| Admission Details | 1983, Ohio; U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit; U.S. District Court, Middle District of Michigan; U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio U.S. District Court, Western District of Pennsylvania; U.S. Supreme Court |
| Education | John Carroll University, B.A., Political Science, cum laude, 1980; Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, J.D., 1982 |
| Birth Information | West Germany, May 5, 1959 |
| Languages | Limited in German |
| Associations & Memberships | Cleveland Metropolitan, Cuyahoga County (President-Elect, 2004-2005; First Vice President, 2003-2004; Second Vice President, 2002-2003; Chair, Pro Bono Community Projects Committee, 2001-2003; Chair, Pro Bono Committee, 2000-2003; Executive Committee, 1999-2006; Chair, Ethics Committee, 1996-1997; Vice Chair, Ethics Committee, 1995-1996; Board of Trustees, 1994-2008; C.L.E. Committee, 1991-2001; Chair, Bankruptcy Committee, 1991-1995; Bar Admissions Committee, 1986-2008; Bar Admissions Appeals Subcommittee, 1986-2008), Federal (Vice President, Northern District of Ohio Chapter, 2009) and Ohio State Bar Associations (Commission on Judicial Candidates (2006-2008) |
| Certifications | Certified in Consumer and Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Bankruptcy Board of Certification |
| Awards & Recognition | "2010 German-American Woman of the Year" - given by Federation of German - American Societies of Greater Cleveland
Recipient of the Federal Bar Association's Elaine R. "Boots" Fisher Award for exemplary community, public and charitable service (2009)
AV rating from Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
Selected as an "Ohio Super Lawyer" by Law & Politics magazine, Cincinnati Magazine and Columbus Monthly
Cleveland-Metropolitan Bar Association Volunteer of the Year (2008)
Recipient of the Cuyahoga County Bar Foundation's Day Weiner Award for outstanding public service (2005)
Recipient of the Ohio Legal Assistance Foundation's Presidential Award for Pro Bono Legal Services (2004)
Recipient of Trustee Award for Outstanding Service as Volunteer Attorney from the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland (2001)
Named in Crain's Cleveland Business "40 Under 40" (1995)
Recipient of 1990 Elsa Pavlik Volunteer of the Year Award from the Women's City Club of Cleveland
Recipient of the Bundesverdienstkreuz (The Order of Merit) from the Federal Republic of Germany
Included in Marquis, 20th-25th editions, Who's Who of American Women |
| Speaking Engagements | "Small Business Bankruptcy: Chapter 11" - OSBA Bankruptcy Seminar (November 2009)
William J. O'Neill Bankruptcy Institute program, a two-day program sponsored by the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (May 2008)
"Understanding the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2005" - Lorman Education Services Seminar (June 2006)
"The Fundamentals of Bankruptcy in Ohio: How to Give Clients the Relief They Need" (March 2006)
"Bankruptcy" - Lorman Education Services Seminar (February 2004)
"Receiver Law in Ohio" - National Business Institute (January 2004)
"Basic Bankruptcy Law and Practice in Ohio" - Sterling Education Services, LLC (October 2003)
Serve on the faculty of the Great Lakes Deposition Program, a three-day program co-sponsored by National Institute of Trial Advocacy and Case Western School of Law (March 2003)
Frequent faculty member of programs sponsored by NITA, OSBA, Ohio Judicial College, CCBA, CBA, Sterling, Lorman, and HalfMoon |
| Reported Cases | Handled complex business and commercial litigation in both state and federal courts.
Served as counsel for the debtor, the debtor-in-possession, official committee of unsecured creditors, secured creditors, or the bankruptcy trustee in hundreds of Chapter 7, Chapter 11, and Chapter 13 bankruptcy cases and insolvency proceedings. |
| Publications | Publishes and serves as a faculty member/speaker for educational programs sponsored throughout the year by the Ohio State Bar Association, Ohio Judicial College, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, and local bar associations on a wide range of topics |
| Additional Bio Details | Ms. Thimmig focuses her practice on complex business and commercial litigation, bankruptcy cases, and insolvency proceedings. |