Marc B. Merklin
As Chair of the Commercial and Bankruptcy practice group, Marc focuses on general business counseling, commercial law and business reorganizations. He represents creditors, debtors, committees and trustees in Chapter 11 reorganizations, as well as borrowers in loan transactions and bankruptcy and commercial litigation. Marc also works on the sale and acquisition of financially distressed companies. Listed in the Best Lawyers in America editions 2006-2009, Marc is nationally Board Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Board of Certification, a nonprofit organization created to recognize attorneys who are experts in the bankruptcy and creditors’ rights fields. Marc was named an Ohio Super Lawyer in 2008, 2009 and 2010 in a peer- and -achievement-based review by Law and Politics Media, Inc. and was also named on the 2010 Ohio Super Lawyers Top 100 List. Professional/Civic Activities
Marc is a member of the Akron, Cleveland Metropolitan, Ohio State, and American Bar Associations and is a graduate of Leadership Akron, Class XIV. Community Involvement - President: Shaw Jewish Community Center of Akron
- President: Akron Bar Association
- Past Board Chair: Child Guidance & Family Solutions
- Past Board Chair: United Way of Summit County
- Past Board Chair: Akron Community Foundation
- Past Board Chair: County of Summit, Alcohol Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services Board
- Past President: Jewish Community Board of Akron
Distinctions - Past Recipient: Distinguished Service Award and Community Builder Award - United Way of Summit County
- Distinguished Service Award - Akron Jaycees
- President’s Award – Shaw Jewish Community Center
- Distinguished Leadership Award – Leadership Akron Alumni Association
- Isroff Young Leadership Award – Akron Jewish Community Federation
- Glauberman Leadership Award – Shaw Jewish Community Center
- Outstanding Service Award for Lawyers under 40 – Ohio State Bar Association
- Karl S. Hay Community Service Award – Brouse McDowell
Admissions - Ohio Bar, 1984
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Ohio
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 6th Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
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