Cincinnati, Ohio - February 17, 2011

Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Steve Martin swore in new officers of the Lawyers’ Club of Cincinnati at the Montgomery Inn Boathouse on February 17. The 2011 officers are President Chuck Strain, Vice-President Darrin Nye, Secretary Jodie Drees Ganote, and Treasurer C. Ransom Hudson.

Chuck Strain is a DUI lawyer, a frequent lecturer on traffic law, ethics, and professionalism, and a member of the National College for DUI Defense. He lives with his wife in Anderson Township.

Darrin Nye is an associate at Mulvey & Muller LLC, practicing mainly criminal, juvenile, domestic relations, and personal injury law. Darrin is a graduate of Xavier University and the University of Cincinnati School of Law. Married with a toddler son, Darrin lives in Reading and is active in Norwood Knights of Columbus.

Jodie Drees Ganote’s solo law practice focuses primarily on criminal, traffic, and family law in both Ohio and Kentucky. She graduated from the Salmon P. Chase College of Law in May of 2007 after a career in telecommunications. She holds a BA in journalism from the University of Kentucky and a masters degree in human resources from Xavier University. Active in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky Bar Associations, and often found doing volunteer legal work, Jodie lives in Alexandria with her husband and two-year-old daughter.

C. Ransom Hudson, originally from Nashville, Tennessee, graduated from Vanderbilt Law School. Since moving to Cincinnati in the mid-nineties, he has served thirteen years as an assistant federal public defender. Ransom recently opened his own general law practice, focusing on criminal defense. Active in the Cincinnati Men's Chorus, he lives in Springfield Township.

Devou Park Picnic Celebrated 90 Years of Lawyers' Club Service

Covington, Kentucky - August 7, 2010

The Lawyers’ Club of Cincinnati entered its 10^th decade by hosting a free picnic for all greater Cincinnati lawyers and judges and their families. The picnic was on Saturday August 7, 2010 from 4 to 7 pm at the Breaden shelter in Covington's Devou Park, itself a century old in 2010.

Besides al fresco dining, some played cornhole and stayed late for the pops concert.

At 7:30 pm, the Kentucky Symphony Orchestra presented a free concert of 1960's top-40 hits at the Devou Park bandshell, just over the hill from the Breaden shelter.

2010 Lawyers' Club of Cincinnati Officers Sworn In

 

Left to right:  Jesse Laurens, Darrin Nye, and Chuck Strain are sworn in as Lawyers' Club officers by Lawyers' Club executive committee member and Ohio First District Court of Appeals Judge Lee Hildebrandt.

Cincinnati, Ohio - January 21, 2010

DUI defense lawyer Chuck Strain was sworn in January 21, 2010 as president of the Lawyers’ Club of Cincinnati.  At the same time, Darrin Nye, Jesse Laurens, and Tim Nolan respectively became vice-president, treasurer, and secretary.  Those three were also honored for their service to the Lawyers’ Club over the last three years.  Court of Appeals Judge Lee Hildebrandt officiated at the short ceremony held at the Phoenix in downtown Cincinnati.

The Lawyers’ Club of Cincinnati was founded in 1920 as a complementary adjunct to the Cincinnati Bar Association.  The Lawyers’ Club is a small, friendly group of lawyers with a wide range of practices.  The club keeps three long traditions:  1) monthly luncheon meetings, currently at the Phoenix or the Montgomery Inn Boathouse, where education credits are awarded at no extra charge; 2) annual purchase of Christmas gifts for all the children of an inner-city elementary school; and 3) a fun summer social event.

 

Strain has served on the executive committee of the Lawyers’ Club of Cincinnati since 1987, including 1992 as president.  “I’ve been very fond of the Club ever since then-president Courtland Marshall brought me to a meeting in early 1982,” he reminisced.  “While honoring our 90 years of tradition, I have plans to transform the Lawyers’ Club to better serve many more fellow lawyers.  And I pledge to save members money on dues while keeping our luncheon prices at $20.”

 

Chuck Strain’s practice is focused exclusively on DUI cases.  He is a frequent speaker on traffic law, ethics, and professionalism.  Strain has attended every intensive summer session of the National College for DUI Defense at Harvard Law School since 2001, and he regularly attends other advanced DUI seminars across the nation.  Strain is a sustaining member of the Cincinnati Bar Association, having served on numerous committees, currently including ethics, fee arbitration, and professionalism.  He also serves on the traffic law committee of the Ohio State Bar Association.