COLUMBUS, OH – Erin Hawk, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP’s Chief Business Development Officer for Ohio, has been selected to serve on the Columbus Bar Association’s newly created Practice Management Task Force.

This Task Force will identify how the CBA can be a centralized hub to help attorneys navigate the operational needs of running the business of their law practice.  It will make recommendations to the CBA’s Board of Governors by the end of March 2017 for ways the CBA can help its members in this area.

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The Columbus Bar Association is a diverse community of nearly 5,000 central Ohio legal professionals. Founded in 1869, the association is led by a Board of Governors consisting of 11 members, three Officers, and the Executive Director. The Columbus Bar Association strives to be the leader in providing excellent, innovative and cost effective services to members of the legal profession and the general public in central Ohio. Through the active involvement of a broad and diverse membership, the CBA focuses on professionalism, education, advocacy and community service in order to advance the justice system for all.

Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full-service law firm with more than 250 lawyers and five offices in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; and Charlotte, North Carolina.  Shumaker is a premier provider of quality legal services.  Whether it's commitment to clients or work in the community, involvement lies at the core of all of Shumaker’s initiatives.