The Lawyers Guild of The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland serves the counties of Ashland, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Summit and Wayne.  The Guild fosters spiritual growth and fellowship within the legal community, encourages observance of high ethical standards, and calls attention to legal and societal issues that affect morality, justice and faith.

 

 

President	Martin T. Galvin, Esq.
	Reminger Co., LPA
Vice President	Douglas J. Maser, Esq.
	Workers Compensation Management Solutions, Inc.
Second Vice President	Kenneth R. Callahan
	Buckley King, LPA
Secretary	Oliver Dunford, Esq.
	Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
Treasurer	Barbara A. Kraig, Esq.
	Associate Excecutive Director and Chief Financial Officer
	The Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation
Executive Committee
Justin M. Alaburda	Douglas Maser                    Barbara Varone
Kenneth R. Callahan	Patrick J. Milligan                Hon. Jennifer P. Weiler
Oliver Dunford	William J. O'Neill
Hon. Donna C. Fitzsimmons	A. James Quinn
Hon. Laura Gallagher	Scott M. Slaby
Brian Heskamp	Eric Smearman
Emily Honsa Hicks	Bernard Smith
Robert Lawry	Leo Spellacy, Jr.
Luke Macik	Brian Sullivan
Laurie Malone	Daniel Thiel
Craig Marvinney

Lawyers Guild Annual Meeting - June 19, 2013

Members of the Lawyers Guild are invited to attend the Annual Meeting, which will be held at the City Club of Cleveland on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 from 6:00 to 8:00 PM. 

  

The Red Mass - Save the Date - October 18, 2013

Please mark your calendars for the Red Mass which will be celebrated on October 18, 2013, at 10:30 am at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.  The special liturgy invokes the blessing and guidance of the Holy Spirit upon the courts of the State. The main celebrant and homilist for the liturgy will be the Most Reverend Richard Lennon, Bishop of Cleveland.  A noon luncheon will immediately follow the Red Mass. 

 

 

The Red Mass has a long history. It is thought to have originated in the Cathedral of Paris in 1245 to invoke the guidance of the Holy Spirit on the judges of the Ecclesiastical Courts. The name "Red Mass" refers to the red robes worn by the judges and the red vestments worn by the priests, since red is the liturgical color associated with the Holy Spirit. They are still worn today. The Red Mass was introduced into the United States in 1928 at St. Andrew's Church in the shadows of the federal, state and municipal court buildings near Foley Square in New York City.

 

The St. Thomas More Award

St. Thomas More (1478-1535) was an English statesman who served as Chancellor under the reign of Henry VIII. More opposed the King’s attempt to divorce his wife and refused to renounce the authority of the Pope. For that he was beheaded. In 1935, Sir Thomas More was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church and is considered the patron saint of lawyers. The St. Thomas More Award is named in honor of this Catholic statesman who served with integrity and held on to his values in spite of fierce resistance.  

 

 

Printable St. Thomas More Award Nomination Form

Lawyers Guild Membership - Annual Dues

 

$50 Lawyers

$20 Students

 

Printable Membership Form
Lawyers Guild Bylaws
Daily Reading from the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Daily Inspiration from dailyword.com

 

For More Information

For information regarding membership in the Lawyers Guild of the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, the Red Mass or the St. Thomas More Award and/or luncheon, contact Lauren Gannon at (216) 696-6525, ext. 4200, or via e-mail at lgannon@catholiccommunity.org.