In addition to their law practices, the members of the Government Relations Practice Group serve in government-appointed positions and on the boards of many civic organizations.

Cheryl Burchard

  • Associate Director, Ohio Women's Coalition

N. Victor Goodman

  • Member, The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy

Holly F. Gross

  • Trustee, PAST Foundation
  • Adjunct Professor, Policymaking and Advocacy during COVID-19, Capital University Law School

Juan Morado Jr.

  • Board Director, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
  • Board of Directors and Past President, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois (HLAI)
  • Board Director, HLAI Charities
  • Board Director, La Casa Norte
  • Board Director, National Kidney Foundation of Illinois
  • Chair, Latino Leadership Council
  • Board Director, Public Interest Law Initiative
  • Advisory Board Member, Teatro Vista
  • Board Member, We CAN Achieve Foundation
  • Board of Managers, Chicago Bar Association

Martha J. Sweterlitsch

  • Member, Central Branch Consulting Board, Central Ohio YMCA
  • Member, Westerville Income Tax Review Board
  • Board Member, Westerville Education Foundation
  • Member, Hoover Sailing Foundation

Rachel Winder

  • Founding Executive Director, Ohio Women's Coalition
  • Governor's Appointment to the Select Committee on Telecom
  • Public Policy Advisor, National Association of Women Business Owners, Columbus Chapter
  • Member, Ohio Chamber of Commerce—Tax and Public Policy Committees
  • Member, Columbus Chamber of Commerce—Government Affairs Steering Committee
  • Member, Ohio Lobbying Association— Nominating and Membership Committees
  • Member, Women for Economic and Leadership Development, Columbus Chapter

Robert A. Zimmerman

  • Shaker Heights City Councilman (served four consecutive terms from 2006-2021)
  • Member of National Council, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
  • Board Member, Friendship Circle (special-needs children service organization)
  • Past Board Member of Jewish Federation of Cleveland, AntiDefamation League, American Jewish Committee, and Cleveland Jewish News
  • Founding Member, Jewish Elected Officials of Northeast Ohio