About Susan Wenner Jackson
Susan Wenner Jackson is a freelance writer and content marketing manager for Kroger Precision Marketing. She holds a master’s in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill School and a bachelor’s in English/journalism from Miami University. Susan lives with her husband, their two children, and two dogs in a northern suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Articles written by Susan Wenner Jackson
One Kid at a Time
Kent Wellington connects children who need advocates with lawyers who can help — starting with himselfKent Wellington is one lucky guy, and knows it. The athletic 39-year-old attorney grew up with two loving parents, got a solid education that led to a successful career as a litigator, married the woman he loved, has two terrific kids and lives a comfortable, happy life in an upscale Cincinnati neighborhood. With so much good fortune, he decided he needed to give something back. In a city where nearly half of the students in public schools don’t graduate from high school, “the …
Taking It to the Streets
Katherine Cook Morgan sends law students back to high school to help teenagers make sense of the lawTranslating “legal-ese” into plain English is no easy task, even for experienced lawyers. But as a student at the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 1997, Katherine Cook Morgan found herself having to explain the ABCs of law to local high school students. Morgan was participating in the Street Law program, a nationwide effort in which students from 70 law schools teach practical law in high school, juvenile justice, prison and community settings. “The idea is to give high …
A Fearless and Ferocious Fraud Fighter
Crime doesn’t pay, but the criminals do — when Joseph Dehner goes after themFor those who have ever been cheated, swindled or duped out of money, Joseph Dehner is a superhero. No, he doesn’t wear a fancy cape or swing from building to building with spider webs, but he does chase after the bad guys. And he does make them pay — and we’re not just talking prison time here. A partner at one of Cincinnati’s top law firms, Frost Brown Todd, Dehner helped a group of 200 Dayton, Ohio, homeowners recoup $5 million they lost to a fraudulent title company in the …
Shattered Glass Ceilings
For Trish Smitson and Missy Wright at Thompson Hine, being a woman hasn’t stunted their professional — or personal — growth one bitWomen in the law are not the rarities they used to be, but how are they doing in the legal world’s power circles? More women are graduating from law school than ever before, making up nearly half of all associates entering law firms in 2002. But the numbers drop sharply when counting how many women reach the upper echelon of law firms. Only 15 percent of partners at Ohio’s largest firms are women, and female managing partners are considerably fewer. Despite the statistics …
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