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JOSEPH W. GARDNER
Attorney at Law

1970                URSULINE HIGH SCHOOL, Youngstown, Ohio

1974                MIAMI UNIVERSITY

1977 THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON
SCHOOL OF LAW

PROFESSIONAL

1977                Admitted to practice law in Ohio

1979 Admitted to practice of law in the United States District
Court for the Northern District of Ohio

1981                Admitted to practice of law in Florida

1990 Admitted to practice of law in the United States Court
of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

2005                Admitted to practice of law in the United States Supreme
Court

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS

GOVERNMENT

1978 & 1979 Assistant Prosecutor for the
City of Youngstown, Ohio

     
1988 to 1992       Member of the Design Review Committee
Canfield, Ohio

1989 to 1996       Member of Planning Commission of
Mahoning County, Ohio

2005 to 2006       Solicitor of Craig Beach Village

CIVIC

1979 to 1981 Vice-President, Lake Milton Association

1981 to 1998       President, Lake Milton Association

1983 to 1985       Board of Directors, Mahoning County
Chemical Dependency Board

1997 to 2006       Attorney for the Lake Milton Association

1998 to 2007       Attorney for Lake Milton Utilities, Inc.

2003 to 2007       Advisor to the Friends of the Ohio State Parks

2004 to Present   Attorney for Lake Milton Nature Arts Council

JOYCE L. PATRONE
Attorney at Law

EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL LICENSES

June 1999                        NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY,
EVANSTON, IL
Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies,
                             Magna Cum Laude, GPA: 3.74
                             Major:  Communication Studies
                             Concentrations:  Sociology & Dance
Awarded Department Honors

May 2006                THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
MORITZ COLLEGE OF LAW
Columbus, OH
Juris Doctor

                            Publicity Director for

                            Advocates of Children (2004-2005)

                            Mediation Competition

                            Champion (2004-2005)

November 2006       Bar Admission to Practice Law in the
State of Ohio 

November 2007      Bar Admission to Practice Law in the
State of Illinois

LAW RELATED EMPLOYMENT

November 2006              JOSEPH W. GARDNER CO., LPA
to Present                         Associate
Canfield, Ohio

May 2004 to                   LAW CLERK
November 2006                 Columbus, Ohio

January 2005                  LEXISNEXIS
to May 2006                      Head Student Representative
                                         Columbus, Ohio

June to August 1997,     REPRESENTATIVE JAMES A. TRAFICANT
1998                                   Staff Assistant

VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE

October 1997 to             SCHAKOWSKY FOR CONGRESS
March 1998                         Evanston, Illinois

September 1996 to          UNITED DEMOCRATS OF ILLINOIS
November 1996                    Chicago, Illinois

       

JODI A. CLARK
Legal Assistant/Office Mgr.

EMPLOYMENT

December 2011 to Present     JOSEPH W. GARDNER Co., LPA                  Canfield, Ohio                            Legal Assistant/Office Manager         

       

EDUCATION

2006 to 2008                              ETI  TECHNICAL COLLEGE            
Associate Degree of                                                                                                    Applied Business in Legal Assisting                                                                           Niles, Ohio

JOSEPH W. GARDNER Co., LPA
4280 Boardman-Canfield Road
Canfield, Ohio  44406
(330) 533-1118
FAX (330) 533-1025
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