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A S S O C I AT I O N
CINCINNATI BAR
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JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2026
2025-2026
CBA LEADERSHIP
President
ALAN H. ABES
President Elect
TERENCE R. COATES
Vice President
JACOB D. MAHLE
Treasurer
ADRIENNE J. ROACH
Secretary
ERIC COOK
Immediate Past President
FAITH C. WHITTAKER
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5
THE DIGITAL MESS
NO LAWYER WANTS TO INHERIT
By the CBA Ethics Committee
8
CIVILITY IN ACTION
By Terry Coates
CBA REPORT
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A YOUNG LAWYER’S GUIDE TO
CIVILITY IN AN ADVERSARIAL
LEGAL SYSTEM
By Nate Sparks
14
OHIO SUPREME COURT’S LAWYER
TO LAWYER MENTORING
PROGRAM
By Laura Welles Wilson
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