Lynn Maro is the youngest of 7 children born in Youngstown, Ohio to Stephen and Mary Jane Maro. She is a 1985 graduate of Ursuline High School. She graduated Summa Cum Laude from Youngstown State University in 1988 with a Bachelor of Arts, majoring in political science. In December, 1990 she received her juris doctorate degree, graduating Cum Laude from the University of Akron School Of Law.
In law school Lynn competed on the Jessup International Moot Court team and received the Outstanding Oralist Award at the Regional Competition in New York. She was also a member of the University of Akron Trial Team, placing fifth in the Country at the National Tournament in Dallas, Texas in 1989 and third in the Regional competition in 1990.
After law school Lynn joined the Akron law firm of Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs as an associate in civil litigation division. In 1992, she joined the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office in the civil division until 1996. She has been in private practice since 1994 and currently practices law with her husband, Attorney Jonathan K. Schoenike. Lynn’s practice includes civil and criminal litigation and appellate work. While the majority of her case load focuses upon criminal defense work, Lynn also handles employment and labor law cases, harassment and discrimination cases, personal injury and medical malpractice cases.
Lynn is licensed to practice in all Ohio Courts, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio and the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. Lynn is a member of the Ohio State Bar Association, the Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Mahoning County Bar Association. She has served as Chair of the Campaign Ethics Committee since 1999 and was Chair of the Public Relations Committee, hosting the People’s Law School in Austintown and Boardman, the Explorer post for high school students interested in becoming lawyers, organized the MCBA Relay for Life Boardman Team, and organized the Blood Drive in conjunction with the American Red Cross.
Lynn and Jonathan have been married for 31 years and have 2 daughters, Katelyn Schoenike, a teacher at the Quad Preparatory School in Manhattan, New York; and Audrey Schoenike, an associate attorney with White and Williams in its Boston office.
John B. Juhasz graduated from Youngstown State University summa cum laude in 1979, and from the University of Akron School of Law, cum laude, in 1983. After serving as Mahoning County Administrator, a Magistrate in the Mahoning County Probate Court, and an Assistant Prosecuting Attorney in the felony division of the Mahoning County Prosecutor’s Office, he entered full time private practice in 1989, where he has focused on criminal defense. He has been certified as lead trial and appellate counsel to represent defendants charged with death penalty offenses. people who have been charged with capital crimes. He has tried capital cases in Mahoning, Trumbull, Ashtabula, Portage, and Summit counties, and has been counsel in 10 death cases before the Supreme Court of Ohio.
He is admitted to practice in the courts of Ohio, the United States District Court
for the Northern District of Ohio, the United States Court of Appeals for the
Sixth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He was awarded the
Mahoning County Bar Association’s Lawyer of the Year Award in 1996, along with the late Timothy E. Franken, and received the Bar’s Association’s
Professionalism Award in 2018. He is AV rated by Martindale Hubbell, a peer
rating review system.
He lives in Jackson Township with his wife, Mary Pat, a retired medical
technologist. Their son, Michael, holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and Material
Sciences, a Master’s Degree in Engineering, a Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering,
and a Bachelor’s Degree in Applied Mathematics; and, is employed as a staff
scientist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in Livermore, California.
Michael’s wife, Kelsey, holds a Master’s Degree in Microbiology, and is also
employed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Kathi McNabb Welsh has been on the Governing Board of the ESC of Eastern Ohio (formerly Mahoning County ESC) since June 2003.
A graduate of Bowling Green State University and the University of Akron College of Law, Attorney McNabb Welsh served as the Mahoning County Chief Deputy Clerk of Courts for 30 years, from 1994 until 2024.
Attorney McNabb Welsh served on the Board of Education of the Mahoning County Career and Technical Center for over 20 years, from 2003 until 2024. She is a past Trustee of Eastern Gateway Community College.
Attorney McNabb Welsh and her husband, Attorney Tim Welsh, are members of St. Charles Church and have one son.
Jennifer is a lifelong resident of Mahoning County. In 2003 she recived a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Akron School of Law. She is a licensed to practice law in Ohio and Pennsylvania. After employment at a personal injury law firm she began a private law practice in 2005. Her private practice focused on family and juvenile law. Jennifer received a certification in mediation from the University of Akron School of Law. She certified as a Gaurdian ad Litem by the Ohio Supreme Court. Jennifer served as an attorney advocate for the Mahoning County Juvenile Courts Building Bridges diversion docket since 2019. In 2007 Jennifer recived the volunteer of the year award from the Mahoning cuny Community Legal Aid Services. In 2024 Jennifer was the recipient of the Mahoning County Bar Association’s Distinguished Service Award. Jennifer is licensed as a registered nurse in Ohio.
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