Cathy C. Godshall
Partner
Business Law
Nonprofit Law
Foundation Law
Taxation

Practice Area And Professional Expertise

• Joined the Firm as an associate attorney in 1976, was elected a partner in 1985.
  
  
• Served on the Firm's Board of Managers (2001 - 2006).
  
  
• Represents tax-exempt entities, including public charities, private foundations and healthcare organizations in corporate and tax issues, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and collaborations with for-profit and nonprofit entities and unrelated business income tax issues.
  
  
• Represents professionals, businesses and corporations with general corporate tax, organizational and transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions.
  
  
• Specializes in the area of non-qualified executive compensation.
  
  
• Listed: The Best Lawyers in America® (2007 - 2010).
  
  
• Recognized as one of Ohio's Super Lawyers™, in the 2004 and 2005 Cincinnati Magazine, as voted by her peers.
  

Publications & Presentations
Frequent lecturer and author on executive compensation and on tax exempt issues and the           impact of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Law, Cleveland, Ohio (J.D., 1976); Editor:
         Case Western Reserve Law
Kenyon College, Gambier, Ohio (A.B., magna cum laude, 1973)

Courts & Bar Associations
Ohio Bar
Member: American Bar Association
Member: Ohio State Bar Association
Member: Akron Bar Association

Professional & Civic Affiliations
Trustee: Akron-Canton Regional Airport Authority
Trustee: Old Trail School
Trustee: Leadership Akron
Graduate: Leadership Akron Class (1992-93)
Instructor: University of Akron, Masters in Tax Program on Non-qualified Executive           Compensation (Fall 2000)