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COLUMNS:
Trustees Message:
We’re All in This Together
By Douglas S. Jenks Esq. Auman Mahan & Furry

From the Judges Desk:
A Call to Serve: Protecting the Legacy of Gideon
By The Honorable Angelina Jackson Montgomery County Common Pleas Ct Gen Div

FEATURES:
Barrister:
Magistrate Kathleen Lenski Montgomery County Juvenile Court
By Samuel Saul Richardson Esq. Shelby County Public Defender’s Office & Sinclair Community College

Health & Wellness:
The Cost of Sitting: Physical Health in a Demanding (but Sedentary) Profession
By Lindsey Deck Esq. Wright State University

New Lawyers Division:
When “Lemon Pound Cake” Meets the First Amendment:
What Attorneys Can Learn From the Afroman Trial
By Deztany Johnson Esq. Reminger Co., LPA

Legal Landscape:
Hallucinations, Over-dependence, and Human Judgment:
Fighting the Fears of Artificial Intelligence in Legal Research
By Raven Herchenbach, Law School Graduate LexisNexis

Law Schools Get Real About AI in Practice
By Professor Ericka Curran UDSL

Rising Star:
Briana C. Breault Coolidge Wall Co., LPA
By Adin A. Feliz, J.D. Class of 2026

Court Technology:
Modernizing Justice: Advancing eFiling in the eCourt Era
By Fred Tatum Director of Information Services, Montgomery County Common Pleas Ct Gen Div

Social Justice Initiative:
CityHeart: Seeing - and Serving - the Unseen
By The Honorable Jeffrey Froelich Retired

Trial attorney and historian David Greer, along with Judge Gerald Parker, take the podcast on the road across the Dayton Region, interviewing special guests to explore how various parts of our legal system are shaped over time. Watch. Listen. Learn More. retrialpodcast.com

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In 2019, Ohio notary laws changed, bringing new requirements and opportunities for Ohio notaries public. Ohio Notary Services, LLC is a unique, joint venture by the Akron, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Toledo and the Ohio State bar associations to help you meet all your notary education and testing requirements under the new law. We bring extensive notary expertise and experience, statewide reach and unmatched convenience.

Visit DBA partner Ohio Notary Services at becomeanohionotary.com 

The first issue of Dayton Bar Briefs Magazine is back and celebrating our 75th Volume this publication year!

BECOME A DBA SPONSOR! 
We invite you to take part in the many advantages of becoming a DBA Annual Partner Sponsor.
Contact DBA CEO, Jennifer Otchy 937.222.1364 for details. 

Partnership with the DBA provides your firm or business with access to the following exposures:
EVENT MARKETING
-Recognition on all major DBA Event marketing materials, programs and signage
DBA OFFICES
-Recognition on signage in the DBA Offices
DAYTON BAR BRIEFS MAGAZINE
-Recognition in five (5) bi-monthly issues of the Dayton Bar Briefs monthly publication
WEBSITE
-Recognition on the DBA's website homepage 
CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION
-Discounts on ALL DBA CLE
-Complimentary Credit Hours and table registration for up to (8) attendees to the biggest CLE events of the year - Bench Bar Conference & Diversity Day
CONCIERGE SERVICE
-Access to DBA Membership Services
-Easy Event Registration for our biggest events - one call or email and you’re on the list!
-Getting you signed up quickly for CLEs and Events with timely reporting to the Supreme Court of Ohio 

Thank you, 2023-24 Partners!
     

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The Dayton Bar Association is a non-partisan professional association that encourages excellence and collegiality in the legal profession, enhancing the administration of justice and the public’s respect for the law. As we celebrate our 142nd year of existence, the Dayton Bar Association affirms and celebrates its commitment to the Rule of Law and the independence of the Judiciary.
Approved April 8, 2025
ABOUT THE DAYTON BAR ASSOCIATION
Founded in 1883, the DBA is dedicated to the administration of justice and the public’s respect for the law. The organization of legal professionals consisting of more than 1,400-member Judges, Magistrates, Attorneys, Paralegals, Legal Administrators and Law Students work together to Raise the Bar of Excellence in the Legal Profession and serve the community in which they live and work.

The month of May is DBA Member Appreciation Month. Please join us in remembering the lives and accomplishments of recently deceased members of the legal profession.
This event is open to any and all colleagues, friends and family of the attorneys and judges who passed away, since May 2024.
Contact Samantha Mims smims@daybar.org if you have information for any of this year honorees.

2025 HONOREES:
Lynette P. Dinkler
Robert J. “Bob” Eilerman
Michael R. Eckhart
Taylor Jones Jr.
Hon. Robert Hagler
Richard Killworth
Daniel J. “Danny” O’Brien
Kenneth R. Pohlman
David A. Saphire
R. Bruce Snyder