The Essence of a Good Lawyer
Community Service
The attorneys and staff at Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer strongly believe that they have an obligation to give part of their expertise back to the community in which they live. Our lawyers and staff members take part in a broad variety of community-based charities, educational projects, and other community-based activities.
We list them here to show the breadth of our interests; we use our skills for many purposes:
Educational and youth coaching:
- A team from BPBS serves as tutors and mentors at Parker Elementary School in Madisonville on a weekly basis.
- Coaching at Kilgour Elementary School
- St. Xavier High School development office
- Coaching for youth baseball, basketball, football, softball, swimming and soccer teams in several counties
- Swimming coach in community swim team
- Board work of soccer league, community athletic association
International:
- Work with sister cities organizations
- Board member, international educational foundation
- Teaching the jury system in law schools in Ukraine
Legal organizations:
- Our lawyers have served on the boards of the Cincinnati and Ohio State Bar Associations
- Chair of Small Firm/Solo Practice committee of Ohio State Bar Association
- “Service to Others” award from American Bar Association
- Special Service award from Cincinnati Bar Association
- “Volunteer Lawyer of the Year Award,” Legal Aid Society of Gtr. Cincinnati
Religious:
- Our staff members have served on the governing boards in their religious institutions in the Catholic, Protestant and Jewish faiths
- Stephen Minister
- Chair of Social Action Committee at synagogue
- Active in Social Justice and other church based groups
- Active in Interfaith Hospitality Network and Emmaus Community
- Active in Habitat for Humanity
- Religious school teachers and committee members
Arts community:
- Officer of Cincinnati Arts Association (Music Hall & Aronoff Center)
- Officer of Greater Cincinnati Arts & Education Center (SCPA)
- Board Member, Ensemble Theatre of Cincinnati
- Board Member, Cincinnati Arts Association
- Active with College-Conservatory of Music alumni efforts
Other – we serve as officers or board members of:
- Several homeowner associations
- Oakley Community Council
- Cincinnati Athletic Club
- Cincinnati Junior Council for Children’s Hospital
- Newport Historic Preservation Commission
- U. C. Alumni Association
- Ohio Valley Chapter, Natl. Multiple Sclerosis Society
- Navy League of the United States, Cincinnati Council
- Free Store-Food Bank of Greater Cincinnati
- Jewish Community Center
- Jewish Cemeteries of Greater Cincinnati
- FreeStore FoodBank Planned Giving Council
We at Barron Peck Bennie & Schlemmer consider our community work to be an honor. Our communities have supported us in becoming lawyers and lawyer associates, and we enjoy giving back to our communities.