Lawyers on staff at Dworken
Kate Bushey earned her law degree from Wake Forest University School of Law in 2004, after graduating from Saint Mary’s College in Notre Dame, Indiana in 2001 with a degree in Finance. Kate joined Kaman & Cusimano in 2006, where she has since focused her practice on community association assessment recovery, bankruptcy, and covenant enforcement. […]
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Lavinia Becker earned a double bachelor’s degree from The Institute for Global Outreach Developments in Biblical Studies and Community Development, with an emphasis on Latin America History. In 2008, Lavina was involved with development work, including education, literacy, community organizing, and organization of construction of homes in Latin America and East Asia. She then went
Valerie Brown earned her law degree from Capital University Law School in 2022, after graduating from Tiffin University with honors. Kaman & Cusimano welcomed Valerie as a law clerk in 2021 who assisted with the 2021 CAI case law update summary, which reviews and summarizes all major community association court opinions from across the country.
James J. Campbell earned a degree in Economics and with a minor in History from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina. After college, and prior to law school, James worked as a consultant for a large IT company in Washington D.C. James then graduated from Marquette University Law school in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. After law
Lydia Chartre earned her bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Carthage College and then later earned her Doctor of Jurisprudence Degree from Marquette University Law School. Lydia has extensive experience advising condominium association boards on myriad issues facing them, including declaration and bylaw amendments; assessment collections and foreclosure; rulemaking, voting and governance issues; and HUD
Beau Chinn earned his law degree from the University of Dayton School of Law in 2009 after graduating from Defiance College in 2005 with a degree in Criminal Justice. Beau has gained extensive experience in the court room and has represented clients at the federal, state, and local level in a variety of different matters.
CJ Cottle graduated from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2000. Prior to joining Kaman & Cusimano in 2006, he practiced in a high-volume civil litigation and criminal defense firm for local government. CJ focuses on community association litigation and has successfully obtained favorable verdicts, judgments and appellate rulings in state and federal
Jennifer B. Cusimano earned her law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1993 after earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio in 1990. Prior to joining Kaman & Cusimano, Jennifer spent many years practicing estate planning, trust administration, and business succession planning. At
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In 2005, Jay became the second attorney from Ohio to be accepted into the national College of Community Association Lawyers. In 2013, Jay was first selected by his peers for inclusion in the 20th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America for his work in the area of Real Estate and Community Association law; and
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Joe DiBaggio is the Complex Litigation Director. Joe earned his law degree from the Cleveland Marshall College of Law in 2001 after graduating in 1996 from the University of Dayton, having received a degree in Criminal Justice. Joe has a strong litigation background in foreclosure litigation, general collections, and bankruptcy. Joe now draws upon his
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