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. 18th 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
KAY E. BENJAMIN
Former Records Officer, CSU College of Law
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
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