The CSU |LAW Hall of Fame was established in 2017 to honor the outstanding contributions to the success and prestige of our law school by distinguished alumni, faculty, staff, friends and community leaders.

2023 INDUCTION CEREMONY

Friday, November 3, 2023 | 5:30 – 8:30 PM

CSU|LAW Building
1801 Euclid Avenue | Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Event takes place in the Atrium and Moot Court Room

Complimentary Valet
on E. 18^th St between Euclid & Chester

2023 Hall of Fame Inductees

ANN ABER

Class of 2003

Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Secretary, JOANN Stores

TONY ASHER

Class of 1963

Founder, Weston, Inc.

STEVE AUVIL

Class of 1993

Office Managing Partner, Cleveland, Squire Patton Boggs

JOYCE E. BARRETT

Class of 1971

Former Adjunct Professor, CSU College of Law

KAY E. BENJAMIN

Former CSU|LAW Staff Member

TERRY BILLUPS

Class of 2005

Chief General Counsel, Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority

DAVID P. BURKE

Class of 1980

Shareholder, Carlton Fields, P.A.; General Counsel, Amalie Oil Company

HON. PATRICK CARROLL

Class of 1977

Retired Judge, Lakewood Municipal Court

JOHN S. CIPOLLA

Class of 1989

Firm Vice Chair, Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

HON. JOHN J. DONNELLY

Class of 1969

Former Judge, Cuyahoga County Probate Court

ARTHUR ELK

Class of 1973

Elk + Elk, Managing Partner

PROFESSOR JOEL JAY FINER

Former CSU|LAW Faculty Member (Deceased)

GUS FRANGOS

Class of 1982

President and General Counsel, Cuyahoga Land Bank

TOM GREEN

Class of 2002

Shareholder, Kastner Westman & Wilkins, LLC.

LINDSAY JENKINS

Class of 2002

United States District Judge, Northern District of Illinois

HON. DIANE J. KARPINSKI

Class of 1980

Former Judge, 8th District Court of Appeals of Ohio (Deceased)

ERICA LAZZARO

Class of 2004

Executive Vice President of Publisher Services & General Counsel, OverDrive, Inc.

JENNIFER MOUNTCASTLE

Class of 2000

Senior Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, and Corporate Insurance Director, The Huntington National Bank

HON. CLIFTON NEWMAN

Class of 1976

Judge, South Carolina Circuit Court

SUSAN PETERSEN

Class of 1997

Partner, Petersen & Petersen

WILLIAM T. PLESEC

Class of 1971

Partner (retired), Jones Day

RENEE TRAMBLE RICHARD

Class of 1988

President, Corporate College; Vice President Legal Services & Risk Management; General Counsel, Cuyahoga Community College

HON. MICHAEL J. RYAN

Class of 1996

Judge, 8th District Court of Appeals of Ohio

JAMES SAMMON

Class of 1994

Corporate Counsel, Jenne, Inc.

MICHAEL SCHWARTZ

Former President, Cleveland State University and Kent State University  (Community Member)

MARIA SPANGLER

Class of 2006

Director, Community Engagement, The Sherwin-Williams Company; Director, The Sherwin-Williams Foundation

Leader on the Rise

DELANTE SPENCER THOMAS

Class of 2016

Chief Ethics Officer, City of Cleveland