Embracing Inclusion in the Legal Profession

Congratulations to GCMCP attorneys newly elected to partner at their firms!

YONGSOK CHOI - DINSMORE & SHOHL

Choi's practice focuses on U.S. and international patent preparation and prosecution as well as counseling clients ranging from Fortune 500 firms to universities and startups. His experience includes work in the automotive, wearable devices, telecommunications, software and e-commerce, speech recognition, image processing, semiconductors, medical devices and complex networking applications industries. A native of Korea, he worked as a patent attorney at Kim & Chang in Seoul before joining the Chicago office of Brinks Gilson & Lione. Choi earned a bachelors in electrical engineering from Seoul National University and his J.D. from Boston College Law School. Yongsok Choi - Read more here.

GOVINDA DAVIS - DINSMORE & SHOHL

Govinda is an experienced intellectual property lawyer, She focuses her practice on counseling clients on all aspects of trademark and copyright law, including court litigation and inter partes administrative trademark proceedings (TTAB proceedings), domain disputes, trademark and copyright prosecution and licensing. Govinda Davis - Read more here.

SHANNON LAWSON - KEATING MUETHING & KLEKAMP

Shannon is an attorney in the firms Business Representation & Transactions Group, Shannon Lawson assists clients with all aspects of their commercial financing and equipment leasing needs. Shannon has successfully negotiated and structured numerous transactions and has become the go-to source for clients when it comes to solving their complex legal issues within finance and leasing. Shannon Lawson - Read more here.

JOE LEHNERT - KEATING MUETHING & KLEKAMP

Joe Lehnert focuses his practice in the areas of creditors rights and bankruptcy litigation. Joe combines his exceptional litigation skills with holistic business advice to help clients navigate a wide array of business disputes, particularly in times of economic distress, downturn, or interruption. Joes clients rely on his ability to develop creative, pragmatic strategies to help KMK clients maximize value, mitigate loss, and find new opportunities. Joe Lehnert - Read more here.

RITU SINGH - DINSMORE & SHOHL

Ritu focuses her practice on patent preparation and prosecution for both domestic and foreign cases. Her background in electrical, computer, and industrial engineering enables her to flexibly work within and across multiple technical areas. She previously worked as an application engineer, building programmable logic controller (PLC) expertise integrating proprietary software and hardware across multiple industrial factory sites. She has significant experience working with intellectual property in the biomedical, mechanical, software, and electronic realms. Ritu Singh - Read more here.

REGINALD STAPLES - DINSMORE & SHOHL

The son of veterans and a city police officer, Reginald grew up in a family dedicated to public service. Today, that dedication serves as his motivation as he helps school districts, municipalities, townships, counties, and other local government clients across Ohio in a variety of public finance projects. Reginald Staples - Read more here.

JASON STUCKEY - BRICKER & ECKLER

Jason advises a multitude of public sector clients with a focus on school districts and higher education institutions. Jason also has extensive experience leading collective bargaining negotiations, labor arbitrations, and employee grievances. Jason is a seasoned litigator representing clients in state and federal courts. He also routinely represents clients before the Ohio Civil Rights Commission (OCRC) and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). Jason Stuckey - Read more here.

CHRIS KIM KAHN - FROST BROWN TODD

Chris is a member in the Environmental Practice Group. She has experience in advising and defending clients with respect to many areas of state and federal environmental law, including the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, the Comprehensive Environmental Resource, Compensation and Liability Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Underground Storage Tank Act, and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act. Chris Kim Kahn - Read more here.

PHILLIP WILLIAMSON - TAFT STETTINIUS & HOLLISTER

Philip litigates complex matters in state and federal courts. He has briefed appeals in multiple U.S. Courts of Appeals, including the Sixth, Seventh, and Ninth Circuits, as well as state appellate courts in Ohio, Kentucky, and Georgia. Philip has also represented amici at both the cert petition and merits stages in the U.S. Supreme Court. Phillip Williamson - Read more here.