Mahoning County Bar Association elects president

LIBERTY -- Atty. Ronald E. Slipski has been elected president of the Mahoning County Bar Association for the coming year, succeeding Atty. Larry D. Wilkes.
Atty. J. Gerald Ingram will serve as president-elect, and Atty. Joseph D. DeSanto will be secretary-treasurer.
Also at the association's annual election banquet Monday at the Youngstown Country Club, Judges John M. Durkin and R. Scott Krichbaum of Mahoning County Common Pleas Court and Atty. James E. Roberts were elected to three-year terms as association trustees.
Attys. James B. Dietz, Gregg A. Rossi and Thomas R. Wright received lawyer of the year awards, and Attys. Robert Budinsky and Anne Crawford received distinguished service awards.
Those honored for 50 years as lawyers were B. Richard Burdman, Theodore Humphrey, Daniel B. Roth, Eugene R. Smith, Edward N. Sobnosky and Donald E. Tucker.
Honored for 55 years in the profession were Dean F. Ferris, Harry Frederick, Albert J. Ortenzio, W. Glenn Osborne and Myron J. Regenstreich.
Recognized for 60 years as attorneys were Judge Anthony M. Bernard and Atty. William A. Gemma.