Practice Area And Professional Expertise · Served as a staff judge advocate with the United States Air Force from 1967 to 1970. · Serves as counsel for numerous businesses and foundations and is President of the GAR Foundation. · Joined the law firm of Herndon & Bartlo in 1970, which merged with Buckingham, Doolittle & Burroughs, LLP in 1971, and elected shareholder in 1974. · Served on the Board of Managers of the Firm from 1985 to 2000, President and CEO from 1990 to 2000, and Chairman of the Board from 2000 to 2004. · Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® (2008-2012). · Selected for inclusion in Ohio's Super Lawyers® (2004 - 2005), as voted by his peers. · Named to Crain's Cleveland Business 2002 and 2007 Power Pack as one of Northeast Ohio's most influential business leaders. · Named to Crain's Cleveland Business Difference Makers 2011. · Named to Inside Business Magazine's 2010 Power 100. · Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Rating of AV® Preeminent™, which is the highest possible rating in both legal ability and ethical standards as established by confidential opinions from member of the Bar. Publications Mr. Briggs was featured in the Cleveland Plain Dealer in an article featuring the groundbreaking efforts of the "Fund for Our Economic Future." (March 2, 2008) Mr. Briggs was also listed in Crain's Cleveland Business as one of the "Who's Who: 150 names to know in Northeast Ohio." (November 15, 2010) Mr. Briggs was selected as one of the 2011 Difference Makers by Crain's Cleveland Business (May 16, 2011) Presentations Mr. Briggs was the Graduate Commencement speaker for the Baldwin-Wallace Class of 2008. "Northeast Ohio's Regional Economy and the Progress of the Fund for Our Economic Future," Ashland Area Chamber of Commerce Annual Dinner Meeting "The Fund for Our Economic Future," Cleveland City Club Forum Bar Associations Member: American Bar Association Member: New York State Bar Association Member: Ohio State Bar Association Member: Akron Bar Association Honors/Awards Recipient: 2010 Harold K. Stubbs Humanitarian Award Recipient: Sir Thomas More Award, 2009 Recipient: Honorary Doctorate, Baldwin-Wallace College Recipient: Northeast Ohio Regional Leadership Task Force 2006 Regional Vision Award Recipient: 1st Annual H. Peter Burg Regional Vision Award, Team NEO Recipient: Community Service Award from the Great Trail Council of the Boy Scouts and the Northwest Summit County Rotary Recipient: Honorary Alumni Award from the University of Akron Recipient: Distinguished Service Award from Akron Community Foundation Recipient: Hope Award from Northeast Ohio Chapter of Multiple Sclerosis Society Professional & Civic Affiliations Member: FirstMerit Corporation, Board of Directors, Risk Management Committee and Executive Committee President: GAR Foundation Vice Chair: The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Member, Board of Directors: Buckeye Oil Producing Co. Board Member: Oak Clinic for Multiple Sclerosis Board Chair: National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation Trustee: Musical Arts Association (Cleveland Orchestra) Co-Chair and Member: OneCommunity Trustee: Catholic Diocese of Cleveland Foundation Member: Catawba Island Club Member: Firestone Country Club Member: Portage Country Club Member: Union Club Member: Congress Lake Club Member: The 50 Club Past Affiliations Past Chair: Fund for Our Economic Future Past Trustee and Co-Chair: One Cleveland dba One Community Past Trustee: Summa Health Systems Past Trustee: Summa Health System Foundation Past Trustee: Summa Hospitals Past Co-chair, Board of Overseers: Blossom Music Center Past Trustee: Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education Past President and Member, Board of Directors: Cascade Club Past Board Member: BancOhio National Bank, Akron Past Board Member: National City Bank, Northeast Past Trustee: Summit Education Initiative Past Board Chair: Joint Board for National Inventors Hall of Fame Past Board Member: Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges Past Member and Chair: Ohio Venture Capital Authority Past Member, Board of Directors: Akron Neonatology, Inc. Past Trustee: Northeast Ohio Technology Coalition Past Secretary, Trustee and Two-Term President: Akron Community Foundation and Recipient of its Distinguished Service Award Past Campaign Chair and Member: Law Enforcement Foundation Past Board Member: Akron Bar Association Foundation Past Chair and Member: Walsh Jesuit High School Board of Trustees Past President and Member, Board of Directors: Akron City Club Past Chair: Multiple Sclerosis Society (Northeastern Ohio Chapter) and Recipient of the Hope Award Past Vice-President and Trustee: Old Trail School Past Member, Board of Directors: Akron Porcelain and Plastics Co. Past Member: Northeast Ohio Universities Collaboration & Innovation Study Commission |