Cleveland’s Economic and Cultural Renaissance to be Spotlighted at All-Day Event Hosted by Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law will host “Cleveland on the Rise: Fun, Food, Film and the Law,” on Friday, November 21, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The all-day program, sponsored by the Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Association, will focus on Cleveland’s economic and cultural renaissance and how laws and policy have helped shape the new cityscape, along with the legal challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

The day will be broken up into five panels – film, recreation, events, economic development and food – with a collection of several of the city’s finest attorneys, community leaders, artists and entrepreneurs speaking on Cleveland’s resurgence. Panelists include representatives from the Greater Cleveland Film Commission, Cleveland Metroparks, Gay Games Cleveland, Cleveland City Council, Cleveland Convention Center, and the City of Cleveland.

In addition, a special presentation will be delivered by Fred Nance, Regional Managing Partner of Squire Patton Boggs.  Along with his duties at Squire Patton Boggs, Nance currently serves as Senior Advisor and Special Counsel of the Cleveland Browns, and on the boards of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, The Cleveland Foundation, and the Cleveland Clinic.

The event is open to the public and a $25 admission fee includes materials, continental breakfast, lunch and a reception following the program. Admission is free to students with a valid CSU ID and those seeking continuing legal education credits can receive six hours for an additional fee. All proceeds will benefit the Cleveland-Marshall Law Alumni Scholarship Fund.

For more details or to register, call 216.687.2368 or visit csulaw.org/alumnigiving/cle.

At a Glance:

What: CLE on the Rise: Fun, Food, Film and the Law

Who: A collection of local attorneys, community leaders, artists and entrepreneurs speaking on Cleveland’s resurgence.

Where: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Moot Court Room, 1801 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland

When: Friday, November 21, 2014, 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Why: A look at Cleveland’s economic and cultural renaissance and how laws and policy have helped shape the new cityscape, along with the legal challenges and opportunities that lie ahead.

“CLE on the Rise: Fun, Food, Film and the Law” Panelists:

Panel I: FILM

• Bill Garvey, Film Industry Location Manager and Scout
• Ivan Schwarz, Greater Cleveland Film Commission
• Mary Ellen Tomazic, Esq., National Legal Research Group, The Indie Gathering

Panel II: RECREATION

• Rose Fini, Esq., Cleveland Metroparks
• Leonard Stover, Cleveland Rotary Club
• Brian Zimmerman, Cleveland Metroparks

Panel III: EVENTS

• Richard F. Horvath, Esq., City of Cleveland 
• Dave Johnson, Cleveland Convention Center
• Tom Nobbe, Gay Games Cleveland
• Jon J. Pinney, Esq., Kohrman Jackson & Krantz PLL

Panel IV: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

• Tony Coyne, Esq., Mansour Gavin & Chair, Cleveland Planning Commission
• Robyn Minter Smyers, Esq., Thompson Hine
• Marika Shioiri-Clark, Hingetown
• Graham Veysey, Hingetown

Panel V: FOOD

• Joe Cimperman, Cleveland City Council
• Jillian Davis, Esq., Toast CLE
• Chris Hodgson, Hodges, Hodge Podge & Dim and Dem Sum
• Sam Lindsley, Michael Symon Restaurants
•  James P. Sammon, Esq., Sammon & Bolmeyer Co., LPA

Morning Moderator: Dean Craig M. Boise, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law

Afternoon Moderator: Dan Moulthrop, City Club of Cleveland