas E. Luettke
Brenda A. Ray
Kayleigh L. Summerville
Andrew Wobser
We thank the outgoing Officers and Executive Council members for their service: Hassanayn Joseph and Bradley King
January 20, 2025: No Meeting - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday
January 27, 2025
Speakers: Brandi Doniere, Esq., Associate, UB Geensfelder and former TBA Pro Bono Director, and Melissa LaRocco, Esq., Pro Bono Director, Legal Aide of Western Ohio, Inc.
Topic: Pro Bono Opportunities
Speaker Chair: Steve Casiere, 2024 LCBA Second Vice President
Time: Buffet Lunch begins at 12:00 pm; Program 12:30-1:00 pm
Place: Banquet Room, Georgio's Cafe International, 426 N. Superior St., Toledo, OH 43604
Lunch Price: $14.00. Electronic payments are now accepted via the CashApp, in addition to cash or check.
Guests: Always welcome! Invite a friend to join you and enjoy his/her first luncheon for free. It's the LCBA's way to say "Thank you" when your guest applies to join our affordable, educational and growing organization.
Membership: Membership dues and renewals are always accepted. Membership runs January 1 to December 31. Annual dues are a bargain at only $30. Please contact Treasurer Coleen Wening at coleenwening@yahoo.com with questions about your membership status.
For more LCBA information, including downloading the Membership Application, visit our website. You can also "Like" us on Facebook and join us on LinkedIn.
New members are welcome year-round. If you are voted into membership between January 1 and August 31, your dues of $30 are waived for the current calendar year. If you are voted into membership between September 1 and December 31, your dues of $30 must accompany your application and will cover the remaining calendar year and subsequent calendar year.
E-mail Updates: Contact information updates are always accepted. Email reminders are sent weekly via Google Groups. The monthly programs are posted on our website, Facebook and LinkedIn; included in the Toledo Bar Association newsletter's event listings; and distributed to members via Google Groups email. Please ensure the LCBA has your current email address and notify Treasurer Coleen Wening at coleenwening@yahoo.com or the LCBA general mailbox at lcbaohio@gmail.com with your updates.
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