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
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