TOLEDO, OH – The law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP, continues to make significant strides towards its commitment to diversity, and is pleased to announce it will be extending health insurance benefits to domestic partners of attorneys and employees (both same-sex and opposite-sex).

Shumaker believes the differences among its employees, whether racial, ethnic, age, gender, sexuality, socio-economic background, or faith, help it consider the full range of perspectives that clients face and the goals they seek to achieve, allowing it to provide more creative, insightful and complete guidance and counsel. By affirmatively embracing and appreciating those differences, a more supportive working environment is created for all individuals of the firm.

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Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full service business law firm with more than 225 attorneys practicing in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; and Charlotte, North Carolina.