With law licensure in Ohio and Oregon, Stoneman has 29 years of experience, most recently this past year at Fiscus and Stoneman, LLP in Oregon. "My roots in Northeast Ohio run very deep," said Stoneman. "I am excited to be returning home and proud to be joining one of the oldest and most respected law firms in the State of Ohio. This is a great opportunity for me to provide my clients with additional resources for innovative and effective legal counsel." Day Ketterer was founded 138 years ago by U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice William R. Day who also served as the United States Secretary of State under President William McKinley in 1898. Stoneman's office will be located at the Firm's downtown Canton location, with flexibility to continue her practice of meeting clients in the privacy of their own homes, as requested, or at one of the Firm's other office locations in Hudson or Cleveland. "Kathy's expertise and integrity is well-respected in the legal community and we know that she will be a valuable asset to help expand our estate, probate, business and family law practices at Day Ketterer," said Managing Attorney James R. Blake. A certified Mediator by the Supreme Court of Ohio, Stoneman is able to assist people find resolutions to their disagreements with others outside the courtroom. A 2007 Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation, Stoneman was a member of the Ohio Supreme Court Commission that originally developed the Ohio Child Support Guidelines, and currently serves as a member of the National Association of Counsel for Children (NACC), the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals (IACP), and is a 2007 Fellow of the Ohio State Bar Foundation. She was appointed to the Ohio Supreme Court's Commission on Professionalism and served on the Ohio State Bar Association's Juvenile Justice Committee, the Ohio State Bar Fee Arbitration/Mediation Panel, the Ohio State Bar Committee that drafted and edited the publication Office-keeper, and co-chaired the Ohio State Bar Pro Bono Committee Task Force for the 7th Appellate District. She was also the Ohio State Bar representative on the Ohio General Assembly Special Advocate/Guardian ad Litem Study Committee. Besides being active on the state level, she has been a community steward, serving as a member of the Carroll County Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities Board, as a member and chairperson of the Carroll County Foundation, as secretary of the Carroll County Bar Association, as board member of the Carroll County Chapter of the American Cancer Society and as a member of a number of local scholarship committees. Stoneman graduated summa cum laude from Mount Union College, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. She received her Juris Doctor from the University of Akron School of Law.