WARREN, Ohio – Kevin P. Murphy, a member at Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell Ltd., has been appointed to the Board of Governors of the Ohio State Bar Association.

The 24-member board meets monthly to manage business affairs, set policy and review pending legislation for the 25,000-member association of Ohio lawyers.

Murphy, a Warren resident, represents the association's District 18, which includes Trumbull, Geauga, Lake and Ashtabula counties.  He will serve a three-year term that begins July 1, 2010.

Murphy works from HHM's Warren office and focuses on business and commercial litigation, as well as corporate, insurance defense and workers' compensation law. He has been with HHM since 1985.

Murphy sits on the boards of Junior Achievement of the Mahoning Valley, Trumbull Country Club and the Youngstown Feis Society, and is also a member of the Kent State University Trumbull Advisory Board.

Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell Ltd. is the area's largest law firm, with nearly 30 attorneys at offices in Warren, Youngstown, Salem and East Palestine. The firm provides legal solutions to corporations, other businesses, non-profit organizations, government agencies and individuals.

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For more information, contact:
Kevin P. Murphy, Esq., Harrington, Hoppe & Mitchell, Ltd., (330) 392-1541 or kmurphy@hhmlaw.com or
Dan J. Pecchia, Pecchia Communications LLC, (330) 720-6912, or dan@pecchiacomm.com