Staff

Marion Smithberger

• Executive Director, Columbus Bar Foundation 1985-Present
• Assistant Executive Director, Columbus Bar Association 1978-Present
• Director, Lawyer Referral Service 1995-Present
• President, ABA National Conference of Bar Foundations, 1999
• Board member and past president, Columbus Legal Aid Society
• Board member, Ohio Center for Law Related Education
• Program Committee, Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation
• Chair, Ohio Supreme Court Committee for Lawyer Referral 1997-2003
• Member, Peer Assistance Review LRS Panel for ABA 2001 -present
• Chair, ABA National Association of Bar Executives, Lawyer Referral Forum, 2003
• Director, Continuing Legal Education 1978-1995
• Coordinated the development of the Lawyers for Justice Program
• Coordinated the transition from voluntary to mandatory CLE
• Chair, ABA National Association of Bar Executives CLE Section 1992-93
• Graduate, The Ohio State University
• Husband of Carol Sheehan, partner, Carlile Patchen & Murphy

Lara Bertsch

• Program Director, Columbus Bar Foundation, 2004-Present
• Committees Coordinator, Columbus Bar Association, 2004- April 2005
• Ohio Bar Admission, November 2004
• Juris Doctor, The Moritz College of Law, 2004
• Project Assistant, Alumni Relations, The Moritz College of Law, 2003-2004
• Teacher, St. Andrew’s School, Upper Arlington, 1999-2001
• M.S. Ed., specialization in Latin, Duquesne University, 1999
• Teacher, Canevin Catholic High School, Pittsburgh, 1998-1999
• B.A., Classics, The University of Virginia, 1998
• Wife of Jeff Mussman, Moritz College of Law student, summer associate, Squire Sanders & Dempsey