Kegler Brown Announces Selection of Firm Directors

October 1, 2007

The law firm of Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter (Kegler Brown) is proud to announce the selection of Mary F. Brenning, Traci A. McGuire, Élise D. Spriggs and Eric B. Travers to serve as firm directors.

Mary F. Brenning, who has been with the firm for six years, has been named as a firm director practicing in the areas of Banking & Commercial Lending, Business, Tax & Securities and Real Estate & Financing; her primary focus is on commercial transactions, real estate and the Uniform Commercial Code.

Brenning received her Bachelor of Arts degree (Philosophy) from Wittenberg University and her Juris Doctorate from Capital University Law School in 1996. Prior to her tenure with Kegler Brown, Brenning worked in private practice.

Traci A. McGuire, who has been with the firm for eight years, has been named as a firm director practicing in the areas of Litigation and Mediation Services; she specializes in trial and appellate work, representing individuals and corporate clients in complex business and commercial disputes involving property, personal injury, employment and labor, contractual and construction disputes and medical malpractice and wrongful death actions. She also chairs the Women Lawyers’ Initiative Committee and serves as coordinator of the firm's mock trial program.

McGuire received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Miami University and her Juris Doctorate from The Ohio State University College of Law in 1999. She also is a 2005 recipient of Business First’s “Forty Under 40” award.

Élise D. Spriggs, who has been of counsel with Kegler Brown, has been named as a firm director practicing in the areas of Administrative Law, Gaming Law and Government and Regulatory Affairs. Spriggs currently chairs the firm’s Government and Regulatory Affairs practice area.

In 2006, Spriggs was appointed to serve as a member of the Clark State Community College Board of Trustees. Prior to joining Kegler Brown, she was employed as director of legislative affairs for a former Ohio governor. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree (History) from Wittenberg University and her Juris Doctorate from Capital University Law School in 1997.

Eric B. Travers, who has been with Kegler Brown since 2005, has been named as a firm director practicing in the areas of Construction Law and Litigation; his representative clients include subcontractors, suppliers, architects, owners, contractors and others in the construction industry.

Travers received a Bachelor of Arts degree (English and Political Science) from Lake Forest College (Chicago, IL) and his Juris Doctorate from The George Washington University Law School in 1998.

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