On June 1, 2018, CATA held its Annual Installation Dinner and Awards at the Shoreby Club. Officers for the incoming year are Christian Patno as President, William Eadie as Vice President, Todd Gurney as Secretary, and Ladi Williams as Treasurer. The Officers and new Board of Directors were sworn into office by The Honorable David T. Matia.
Guests of honor included Judges from the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Please and the Eighth Appellate District, as well as keynote speaker Betty Sutton. Mrs. Sutton spoke to the attendees about “Making a difference.”
Awards for extraordinary effort to the organization during the past year were presented to Todd Gurney and Will Eadie.
In the coming year, CATA will continue its monthly luncheon CLE programs at the Ritz-Carlton in Cleveland (keep an eye out for emails about the luncheons), and hold a Litigation Institute in the spring of 2019. CATA is also continuing its END DD campaign under the direction of Ellen Hirshman.
Finally, CATA is partnering up with Cleveland Legal Aid on an endowed project with Hazel Ramesh, Esq. and the Housing Right to Counsel Program. Christian Patno will sit on the Advisory Committee for this program and will seek the help of CATA members on matters where Legal Aid attorneys cannot become involved. The focus of the Program is to help reduce evictions and maintain family stability and housing for those in need.
We are excited, energized, and truly looking forward to a great year ahead!
