Posted on March - 28 - 2010
Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association selects new executive director
The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association has announced its new executive director, a financial adviser with Edward Jones Investments in Indiana.
David R. Watson is a Cleveland native who also has served as executive vice president of the Commercial Law League of America and deputy executive director of the Defense Research Institute. He has run his own solo law practice and served as senior director with Lexis-Nexis.
Mr. Watson will begin his job in early April. He replaces former executive director D. Larkin Chenault, who became executive director of the Connecticut Bar Association in late 2009.
Mr. Watson said in a statement that he is excited to work with the Cleveland legal community.
“I’m looking forward to coming home to Cleveland and using my accumulated experiences to strengthen an already-strong bar association, give every attorney in our community a reason to belong to their bar association and then to leverage that strength for the good of Greater Cleveland,” he said.
Mr. Watson, who also will be executive director of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Foundation, was selected from a field of 88 candidates. The final four candidates participated in a day of interviews with the boards of trustees, past presidents of the association, firm managing partners, judges and the bar association staff.
The search committee’s recommendation of Mr. Watson to the two boards was unanimous.
Mary K. Whitmer, president of the bar association, said in a statement that she worked with Mr. Watson when she was president of the Commercial Law League of America.
“David is smart and energetic and his supportive management style ensures a smooth transition that will help retain and attract the best talent for our organization,” she said.
Mr. Watson is a graduate of Case Western Reserve University School of Law. He and his wife, Natalie, currently live in Indiana with their two sons.
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