TOLEDO, OH – The law firm of Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is pleased to announce that J. Douglas Miller was elected to serve as Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Northwestern Water & Sewer District (The District). Doug’s current term on the Board expires in December 2021.  

Doug is a partner in the Toledo office and is co-chair of the firm’s Intellectual Property practice group. He is a registered professional engineer and registered patent attorney licensed in the State of Ohio and before the United States Patent and Trademark Office.  

The District is a regional water and sewer district chartered under Section 6119 of the Ohio Revised Code that serves over 20,000 water and sewer customers in Wood, Hancock, Henry, and Sandusky counties. With $240 million in assets, The District maintains over 440 miles of water distribution pipe, 8 water towers and over 3,800 fire hydrants. Sewer maintenance includes over 355 miles of collection pipe, 12 wastewater treatment facilities and over 5,000 manholes.

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Founded in 1925, Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP is a full-service business law firm with more than 260 attorneys in Toledo and Columbus, Ohio; Tampa and Sarasota, Florida; Charleston, South Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina and Bloomfield Hills, Michigan.  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.