TOLEDO, OH – The law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that Rebecca E. Shope, associate in the Toledo office, has been appointed by the Honorable James G. Carr, to serve on the Advisory Group for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio.  Advisory Group members are appointed for three-year terms. 

The mission of the Advisory Group is to provide information on matters of interest to the Court and to assist in the implementation of Court adopted programs such as electronic filing and the electronic courtroom projects.  The Advisory Group is also charged with bringing to the attention of the Court matters of interest to the bar and the community.

Rebecca received her J.D., cum laude, from the University of Toledo College of Law, and her B.S., summa cum laude, from Heidelberg University.  She practices in the litigation practice group and regularly appears in federal court.

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Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full service law firm with more than 235 attorneys practicing in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; and Charlotte, North Carolina.