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Cover Photo featuring Kevin O’Reilly
Robin L. Stanley
1
A Message from the President
Jaredd Flynn
2
Updates 3
2015 Bar Associations Softball Game 4
Updates from the Law Library and the
GCBA Executive Secretary
Mary S. Poland
4
Softball Game Photos Paul Newman 5
GCBA Settlement Day Nomination Form and
Volunteer Mediator Sign Up
Lisa Carey
6
Some Thoughts on Turkey
Kenneth Kabb
8
My Record v. Your Record
Anita L. Comella
12
Photos of GCBA Social and Meeting
Paul Newman
13
What’s more Geauga County than
The Great Geauga County Fair?
Robin L. Stanley
14
Access to Justice Seminar and Judicial Fo-
rum and Practice Update
16
Geauga County Bar Association
Announcements
17
Inside this issue: Where does
the time go? May-
be it is all the re-
quirements that
come with the prac-
tice of law. Maybe
it is being active in
a number of organizations. Or
maybe it is just having three very
active boys. Whatever the rea-
son, it is September already and
I’m trying to figure out where
the last eight months have
gone. Given our upcoming
GCBA schedule of events, I sus-
pect the next four months will fly
by as well.
If you haven’t been to a
meeting, don’t check your email,
or don’t visit the GCBA website
calendar, the following is a run-
down of all the various GCBA
social events scheduled for the
next couple months:
September 17—GCBA Golf
Outing at Wicked Woods
(9:00-4:00)
October 1—Joint happy hour
with Lake Co. Bar at
Redhawk Grille, 7481
Auburn Rd. (7:00-9:00
p.m.)
October 24—Annual Dinner
at Punderson Manor
(6:00-9:00 p.m.). It’s a
Mad Men/1960s theme!
Also, don’t forget our
upcoming programs:
September 17—Good Deeds
Program at Montville
Community Center, 9755
Madison Road (7:00-9:00
p.m.)
October 2—Our next GCBA
CLE program on Em-
ployment Law at the
Geauga County Public
Library Administrative
Building (8:00 a.m.-
11:30 a.m.)
October 7—OSBA District
18 Meeting at Punderson
November 20—Settlement
Day. Don’t forget to
nominate your cases and
to sign up to be a media-
tor.
As always, check the GCBA cal-
endar at http://
www.geaugabar.org/
calendar.html for updated event
and meeting information. Hope
to see you all at one or more of
the upcoming events.
Pho
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New
man
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Updates
LEGAL ADVICE Brief Advice & Referral Legal Clinic
“PRO SE DIVORCE CLINICS” Legal Aid is hosting these SPECIAL CLINICS
for low-income people seeking a divorce in
Ashtabula, Geauga or Lake Counties
OCTOBER 28, 2015
BY APPOINTMENT ONLY! (CALL 888-817-3777)
These special events will help people who are:
1. Financially eligible for Legal Aid’s services (visit
this website for details: www.lasclev.org/who-does-
legal-aid-help/)
2. Need help with a divorce, AND
3. Meet other criteria related to assets and children
(depends on the situation) If you know of any individual who might qualify, they should call Legal Aid’s intake
number to inquire further: 888-817-3777. If they qualify, they will be given an appointment to a clinic.
*Attorneys are available for brief advice only. Clinic attorneys do NOT represent you.
If you need legal representation, you may be referred to The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland or another service provider.
A Program of the Volunteer Lawyers Program of
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Pictures from Robert Zulandt’s new office
in Chardon and the new office of
Mary K. Bender, in Chester land
Photos by Paul Newman
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[email protected], 440-286-7160
Law Library: The Law Library
has a new research service.
We added WestlawNext’s
Ohio Appellate Court Briefs to
our subscriptions. This is a brief
bank which includes briefs pre-
pared the following databases:
Ohio Briefs Multibase, Ohio
Court of Appeals Briefs, Ohio
Family Law Briefs and Ohio Su-
preme Court Briefs. Hopefully
you will find this service useful.
From your Executive Secre-
tary: It is official: I’ve been in
this role (these roles) as your Ex-
ecutive Secretary and the Direc-
tor of the Law Library for one
year now. (wait for applause to
subside…wait…okay) It’s been
quite an interesting journey, and
I’ve learned a great deal along the
way. Thank you all for your pa-
tience! Hopefully, the transition
was not too bumpy.
The day I received this
opportunity was the same day
that my father-in-law passed
away in Washington State. He
was a retired Major in the U.S.
Army and a dedicated, life-long
public servant. As a way to con-
tinue honoring his legacy, my
husband and I are running in this
fall’s 40th Annual Marine Corp
Marathon, in Washington, D.C.
on October 25th. We are raising
money for the Wounded Warrior
Project, donating in his name.
No pressure, but if you’d like to
donate, here’s the link:
https://
fundraising.active.com/
fundraiser/
DouglasSchorzman
Condolences to Steve
Patton and family on
the passing of his
mother, Phyllis
Ekelman, on August
23, 2015.
We came, we saw, and we
played better than last year...sort
of…! This year’s GCBA vs. LCBA
Softball Game was held on Septem-
ber 10, 2015, at Concord Township
Park. We, GCBA members, knew
that we might be in trouble when
we were able to only field a team of
6 players (Jaredd Flynn, Jake
Yanchar, Brian Bly, Robin Stanley,
Frank Antenucci, and Jim Flaiz).
But with a little ribbing, a little fun,
and an executive decision, we add-
ed one more player to our team
(Brandon Dynes), and we added a
few fielders from Lake County de-
fensively.
The final result was a 28-18
or 28-19 score, depending on who
was counting, but we
were able to rally in the
middle of the game to
pull ahead of Lake Coun-
ty and we recorded a 1-2-
3 out inning! Everyone
had a great time, and we
finished the evening at
the Concord Tavern for
pizza and refreshments.
Thanks to Brian
Bly for setting up this fun
evening! Hopefully, we
can round up a few more
players for next year!
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Photos by Paul Newman
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NOTE: Please list ALL counsel associated with the case. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL CASES TO SUBMIT, PLEASE COPY THIS FORM OR GIVE THE INFOR-MATION ON A SEPARATE SHEET.
RETURN BY SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 TO: LISA J. CAREY, SETTLEMENT DAY COMMITTEE 7445 Center Street, Mentor, OH 44060 TEL: (440) 974-9911, FAX: (440) 974-9919, [email protected]
GEAUGA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION SETTLEMENT DAY: NOMINATION FORM
Friday, November 20, 2015
I would like to nominate the following case(s) to be considered for Settlement Day mediation. I am submitting this case as it is my belief that the case would benefit greatly from mediation and is at a stage in discovery where mediation would be appropriate. I understand that the nomination of this case does not mean that it will be automatically included for Settlement Day mediation. Pertinent information about the case(s) is as follows:
Case No. _____________________________
Judge ________________________________
Name:_________________________________
(Please Print)
Firm: ________________________________
Address: ___________________________
___________________________
Telephone No. ________________________
Case Name:____________________________
Type of Case:_________________________
(P.I., Contract, D.R., etc.)
Opposing Counsel:_____________________
(Please print)
Firm:_________________________________
Address: ___________________________
___________________________
Telephone No. ________________________
NOTE: Please list ALL counsel associated with the case.
Case No. _____________________________ Judge ________________________________ Name:_________________________________ (Please Print) Firm: ________________________________ Address: ___________________________ ___________________________ Telephone No. ________________________
Case Name:____________________________ Type of Case:_________________________ (P.I., Contract, D.R., etc.) Opposing Counsel:_____________________ (Please print) Firm:_________________________________ Address: ___________________________ ___________________________ Telephone No. ________________________
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GEAUGA COUNTY BAR ASSOCIATION
SETTLEMENT DAY: VOLUNTEER MEDIATOR SIGN UP
Friday, November 20, 2015
(8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
I can and will serve as a volunteer mediator for the Geauga County Bar Association's Settlement Day, on Friday, November 20, 2015, from 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. I understand I will be contacted with further information con-cerning case assignment(s) and individual times. The particular types of cases I would feel comfortable mediating are (mark your first preference "1", second preference "2", etc.):
______ Personal Injury ______ Construction
______ Product Liability ______ Professional Negligence
______ Real Estate ______ Contracts
______ Business ______ Other (specify)
______ Domestic Relations
Time(s) available: __________a.m. __________ p.m. __________ both
Name: _______________________________________
Address: ________________________________________________________
Telephone No./Fax No. E-mail:
[____] Please check box if you are interested in receiving information and/or attending a mediation training seminar.
RETURN BY SEPTEMBER 25, 2015 TO:
LISA J. CAREY, ESQ.
SETTLEMENT DAY COMMITTEE
7445 Center Street
Mentor, OH 44060
Tel: (440) 974-9911
Fax: (440) 974-9919
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What Led Up to
Travel in Turkey
Some time
ago veteran friend
Joe Meissner hand-
ed me a flyer with
an invitation to ac-
company him in a small group to
visit the Gallipoli Battlefield in
Turkey, July 22-31, 2015. My
first reaction: I had to be out of
my mind to consider it. Turkey is
involved in conflict, is anti-Israel,
and has a shrinking Jewish popula-
tion. How safe could it be for an
American Jew with ties to Israel?
I didn’t know many Muslims, and
none on an intimate basis. Sharing
two Ishtar dinners during Rama-
dan helped break the ice. The peo-
ple I met didn’t resemble Palestin-
ians who scream against Israel at
every public opportunity. They
were polite and friendly without
trying to push their own religion or
world view. There were refer-
ences to Fetullah Gulen, Hismet,
and the Niagara Foundation,
which sponsored the trip.
I’m not a great believer in
a world of peace, having lived dur-
ing WW II, Korea, Vietnam, Iraq I
and II, Afghanistan, and several
Israeli conflicts. I’m also not a
believer that Islam is a religion of
peace, given the violence that has
been perpetrated in its name over
the centuries, and which is acceler-
ating. Gulen writes that under
Sharia (Islamic Law) war can only
be waged by a state, and that ter-
rorist groups therefore cannot be
Muslims. (Toward a Global Civi-
lization of Love and Tolerance)
He may believe that, but I’m not
buying it. Just the same, the op-
portunity to build bridges of peace
and understanding between Chris-
tians, Jews, and Muslims should
not be discarded lightly. I did
some research, thought about it,
and decided to go for it.
Gallipoli
The hook for me was Gal-
lipoli, a WW I battlefield on its
100th anniversary. I share an inter-
est in military history with Joe
Meissner and Bill Willoughby,
albeit as an amateur. For me, mili-
tary history began with WW II—I
was born in 1939. This was an
opportunity to expand my
knowledge of both the Middle
East and WW I. You can read
about this stuff, but unless you
have some connection, it’s just a
collection of dates and places.
That was to change as I studied the
Gallipoli campaign, which led me
further into WW I. Peter Hart’s
book “Gallipoli” is an excellent
reference. He also wrote “The
Great War, a Combat History of
the First World War,” which plac-
es the Gallipoli campaign in great-
er context. (There is also a movie
titled “Gallipoli”).
Hart writes: “Gallipoli. It
was a lunacy that never could have
succeeded, an idiocy generated by
muddled thinking. The Great War
stalled when the huge continental
armies of Germany and France
fought themselves to a standstill
on the Western Front in 1914. ***
from the British perspective few
military operations can have begun
with such a cavalier disregard for
the elementary principles of war:
Gallipoli was a campaign driven
by wish-fulfillment rather than a
professional assessment of the
strategy and tactics required. Right
from the beginning it was a dis-
traction from what should have
been the main business of the war:
concentrating scarce military re-
sources on defeating the Germans
on the Western Front. *** Gal-
lipoli proved to be a key moment
for two of the most significant in-
dividuals of the twentieth century:
Winston Churchill, then First Lord
of the Admiralty and Mustafa Ke-
mal, then an officer in the Turkish
Army.”
Hart sums up the cam-
paign: “Gallipoli is an epic trage-
dy with an incredibly heroic resili-
ence displayed by the soldiers at
the centre of the narrative. ***
Although there were important
lessons to be learnt from the Gal-
lipoli campaign it was a futile and
costly sideshow for all the combat-
ants.”
The battlefield today con-
sists mostly of monuments, muse-
ums, and cemeteries. All told, the
casualties amounted to some
500,000, about evenly divided be-
tween the two sides. What started
out as a naval battle soon degener-
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ated into trench warfare of the
most brutal kind. The Turks had
the high ground, German leader-
ship and supplies, and an iron will
to resist invasion. The coalition
forces had an impossible uphill
grind from the beaches. Disease
ran through the battalions, and
freezing winter exacted its toll.
Still the British believed, in the
face of astronomically mounting
casualties, that courage and daring
would carry the battle against all
odds. About the only thing they
executed with skill was the with-
drawal of all remaining forces in
December, 1915 and January,
1916.
There are cemeteries for
both Turkish and Allied soldiers.
Many of the graves typically read
“Believed to be buried in this cem-
etery.” In other words, the brutali-
ty of the campaign left few bodies
intact enough to be positively
identified for burial. We found
one Jewish grave in the ANZAC
Lone Pine cemetery with the same
preface, “Believed to be buried in
this cemetery 2150 Private M.
Hains 3RD BN. Australian Inf. 7/12
1915 Age 21.” As I placed a
handful of stones on his marker in
the Jewish tradition, it brought a
lump to my throat.
The Turkish cemeteries
fared no better at identifying re-
mains. The markers are glass with
names and units engraved, but
there are no soldiers buried under-
neath. It’s their Vietnam Wall.
There is a moving inscrip-
tion in both Turkish and English:
“Those heroes that shed
their blood in the territory
of this country! You are in
the soil of a friendly coun-
try here. Therefore, rest in
peace. You are lying to-
gether with the
Mehmetcik; side by side,
in each other’s arms. You,
the mothers, who sent their
sons from faraway coun-
tries! Wipe away your
tears. Your sons are now
lying in the bosom of ours.
They are now in peace and
will rest in peace here for-
ever. After losing their
lives on this land, they
have become our sons as
well. Mustafa Kemal
Ataturk, 1934”
What remains are fields of sun-
flowers.
Gallipoli Battle Museums
We visited two war muse-
ums, the first in a fort near Canna-
kale on the Dardanelles. Given the
concentration of the battlefields, it
must have been relatively easy to
find artifacts. In addition to guns,
there were uniforms, helmets,
mess kits, belt buckles, buttons,
bayonets, and a thousand other
things important and trivial. The
Marine Museum at Cannakale was
a treasure. There were cannons,
mines, artillery pieces, an iron
skeleton of a German submarine,
anchors, torpedoes and launchers,
and a mine sweeper resembling a
WW I aircraft that was “flown”
under water to cut the mooring
cables of the mines.
Unfortunately for the Brit-
ish, their mine-sweeping opera-
tions failed to clear a string of
mines laid along the shore in the
turning basin. As the order of
ships changed, one hit a sub-
merged mine. A second ship, at-
tempting rescue, also struck a
mine. A third was hit by an artil-
lery shell and blew its magazine
(or so the Turkish legend goes.)
Thus ended the naval campaign.
We toured the TCG
(Turkish Coast Guard) cutter
“Nusret” which laid the mines that
neutralized the British fleet. A
good reference with beautiful pho-
tos is “Gallipoli, Antiquity to the
Present,” (www.bkg.com.tr).
Searching for a Jewish Presence
Before we left Cleveland, I
did a little research on Jewish his-
tory in Turkey, and made a con-
nection through a local rabbi with
one in Istanbul. Unfortunately, we
were unable to connect in person.
During our stay in Istanbul it was
Tisha B’Av, (the 9th of the Jewish
month of Av), a solemn fast day
commemorating the destruction of
the First and Second Temples in
Jerusalem by the Romans. If the
holiday falls on a Saturday, as it
did this year, the fast is observed
on Sunday the 10th of Av. We left
Istanbul that Sunday.
We found some evidence
of a Jewish presence in Ephesus: a
menorah carved into a marble step.
Most of the extensive ruins ap-
peared to be Roman. The Jewish
Museum in Istanbul contains a
small treasure of Turkish Judaica.
A plaque read: “Quincentennial
Foundation Jewish Museum of
Turkey, Inaugurated on November
25, 2001 at the former Kahal Ka-
dosh Galata–Zulfaris Synagogue.”
Inside, amid the heat and peeling
paint, was a history of one Turkish
Jewish community. The religious
ceremonial objects reflected the
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Sephardic (Spanish) style of a
once active and wealthy congrega-
tion.
For military buffs, there
was a Turkish uniform, complete
with sword, sword belt, medals,
and citations identifying the own-
er. There were Torahs, silver To-
rah decorations, an embroidered
ark curtain and Torah covers, a
number of Torah cases, and an un-
usual hammered brass Hannukah
oil lamp holder. There were wed-
ding displays: dresses and tuxedos,
complete with veil and fez, linens,
and a wall of old wedding photo-
graphs attesting to the existence of
a once lively community. On the
way out, I deposited a dollar in the
“Tzedaka” box from my rabbi
friend in Cleveland, adding
“Chai” (18) to it. The museum
shop yielded some hand-made
glass mezuzas, and a wonderful
locally published Jewish cook
book. (The definition of most
Jewish holidays: they tried to kill
us; we won; let’s eat!)
We found a second syna-
gogue in Izmir, Bet Israil Syna-
gogu/Bet Israel Synagogue. Un-
fortunately, we were unable to en-
ter as it was being renovated. The
building next door, which ap-
peared to be part of the land par-
cel, was in a dangerous state of
disintegration and fenced off. It’s
my hope that it will be returned to
congregational use and not relegat-
ed to the status of a museum as
were the two churches we visited
in Istanbul: the Chora Church with
its beautiful frescoes, and the mag-
nificent Hagia Sofia.
The Hagia Sofia church
was converted into a mosque, and
then turned into a museum. An
impressive structure, it was still a
museum. People tour, but do not
pray there.
Izmir (Smyrna) was once
home to a large Jewish communi-
ty. A landmark of interest is the
Asansor Tower, a multi-story ele-
vator from the lower city level to
the top of the cliff. It was built in
1907 by a Jewish philanthropist,
Nesim Levy Bayraklioglu. Under
private ownership until 1983, it
was donated to the Municipality of
Izmir. The café at the top served
wonderful Turkish coffee and pas-
tries, along with a panoramic view
of the Aegean Sea and the city.
Jewish Turkey Today
Before leaving for Turkey,
I read “Jewish Life in 21st Century
Turkey, The Other Side of Toler-
ance,” by Marcy Brink-Danan, a
researcher who studied the Turkish
Jewish community for about ten
years. Jewish history in Turkey
goes back some 2400 years. There
have been Jewish communities in
Asia Minor since at least the 5th
century BC. The first Jewish syn-
agogue linked to Ottoman rule is
reported to be in Bursa. Etz
Hayim (Tree of Life) reportedly is
still in use, with a population of
140. http://en.wikippedia.org/
History_of_the_Jews_in_Turkey.
See also, “Biblical Turkey, A
guide to the Jewish and Christian
Sites of Asia Minor” by Mark Wil-
son.
The current Jewish popula-
tion, estimated at 18,000, is home
to the largest number of Jews out-
side of Israel in the lands that once
comprised the Ottoman Empire.
The population of Turkey, about
80,000,000, is 98 percent Muslim.
Jews make up a very tiny fraction.
Due to a variety of factors, emigra-
tion has accelerated. There is the
official story, and there is the other
side.
The story told by the gov-
ernment is that the Jews were wel-
comed into the Ottoman Empire
after the expulsion from Spain in
1492. Under the Ottoman Empire,
Jews enjoyed a somewhat protect-
ed special status until the for-
mation of the republic in 1923. At
that point, Jews became ordinary
Turkish citizens, theoretically. In
practice, there exists a tension re-
sulting in self effacement so as not
to antagonize their Turkish neigh-
bors. Jewish identification and
practice is restricted to the home,
not unlike that of the Marrano
Jews in Spain. (Marrano literally
means pig, a derogatory term used
to describe crypto-Jews who pub-
licly converted to Christianity but
practiced Jewish rituals in secret.
Apparently, eating pork (pig) was
practical proof of conversion.)
Mezuzas are mounted inside the
door, baseball caps are worn in-
stead of kippot (yarmulkas) on the
street, and most Jewish places are
purposely kept hard to find.
The tension historically
arises from the status of non-
Muslims under Muslim rule. In-
habitants of lands conquered by
Muslim armies were given two
choices: convert to Islam or die.
The only exceptions were
“Peoples of the Book” meaning
principally Christians and Jews.
They could retain their religions
on the condition that they gave no
possible offense to Muslims
(dhimmi status), and had to pay a
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special tax called a jizya. Social
restrictions varied, but were gener-
ally designed to provoke a certain
amount of humiliation.
The official line is that
there is no anti-Semitism in Tur-
key. There is however a great deal
of official anti-Israel sentiment.
The last election produced a 40%
vote for the current president, who
is anti-Israel and draws votes from
Islamists. Forty percent of 80 mil-
lion people is a lot of Islamists.
It’s no wonder that the Jewish
community feels under pressure.
A good historical resource is
“From Sacred texts to Solemn His-
tory, The Legacy of Islamic Anti-
semitism,” edited by Andrew Bos-
tom with a forward by Ibn Warraq.
Bostom has also published “The
Legacy of Jihad: Islamic Holy War
and the Fate of Non-Muslims.”
Since Israel is the only Jewish
state, the line that there is no anti-
Semitism but only anti-Israel senti-
ment is a distinction without a dif-
ference.
Jewish-Israel-Turkey relations
Sunday’s “Zaman” English
language newspaper (May 10,
2015) discusses the conflict be-
tween Israel and Turkey, two non-
Arab Middle Eastern countries.
While the US-Turkey defense rela-
tionship has remained, there are
frictions. The US State Depart-
ment “has condemned the anti-
Semitic discourse of both Erdogan
and Davutoglu.” Late political
developments in Turkey have
clouded the already murky waters.
President Erdogan lost a majority
in the legislature, getting only 40%
of the vote on June 7, while for the
first time the Kurds met the 10%
threshold for representation. Ac-
cording to the Wall Street Journal,
Erdogan only attacked ISIS once,
and now concentrates his attacks
against the Kurds who are helping
the US in its fight against ISIS.
The price tag for our access to In-
cirlik Air Base in Turkey is a cov-
er for Erdogan’s war on the Kurds.
Byzantium remains alive and well
in Turkish politics, not to mention
Alice in Wonderland.
An article by Dan Arbell in
“Merkaz, Middle East Politics and
Policy,” a publication of the
Brookings Institute (Feb 10, 2015)
notes that Turkish Foreign Minis-
ter Mevlut Cavosolu’s decision to
decline participation in the Munich
Security Conference due to Israeli
ministerial participation “marks a
new low in the troubled Turkish-
Israeli relationship.” The Merkaz
article also notes, paradoxically,
that despite an almost non-existent
political dialog, the overall trade
volume between Turkey and Israel
was $5.44 billion in 2014, an all
time high up 11.5% from 2013.
Israel exported $2.75 billion to
Turkey (a 10% increase) with
$2.68 billion in imports from Tur-
key (a 13% increase over 2013.)
The major bone of conten-
tion is the Palestinian issue, which
is probably going to remain unless
Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish
state is acknowledged. In the
meantime, neither Hamas nor Hez-
bollah has seen fit to remove the
destruction of Israel from its char-
ter, Iran is vociferously calling for
Israel’s destruction, and there has
been a de facto transfer of Jews
from Arab/Muslim lands to Israel
and the United States. So, the con-
flict is likely to continue into the
indefinite future.
Building Bridges
Despite the ambiguity of
Turkish-Jewish-Israel relations, I
felt it important to explore connec-
tions with the Turkish Islamic
world. As one Holocaust survivor
who had been saved by Christians
remarked a few years ago, one
should never refuse the hand of
friendship when offered. The peo-
ple we encountered were univer-
sally cordial, welcoming, and open
within the bounds of their world
view. Meeting with the newspaper
“Zaman,” I was both delighted
with the courage and honesty ex-
hibited and dismayed that freedom
of the press does not exist in Tur-
key as we know it in America. It
is a crime to criticize the govern-
ment. The press, like the Jewish
community, is self-censored.
Coming from America with our
Constitutional Bill of Rights, an
independent court system, and a
vociferous press, I can appreciate
the difficulty the Turkish press and
dissent presents. While the Byzan-
tine Empire no longer rules, its
politics have endured.
Final Thoughts
The Niagara Foundation
and the Gulen Movement provided
important support for this explora-
tion, and deserve special thanks.
While one can differ with their
world view, people to people con-
tact is vital to peaceful relations
and understanding. The conversa-
tions between group members and
those we were in contact with were
open, respectful, and in depth.
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Our guide, Murat Gurer, took ex-
cellent care of us. Everything
flowed seamlessly. Hotels and
travel arrangements were small but
clean and well kept. The food was
an adventure. Every place we
went, we were amazed at the qual-
ity and good service. We were not
just customers; we quickly became
guests. I developed a serious ad-
diction to Turkish coffee. Conver-
sations flowed from many per-
spectives. By the time we said
good bye, it was to intimate
friends.
Wait.
That’s not right.
We have the same
goal, don’t we?
I am a
“Guardian of the
Record” and have
been for twenty-seven years. I’ve
listened to a lot of legal argument,
testimony, witty repartee, and
muffled utterances through tears.
My goal has always been to reduce
proceedings to the written word
while clearly and precisely captur-
ing what’s transpired in the Court-
room.
I PRESERVE the record,
while attorneys MAKE the record.
I’d like to chat with you about
how we accomplish the amazing
feat of writing 300 words per mi-
nute (Yup, been there. Done that)
and then give you a few helpful
suggestions on how the record is
best able to capture your intelli-
gent, insightful opening state-
ments, brilliant objections,
astounding responses, devastating
arguments and, of course, the evi-
dence. [Stay tuned for Part 2].
First, let me explain our
brilliant steno theory and amazing
machine.
Our writer consists of 23 blank
(above illustrates keyboard letter
designation) solitary vertical keys
with one long solid horizontal key
across the top. The solid top bar
when depressed in conjunction
with the vertical key located im-
mediately beneath it will create a
numeric digital impression in a file
(in the old days on paper) while
the solitary vertical keys, when
depressed, create digital letters.
These keys are depressed simulta-
neously which alone or in combi-
nation translate to either sounds,
briefs, words, or phrases. It would
take years to teach you the theory,
so you’ll have to take my word for
it when I say SKWRAU*BG
translates to Geauga County.
Once theory is mastered,
we then accomplish speed. An
average typist can type 60-80
words per minute. My writer actu-
ally has a speedometer. The aver-
age words per minute in conversa-
tion generally range from 140-160.
Heated conversation tends to
broach the 225-240 range. Out of
control goes up from there.
Thank goodness the “out of con-
trol” is reined in by the judge.
(Thank you, Judge Burt!)
The digital file is stored in
three separate media: (A) backup
SDHC card (B) a permanent im-
bedded memory chip (C) remova-
ble SDHC card. I then download
the files located on the removable
SDHC card to the court’s server
located in the Courthouse Annex.
No more boxes and boxes of paper
steno notes. (You’ll no longer see
steno paper streaming out of our
writer onto the floor as portrayed
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in AMC classic movies for visual
effect.)
Then, last but not least, I
need to identify who’s speaking
and differentiate each speaker.
Reporters have unique specialized
strokes but my system is numeric.
Plaintiff’s side of the table. Lead
counsel is 1234; second chair is
12346. Defendant’s side of the
table is 6789; second chair 46789.
And I can build up numbers from
there. When the judge speaks:
STKPWHRFRPBLGTSDZ.
Yup, it gets your attention. Each
chair in the jury box has a designa-
tion. If some unidentified person
speaks up, I will sometimes use
the color of the article of clothing,
gender, relationship to the party.
After the hearing is concluded I’ll
create a notation correlating my
brief with their actual name.
PWHRAOU [which reads “blue”
by the way ] = Frances Jones.
Stay tuned for the October
issue where I’ll share with you
how to incorporate text messages,
voicemails, etc. into your record,
and other pointers.
‘Til then, see you on the
record.
GCBA Social and
Monthly Meeting
August
26,
2015
Photos by Paul Newman
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They say that the Geauga
County Fair is like a small city.
That really is the truth. And what
would a small city be for one week
without a few lawyers involved?
For me, the Geauga Coun-
ty Fair is a family tradition. My
grandpa was a director, my grand-
ma was on the Auxiliary, my mom
was a 4-H advisor, and my dad,
my aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings,
and myself were (and are) in 4-H.
Now, I serve on the Geauga Coun-
ty Fair Foundation. Life stops for
the fair.
What you might not know
is that my dad and I raise Brown
Swiss dairy cows, and we have
one of the biggest—if not the
biggest—Brown Swiss herd in
the county (all 7 of them—soon
to be 10 or so). We bring our
cows to the fair so we have a
place to sit and reminisce, a place
to see our fair family and our real
family, and a place to visit with
people we might only see once a
year. You know where to find
us—in the dairy barn, with our
cows.
While I was there all five
days this year, I got to visit with
many lawyers passing though our
barn and along the path at our end
of the fair. I always say that the
fair comes to you in your barn, and
sure enough, if you wait there long
enough, you see everyone. I saw
some of you heading to rides, on
to the next barn, or heading home
for the night!
I’m sorry that I didn’t get
to take pictures of every lawyer
that I saw, but I took a few.
Sometimes, it was because I had a
pitchfork in my hand, or some-
times, I just didn’t have my phone.
The cell service in the barn isn’t
the greatest as one might imagine,
so my phone spent some time on
the charger. I am sure that Paul
Newman took a few more pictures
and maybe we'll see those in a fu-
ture edition.
The barns are what they
Top: Jennifer Peck does her good deed by telling about the Good Deeds Pro-
gram. Middle: Bob Zulandt practices bidding as he waits for the Junior Fair Live-
stock Auction to begin. Bob’s grandchildren raised pigs. Left: Dave Jevnikar
takes pictures at the Chicken Flying Contest. Due to avian flu, there were no live
chickens at the fair, so the kids launched rubber chickens instead. On Cover: Kev-
in O’Reilly enjoys the fair with his grandchildren. He and his family are strong
supporters of 4-H in Geauga County and have been for many years!
As a former 4-Her, I appreciate all of the support our youth receive!
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Next G.C.B.A. C.L.E.:
October 2, 2015
Employment Law
8:00 a.m.-11:30 a.m.
Geauga County Public Library
Administrative Building
Left: Heidi Cisan introduces Judge Grendell at the
GCBA Probate Seminar on August 6, 2015.
used to be and aren't what they
used to be. This year I lugged my
laptop to and from the car intent
each day on working on the Ipso
Jure. With amazing technology,
the legal world no longer stops for
the fair. Today, I can hotspot the
internet right into the barn from
my cell phone to my computer.
I’m sorry, but not too sorry, to say
that it was way too hot to work on
my laptop, though I did turn it
on—once. And sorry, Bill Hof-
stetter, if there was some mooing
in the background as we tried to
solve the world’s problems. It
couldn’t be helped.
However despite the heat, I
did venture out a few times.
Thursday, I came upon Wendy
Call from Judge Grendell’s Court
heading to help with Geauga
Learns, a program designed to
teach kids from the western part of
our county about farming.
Thursday and Friday, the
GCBA worked the county booth
for the Good Deeds Program. I
worked my turn from 2-4 p.m.
with members of the Auditor’s
office. Other county officials
manned the building all week.
Every day, both the Democrat and
Republican Booths had attorneys
and public officials in residence to
greet the crowds.
Saturday was our show
day! It is quite a family affair!
My six year old niece got to show
a cow for the first time. While she
was excited to show the cow, she
ended up more excited about the
ribbons than the showing itself.
She was especially excited about
the pink rosette we won for re-
serve junior champion.
Saturday night, I headed
over to the Junior Fair Livestock
auction to support the dairy 4-H
clubs and possibly purchase an
animal from kids that I knew. I
saw a few more attorneys in the
audience as they vied to take home
someone’s 4-H project. I ended
up with a pig for my secretar-
ies and the reserve champion
goat. I resold the goat for the
scholarship fund.
Sunday was the Band-
A-Rama, and it was great to
see the kids I know perform
so well!
Then finally, Monday
arrived! You look forward to
the fair all year, and then
when it comes, by Monday,
you look forward to it being
over—especially when it’s this
hot! Monday, I finally walked
around the fair a little more. I
checked out the Midway, saw the
last livestock barns, and made fi-
nal rounds to say hello and good-
bye to friends. I never made it to
the horse barns, but that is o.k.
Maybe I will next time. The end
of fair is sad, but there is always
next year!
The Great Geauga County
Fair is over, but I’m making my
plans to be there again next year.
Thank you to everyone that makes
it happen! It wouldn’t be Geauga
County without it!
Below: Holy Cow! This is what you
look like when it’s time to go home from
the fair on Monday night! Robin Stanley
and her cow, Ariel, take a selfie.
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Access to Justice Seminar and Judicial Forum and Practice Update 5.0 hours of general credit + 1.0 hour of professional conduct, pending
8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. registration begins at 8:00a.m. Willoughby Municipal Court, 4000 Erie Street
Additional Parking is available in the adjacent Kingdom Hall Lot
Judge Harry E. Field, Host
Agenda will Include:
Steven M. Dettelbach, Esq. - U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio
Judge Dan Polster - U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio
Yvette McGee Brown, Esq. - Chair, Ohio’s Access to Justice Task Force
Judge Timothy Cannon - Ohio Court of Appeals - 11th District
Judge Mark Bartolotta, Lake County Probate Court; Judge Albert Camplese, Ashtabula County Probate/Juvenile Court;
Judge Timothy Grendell, Geauga County Probate/Juvenile Court; Judge Karen Lawson, Lake County Juvenile Court
Judge Forrest Burt, Geauga County; Judge Richard Collins, Lake County; Judge Eugene Lucci, Lake County;
Judge John O’Donnell, Lake County; Judge Gary Yost, Ashtabula County
Judge Colleen Falkowski, Lake County Domestic Relations; Judge David Fuhry, Geauga County Court of Common Pleas
Judge Michael Cicconetti, Painesville; Judge Harry Field, Willoughby; Judge Teri Stupica, Chardon; Judge John Trebets, Mentor
Judge Joseph Gibson and Attorney Mary Jane Trapp
For the lunch break, Oliver Twist in Willoughby will offer a lunchtime discount and preferred seating to CLE participants.
After the CLE, join our group at Morehouse in downtown Willoughby for an event to support Legal Aid!
This CLE is complimentary,
but pro bono service or a $150 tax-deductible donation to Legal Aid is encouraged.
The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland
Ashtabula, Lake and Geauga
Bar Associations and local Judiciary
invite you…
Friday, October 30 A Complimentary CLE
National Celebrate Pro Bono Week 2015
Register today for the CLE at:
www.lascleve.org/2015WilloughbyCLE
Volunteer Lawyers Program
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WANTED!
A few good men and women to serve on the
Geauga County Bar Association Certified Grievance Committee
The Certified Grievance Committee is looking for qualified attorneys to serve on the Committee. The Com-
mittee meets at least 8 times a year. The members are assigned complaints to investigate, write a report and
report to the committee. Continuing education in the area of prosecuting grievances
and the Rules of Professional Conduct is suggested.
The Certified Grievance Committee is also looking for attorneys (either members of the committee, past
members or just members of the Bar) to prosecute formal complaints before the Supreme Court Board of Pro-
fessional Conduct. Certified Training established by the Supreme Court is required per Gov Bar R
V(5)(D)(1)(e) requiring attendance at a full day training seminar.
The Certified Grievance Committee is also in need of a Chairman for the next 2 years (2016-2018). We are
looking for any member of the bar who has past experience on a Grievance Committee or special training.
—Robert E. Zulandt, Jr.
Bar Counsel to the Geauga County Certified Grievance Committee
Contact:
Robert E. Zulandt, Jr.
100 Center Street, Suite 201 B, Chardon, Ohio 44024
(440)286-6177, [email protected]
Website:
Check out the Geauga County Bar
Association Website for updated
meeting dates, deadlines and other
important information:
www.geaugabar.org
Upcoming
Executive Committee Meetings
October 14, November 11
Second Wednesday of each month
at 12:00 noon.
R.S.V.P. to Mary Poland
Upcoming
General Meetings
September 23, October 22
Fourth Wednesday of each month
at 12:00 noon at Joey’s Grille, 209
Center Street, Chardon
R.S.V.P. to Mary Poland
Geauga Bar Association Announcements
Update from the Geauga County Bar Association CLE Committee
The tentative CLE schedule for 2015 is as follows:
October 2 (Fr iday morning) – Employment law (2.5 hours)
November 6 (Fr iday morning) – GAL (will satisfy the continuing education GAL requirement) (In conjunc-
tion with CASA) (3.0 hours)
December 4 (Fr iday morning) – Procrastinator’s seminar (professionalism) (2.5 hours)
Executive Secretary: Mary S. Poland (440)286-7160 [email protected] Ipso Jure Editor: Robin L. Stanley (440)285-3511 [email protected]
Geauga County Bar Associat ion
President Jaredd Flynn (440) 285-2242 [email protected]
President-Elect Frank Antenucci (440) 339-4727 [email protected]
Secretary Judge Terri Stupica (440) 286-2670
Treasurer Dennis Coyne (216) 781-9162 [email protected]
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Deadlines:
Mark your calendars
and turn in an article!
October 15, 2015
December 15, 2015
February 15, 2016
April 15, 2016
Quick Reminders Next Executive
Committee Meeting:
October 14, 2015 at 12:00 noon
Next General Meeting:
September 23, 2015 at 12:00 noon
Annual Dinner: October 24, 2015
Settlement Day: November 20, 2015
We hope to see you at the
Bar Association’s next event!
