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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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 has received the same
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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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Joseph E. Dreyfuss earned a degree in Sport Management from Rice University, and in 2013 he obtained his juris doctor from Washington and Lee University. In law school, Joe was president of the Jewish Law Students Association. Joe obtained extensive experience in litigation and alternative dispute resolution while practicing as a criminal defense attorney in
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Julie Hamner is a native of Houma, Louisiana, and a graduate of Nicholls State University, where she received her B.A. in English with honors. She went on to earn her J.D. from Louisiana State University. While in law school she was the recipient of the Chancellor’s and Westbrook Memorial Scholarships. Following law school, she spent
Lucas England earned a degree in Political Science from the University of Louisville in 2020 and received his law degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2023. Lucas joined the firm in 2023 after passing the Ohio Bar Exam and practices with our association operations team interpreting and reviewing governing documents, drafting
