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December 13 - Cleveland JAMES S. AUSSEM, a partner with Cavitch Familo & Durkin Co., LPA, focuses his practice primarily in succession planning, business and estates and trusts. His extensive background includes helping closely-held businesses with mergers, acquisitions and dispositions, as well as complex tax issues. Mr. Aussem is a sought-after speaker, facilitator and instructor for many professional organizations on topics such as business succession, estate planning, insurance, trusts and estates. He has spoken at the Cleveland Estate Planning Institute, the AICPA Advanced Planning Institute, the Cleveland Tax Institute, the Ohio Accounting Show, the Ohio State Bar Association, the Federal Bar Association and the Northern Ohio Planned Giving Day. Active in many civic and professional organizations, Mr. Aussem is a director of the Cleveland Society of Financial Service Professionals, serving as its president for the year 2010-2011, and serves on the Planned Giving Committees of the Cleveland Museum of Art, the American Cancer Society and Baldwin-Wallace College, which in 2004 presented him with its Distinguished Alumni Award. He also is a member of the American, Ohio State, and Cleveland Metropolitan bar associations and the Estate Planning Council of Cleveland. Mr. Aussem was listed as an Ohio Super Lawyer in 2005 and 2006 and was chosen as One of America's Best Lawyers for 2010 and 2011. He earned his B.A. degree from Baldwin-Wallace College and his J.D. degree from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University. TODD C. BAUMGARTNER is an attorney in the Avon office of Brouse McDowell, LPA. Mr. Baumgartner focuses his practice in business and real estate law, representing clients in new business start-ups, general corporate matters and mergers and acquisitions. He also has handled a diverse range of real estate transactions for both private and public sector clients. Mr. Baumgartner is a member of the Lorain County and Ohio State bar associations. He earned his B.S. degree from Grove City College and his J.D. degree from Capital University. KEVIN P. GLUNTZ is a sole practitioner in Akron representing various businesses, from Fortune 500 companies to family-owned businesses, in all aspects of business, securities law and tax law. He currently practices in the areas of securities law, general corporate law, mergers and acquisitions (including numerous commercial financing transactions), venture capital and tax law. Mr. Gluntz counsels publicly and privately-held clients on tax planning, corporate structuring and governance strategies, and facilitates private placements, mergers, financings, acquisitions and divestitures. He has taught legal seminars and tax classes at the graduate and post-graduate level on the issues of corporate and partnership tax, family limited partnerships, choice of entity, and the buying and selling of businesses. Mr. Gluntz has taught classes at both Case Western Reserve's and Cleveland State University's Colleges of Law. He was the chair of the Cleveland Bar Association's 2004 Institute for Business Lawyers & Corporate Counsel and a committee member for the 2005 Cleveland Institute of Tax. Mr. Gluntz is a member of the Ohio State and Cleveland bar associations. He earned his J.D. degree from the University of Akron School of Law. THOMAS I. HAUSMAN is an attorney with the law firm of Schneider, Smeltz, Ranney & LaFond P.L.L., where he counsels a variety of clients on partnership, estate planning, and corporate tax matters. He has represented many clients in connection with the formation, management, operation and liquidation of partnerships and limited liability companies; the sale of partnership interests; the reorganization of partnerships and limited liability companies; and the allocation of profits and losses among partners. He also practices in the areas of estate planning and tax controversy work before the Appeals Office of the Internal Revenue Service and the U.S. Tax Court. Mr. Hausman was the administrative director of the graduate tax (LL.M.) program and a faculty member of Case Western Reserve University Law School, where he taught courses in partnership tax, estate planning, and corporate tax. He is currently an adjunct professor at CWRU Law School, where he teaches estate planning. Mr. Hausman is a member of the Tax Specialty Board of the Ohio State Bar Association, which is responsible for making recommendations to the Ohio Supreme Court for the certification of a lawyer as a tax specialist. Mr. Hausman is a member of the Tax Section of the American Bar Association, where he has for many years been a member of the Partnership Tax Committee. December 14 - Youngstown EDWARD F. SMITH is an attorney in the Youngstown law firm of Nadler Nadler & Burdman, Co., L.P.A. Mr. Smith has been an attorney for more than 20 years and focuses his practice on real estate, corporate law and mergers and acquisitions. He is a member of the Mahoning County, Ohio State and American bar associations. Mr. Smith earned his A.B. degree, cum laude, from Washington University Saint Louis and his J.D. degree, cum laude, from Case Western Reserve University. MICHAEL L. SOLOMON is a partner in the law firm of Budish, Solomon, Steiner & Peck, LTD. Mr. Solomon has been practicing law for more than 33 years and focuses his practice on estate planning, corporate and business law, tax law, and employee benefits. Prior to entering private practice, he was an attorney with the National Office of the IRS for more than two years. Mr. Solomon is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association. He is a frequent speaker both locally and nationally on tax and business related topics, including presentations before the Cleveland Tax Institute, and the Ohio Society of Certified Public Accountants State and Federal Tax Forum. Mr. Solomon has co-chaired the American Bar Association National Institutes on Pension Issues. Additionally, he has been the president of the Ohio Venture Association and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Cleveland Area Development Finance Corporation. Mr. Solomon earned his B.S. degree from Purdue University and his J.D. degree and LL.M. degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
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