Bar president

Fredric L. Young, shareholder with Green & Green Lawyers, has been sworn into office as the 106th president of the Dayton Bar Association for the 2020-2021 year. The DBA represents attorneys practicing in Montgomery and surrounding Counties, with more than 1,400 area legal professionals as members.

Young was sworn during the DBA’s Virtual Annual Meeting held on June 26 and assumed office on July 1 along with fellow board members:

■ Fredric L. Young, President, Green & Green Lawyers

■ Merle F. Wilberding, First Vice President, Coolidge Wall Co., LPA

■ Caroline H. Gentry, Second Vice President, Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP

■ Denise L. Platfoot Lacey, Secretary, University of Dayton School of Law

■ Hon. Gerald Parker, Treasurer, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas

■ Rebecca Gentry, Member-at-Large, WilmerHale

■ Anne P. Keeton, Member-at-Large, Freund, Freeze & Arnold A Legal Professional Association

■ Justine Z. Larsen, Member-at-Large, Bieser Greer & Landis, LLP

■ Sean P. McCormick, Member-at-Large, Thompson Hine LLP

■ Hon. Mary L. Wiseman, Immediate Past President, Montgomery County Court of Common Pleas

■ John M. Ruffolo, ex officio, Bar Counsel, Ruffolo Stone & Stone

■ Jennifer Otchy, ex officio, Chief Executive Officer,

on Bar Association Founded in 1883, the DBA is dedicated to the administration of justice and the public’s respect for the law. The organization of legal professionals consisting of more than 1,400-member judges, magistrates, attorneys, paralegals, legal administrators and law students work together to raise the bar of excellence in the legal profession and serve the community in which they live and work.