MEMBERS
Amanda Martinsek (Shareholder) born Carbondale, Illinois, May 10, 1962; admitted to bar, 1992, Ohio; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Oberlin College (B.A., cum laude, 1985); New York University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 1991). Order of the Coif. Member: Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Insurance Recovery; Litigation.Email: Amanda Martinsek
Diane E. Citrino (Shareholder) born Newark, New Jersey, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, Illinois and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois; 1994, Ohio and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Brown University (B.A., 1979); University of California, Berkeley, Boalt Hall School of Law (J.D., 1982). Phi Beta Kappa. Recipient: Nirmal K. Sinha Commissioners Award, Ohio Civil Rights Commission, July, 2006. United Way of Cleveland "Spotlight Volunteer," March 2006; Rosa Parks Congressional Medal, July, 2005; Fair Housing Achievement Award, The Housing Advocates, Inc., September 2003; Individual Achievement Award, Northern Ohio Fair Housing Alliance, April 2003; Year 2000 OCRC Leadership Award, Ohio Civil Rights Commission, February, 2000; 1998 Fair Housing Award, Fair Housing Contact Service, October 1998. Selected: one of 10 "Lawyers of the Year," Ohio Lawyers Weekly, December 1999; one of 10 "Outstanding Women in the Law," The Cleveland Bar Association, May 1999. Author: "Causes of Action for Handicapped Discrimination in Housing in Violation of the Federal Fair Housing Act [42 U.S.C.A. 3601 et seq.". Co-Author with David Oakley and Edward Kramer: "Related Federal Statutes," 22 Causes of Action 2d, West Publishing Co., June 2003. Adjunct Faculty, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, 1994-2002. Appointed to the Ohio Advisory Committee to the United States Civil Rights Commission, 2003. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (Trustee, June 2006). Practice Areas: General Practice; Civil Rights; Litigation; Labor and Employment.Email: Diane E. Citrino
Suzanne Bretz Blum (Shareholder) born Wooster, Ohio, May 20, 1965; admitted to bar, 1990, Ohio. Education: Baylor University (B.A., 1987); Georgetown University (J.D., 1990). Recipient, Democratic Primary for Judge, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, 2006; Woman of Professional Excellence, YWCA, 1997; Humanitarian Award, Georgetown University Law Center. Author: "Non-compete agreements find growing role," Crain's Cleveland Business, July 8, 1996; "Why Mandatory Pro Bono Is a Bad Idea," Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics, 1990. Co-Author: "Ohio Tortious Interference Law and The Role of Privilege and Competition," 18 U. Dayton Law Review #3, Spring 1993. Member, NITA Advocates Association, 1995. Chair, Cleveland Bar Association Com. on the Homeless, 1994. Member: Cleveland, Ohio and American Bar Associations. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Business Competition Law; Intellectual Property Litigation.Email: Suzanne Bretz Blum
Jodi D. Spencer (Shareholder) born Ashtabula, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio; 2002, Michigan; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Sixth Circuits; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio; U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Michigan. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.A., 1997); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 2001). Member: Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association; Ohio State Bar Association (Member, Insurance Law Committee); State Bar of Michigan; American Bar Association (Member, Litigation Section, Insurance Coverage Litigation Committee; Co-Chair, Programming Subcommittee). Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Insurance Recovery.Email: Jodi D. Spencer
ASSOCIATES
Brian D. Heskamp (Associate) born Houston, Texas; admitted to bar, 2008, Ohio. Education: Bowling Green State University (B.S., magna cum laude, 2003; M.P.A., 2005); Ave Maria School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2008). Editorial Board, Executive Notes Editor, Ave Maria Law Review, 2004-2005. Author: The Prisoner's Ombudsman: Protecting Constitutional Rights and Fostering Justice in American Corrections 6 Ave Maria L. Rev. 527 (2008). Co-Author: Enhancing Public Service through Experiential Learning: Building Management Capacity and Enriching the Educational Experience, in Mark Holzer et al. eds., Frontiers of Public Administration: Proceedings of the Second Sino - U.S. International Conference for Public Administration, United Nations Public Administration Network, 2006. Member: Cleveland Metropolitan and Ohio State Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Federal Civil Practice; Insurance Recovery; Labor and Employment; Fair Housing.Email: Brian D. Heskamp
Marquettes D. Robinson (Associate) born Cleveland, Ohio; admitted to bar, 2001, Ohio. Education: Harvard University (B.A., 1998; J.D., 2001). Member: Federal Bar Association; Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association; City Club of Cleveland, New Leaders. Practice Areas: Civil Liability; Civil Rights; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage; Intentional Torts; Tort Defense; Tort Liability.Email: Marquettes D. Robinson
All Attorneys are Members of the Cleveland, Ohio State and American Bar Associations.